Custom Stress

Rutilated Quartz and Hammered Sterling Silver Adjustable Bracelet
I have a few more of these stones, real beauties!

Custom work is challenging, but I find doing it over the exchange of emails even more challenging!
Maybe it's the perfectionist in me, but I just worry until I know for certain the recipient is satisfied.
I never feel happy it is exactly what they envisioned until I hear from them.
It could be perfect, but you just never know.

When this happens I feel like I don't handle stress well.
It really does consume me, it always has been like that, even while I was in school.
Not that I have had issues with people complaining about their pieces, not yet (knock on wood).
I just don't want anyone to feel jipped or let down, how horrible would that be!

It's a sunny day here in Portland, I'm shipping pieces to Old Salt Gallery in Camden and then I'm hopefully off to the studio before I have to go to the dentist, ick.

Working on a new necklace that should turn out to be quiet a statement piece!