Out with the Old, Part 2

Something else I’ve learned:
There are a million ways to look at the Golden Gate Bridge. Although I see it almost daily it still takes my breath away. Each time I drive over it, I’m as excited as the first. So when it came time to choose work for my “gallery wall” I didn’t realize other people felt the same way. I found beautiful work at reasonable prices, but returned it unsold to one artist after another. Then I found a painter who asked me what I thought about subject matter. Without conviction I said: small. “unframed, affordable pictures of the bridge”. Since then the demand has exceeded the supply. Who knew!

Out with the old...In with the new

It’s hard to believe it, but I opened “out of Hand” three years ago. It’s amazing how little I knew. I still can’t say “I get it”, but I’ve learned a few things.

Number One:
No matter how popular something is, it doesn’t stay that way.

Like the recycled boat wood picture frames. They were copied and displayed at gift shows, but didn’t sell until T>J>Maxx bought the whole lot. Thus a $100 item became readily available for $20.

Then there was the Tea Forte. It flew out the door until you could find it anywhere. Seeing it at Bloomingdale’s was the final straw. So I decided to try the new kid on the block…TeaPosey. It shows no promise as yet.

Also my line of recycled silverware jewelry showed up in a whole page ad in a popular magazine. Luckily there are many exceptional jewelry lines to take it’s place.

I’m always happy to see my “up-starts” take off…but it’s also sad to see them go.