Free for All

It has been a while since the last time I posted, but I have a good reason, my office job has changed it's way of work so these past days have been very time consuming.

I started this week with some cool shots from Finland! It is so rewarding when customers show their love!

facing dragons

custom made spartan bracelet

Meanwhile at the jewelry workshop, tons of stuff are happening, good stuff!

Brass anchors and silver skull

New rubber molds are coming and new designs with them! Making my own beads it's what will eventually set me apart from others bracelet makers, what will make my brand special and unique.

But... workshop work is not the only work! (I wish!) showing the products is a great part of it, share them on all social media and make sure to reach as many people as possible. That's why it is so important to have a little fun!

 

"Don't let any part of your dream job to be boring or dull"

Much work is coming, ideas are materializing, organizing is the key, everyone says, and I thing it's true! Time is precious!

Growing Pains

This week was all about growing, my Instagram Official Page reached 3000 followers this week, I feel blessed and humbled for the support I have!

My skills carving wax have been improving and growing as well, I can work faster and more confident, my fox bead turned out great, the surface is nice and smooth, and it will be ready for casting next week.

 And I managed to make some anchors as well!

 It is not easy to make a business grow when you have a full time job and a family, it´s all about mastering the art of timing.  I am passionate about jewelry, and also good at it, that´s why I have to make an effort, give the extra mile, see the big picture, work harder, make smart choices and above all... endure!

Two Career Man

As Creative Engineer of an international company I enjoy all the perks that an employee has, I have stability, private health insurance, possibilities to grow and so on.

I am very used to this kind of life, I have been working that way for almost a decade. It was never my plan to work for someone else, when I was younger I had a small company that failed miserably for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I didn't have the guts to do it all by myself.

Now that I have ALEKSEI, a small but successful business I can see clearly that in order to achieve my goals I had to become a stronger person. There are a lot clichés about being an entrepreneur, but I can say that self-confidence and perseverance  is what makes the difference, well, at least in my case.

I used to mock people that didn't know what they wanted in life, in my 20's I had all figured out in my head, but now that I am 30-something, I am in front of a sea of choices and I have no idea where I am heading, but I love that!

 If have my family's love and my health with me, I don't really care where I'm going as long as they come with me!

"I am the Master of my Fate, I am the Captain of my soul"

Invictus

The next step: Wax Casting my own beads

I have been taking a wax casting workshop for a while now, even though I have great bead suppliers, I feel that I have to do this to be taken seriously as a jewelry designer.

if you want to check my brass anchor bracelet you can check here:
http://alekseidesign.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=95

And here for my sterling silver Limited Edition Bracelet:
http://alekseidesign.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=99

But the main reason is because I have always had a natural talent for sculpting things, even as a child I used to carved small pieces of chalk.

Yesterday I received an email, a possible new customer asking me for a fox bead, it will be a challenge but Im up to it! This may be my first custom made bead for someone!