Monday, February 6, 2012

Emergency Needlepoint..lol

The above composite was time sensitive...some customers wait and then rush to their np shop and say they need a piece yesterday...you know yesterday...the day has already passed by...so now the shop gets them back down to earth...and they contact me...this also needed a sketch to be approved...but with the modern age of digital...i could take a picture send it on and get it approved fast....only one problem...I am waiting for a canvas order and down to scraps of 13st...this happens ever so often...but i did have some 14st , so this was suggested just to move it along and I said I would do it quickly ...fitting it in , so I wouldn't have to worry about it while painting the house.....so there you go fast needlepoint that was mailed this morning...Mr. Squiggee has the other piece that was also done on 14st...now I can relax knowing that the shop and customers are happy....and I don't have to worry about the time while painting my house....with a large project like the house you don't want to feel rushed ...as with all custom pieces you are locked into a price which translates into time...sometimes you are right on the money with time equalling price and then sometimes not...time is money...but it usually evens out sometimes you lose money , but then sometimes you make money .....it is all in the game of estimating your time...in the beginning I use to just guess, but after years and years i can just about tell..but then there are the pieces that slip under the radar, then there are other factors, some days i have a great painting day ...but other days I feel I should have stayed in bed....these days usually are filled with unwanted interruptions, paint spilling and a general crappy attitude on my part...I am so mean by the end of the day I could just bite myself...lol....luckily this is not the norm, I am a pretty even tempered, organized, professional ... a disciplined painter...but not always...lol...ask Mr. Squiggee.....

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