Family And Work. How to have time here and there. My experience

The other day I read comments to one of posts and got terrified: so many work from a morning to night, not seeing family, someone abandons children on a weekend with grandmothers, and go to do orders, etc. I remember myself a few years ago, when I only began to work: round the clocks I sit at the computer, all weekend I wrote down tutorials and wrote the articles, and when orders went, then I began to work yet at nights. Even being on a vacation, I continued to work.

But once I got on the living training that compelled me fully to cut again the business hours. Training was on a quite remote theme, however at some instant a trainer said: "In the process of work and by a race after money you have no authority to forget about those, for whom you do all of it. Those, who you so try for the sake of, must be always on the first place for you ". These words opened  my eyes on my situation. Actually, only for the sake of these words I needed to come on this training.
I understood that trying to do better to the family, I do only worse. What will remember my daughter after a few years: that how cool we went at the seaside that year or that she did not see the mother that ploughed practically, that a child enjoyed in summer? Beautiful dresses/blouses or always sitting at the computer mother that worked, to make her daughter look as a doll?
Then I said myself - my family is the topmost.
How it reflected in reality:
1. I took to myself that time, when I will not work not under any circumstances - on Sunday and each evening, when daughter comes from school. This time is only for her.
2. On Saturday we, as a rule, work, but child here with us: we assign her that she helped us, or she engages in the businesses in this moment - draws, plays, reads. Thus on Saturday we do not abandon important businesses requiring an overpressure, therefore during work we communicate calmly, laugh loudly, joke. If it is needed to do something, requiring a concentration, then it only then, when daughter sleeps. Such principle allows us not to be nervous, if daughter distracts us with something, and vice versa, work merry and friendly.
3. I began to work less, but more productive. For me the always strictly taken time is on writing of posts, prosecution of tutorials and answers on a comments. This time occupies at most 2 hours in a day. All other time, if I work on orders, I do not open web-sites that does not need me for work presently.
4. To teach myself to work, not distract, I periodically include a timer (before I used him constantly).
As I use a timer. Maximal time on that it can be set - 45 minutes, minimum 5 minutes. When I only began to work with a timer, I put a timer during all day: 45 minutes on this work, 15 minutes ona break during that it is possible to have a drink of tea or getting on some other work, et cetera. You do not present how much can be done for a day! For example, I could work at once on two different orders, and quite not to get tired, because I changed the type of activity constantly. Mainly, beforehand to prepare all necessary materials and instruments on different tables and after the wearing-out of timer it is simple to pass to other business. It allows to work a ten times more productive and quicker!

5. I use helpers. As helpers for me acquaintances and relativescome forward, as a rule.
For what works it is possible to take helpers. For example, it is possible to find a helper on the dispatch of parcels to the customers, in fact it occupies lots of time - to go down on mail, stay in a turn, fill in form et cetera. By the way, helpers can become your family members are childrenwith the greatest pleasure, cadets and sisters, and can be grandmothers and grand-dads. Maybe, they only wait when you will ask them about it. For example, my daughter adores, when many colors are ordered by me, because she helps to pack every floweret in a package and clamp a package with a stapler.
6. We often speak with a husband and with a child on a theme work and joint rest. We build plans together, put aims, discuss, how these aims we will arrive at. It gives us all understanding that we are family, but not each by themselves.
7. I renounce orders and projects, if it conflicts with the 1 point of this list. All money cannot be earned, and there is a domestic peace - this is the most important. It is possible to treat  without that chic dress on a New Year, it is possible not to eat for three chocs a day, it is possible rarer to walk in restaurants, but more often to be with the native, more often to speak with them, to have a resttogether, watch films, go for a walk on the forest.
 
In this post I wanted to say that Your family –is the most expensive, what you have. You have no right to deprive the family attention for the sake of work.
Sit down and think over, how you must cut again the business hours and activity so that were with familyyou a sufficient amount of time:
- work more productive and quicker;
- leave off a clock to sit in social networking and publics;
- search helpers;
- eventually, renounce those projects that will bring to you not very much money, but will take away plenty of time.

by Estrina Kaas

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How to enjoy creative work and to sell your works

From middle of winter some pause began in my work, and already hardly anymore month stayed till that moment, as I will become a mother in third time! Smiles, tears... What happiness is this oppressive expectation!

Certainly, folder with sketches is filled up, ideas give birth one by one, the whole plan of work is worked out in a head, customers wait, but I now can work only slightly, even on this publication went away almost half-year, and I so sincerely want to share the secret ideas with you.
Think that in summer at much quite a bit spare time and it is possible to analyze and create!
Publication for those who want to create in the style and want his works to be bought.
I write the personal ideas, opinion, maybe, it will not coincide with your, I want nobody to offendby nothing.
It is my point of view to date, maybe, after a while I will rethink a great deal.
I analyse that I do and how I do it very often. Ideas accumulated concerning the sales of online and development on the whole. It is possible to say, that it was my some plan of development. Even now I can re-read it again.
I distinguished 7 basic points that is very important, especially at the beginning of the way, certainly, in a head yet very many ideas, but a basic accent for me falls onnext:

1. To listen to yourself.
If you already own the technique of work with your favorites material well, you know very much receptions already, for you everything is even, neat and beautiful, color combinations  are harmonious, then try as possible quicker to find the special style of work. How?
Do not look anymore at worksof strangers. Let it sound cruelly, no inspiration by stranger inspiration. Search it! Step back from all that is done by other masters in your technique. Doing good, apply a maximum of the knowledge, choose, that befits, that no.
What happens when you are inspired by stranger inspiration? And it is very bad! Each time, opening a photo with work of other master and repeating that it is done by him, you kill the idea that lives for you inwardly. You begin to live by his idea. And who knows that was tested by master, doing the work, maybe, exactly in this thing the great number of forces and emotions is hidden and he took and did that about what dreamed. At considerable changes sense is lost in his work, energy is lost. Such works can become a weight for you, as though and done well, and however nonsense a fate of that can be very cheap.
Thus, your idea so remains on a distant shelf.
Certainly, I do not mean those moments, when you create the copy of work of favorite master intentionally, write in such cases, that work is done as a copy and specify the name of author.
Your aim, doing a copy:
а) Perfection of a quality of the work;
б) Infinite love to works of master and desire to have something alikefor yourself;
в) Desire to get in viewing on condition of search by "name ofa master".


2. Not to torment itself comparisons.
Why is it important not to compare the works to other?
а) When you did the good very well, and look at works of other masters, begin to think that they make better. Then planning new work, you involuntarily add something from that master. This is bad. There is your sense in your work. You are personality! Set to new work from a clean sheet;
б) understated self-appraisal. Involuntarily works of other master are perceived as a new, the best. But you do new, open the world newly. The ideas of creation of certain works come to everybody, for someone – earlier, for someone – later.

3.  To do the works and wait a customer.
As soon as you did even one your ownsuccessful work, under "successful" I understand that it was bought, then  you  -are a lucky person!
Why are you a lucky person? Because, you can do works in this direction, to develop them and broaden. And it is very important, you know a price it is possible to push off from that already, if you will continue to work in this direction, then to you will easily develop the shop.

4. To improve.
Perfect the technique and search interesting materials, do not decide to stop on the attained result! Why? Our market is the internet!  As soon as you published the authorial work, be ready, that will be inspired your inspiration, there will be copies and analogues very quickly. But it is your idea. Try to propose works by collections, do a few works at once.


5. To watch after a price.
Very often, doing work, we feel a price on that work will find a customer intuitively, so, listen nobody, put that price that your intuition prompts you.


6. To seize the moment.
"Ideas fly in mid air". How many times I heard, such phrases: "I wanted to do such worktoo" or "you readmy ideas"!. How many times before I heard it into itself. Herein all difference between all of us. Someone takes and does, goes on a new way, and someone is afraid to do work "not as everybody does". Leave off being afraid that you will not be understood or that work is too difficult. If it is your work, it will find that human, it will pleasehim that so that will need exactly that - only and unique.

7. To create in that direction in that it is easy.
For example, you do straps and bangles, but, say, purses block your fantasy. Do not do purses. Do straps and bangles, different-different with fairies or with flowers. Do that from what your heart strongly-strongly beats. Certainly, it is better to do a few names, who knows, what your future customer searched initially, but, seeing, understood that this strap is a dream of all his life.


8. Not to spare forces and time.
Be ready to that not everything is so quickly and simply sale. Follow the road and do not displace. If you found yourself, spare neither time nor forces on your business.
And farther it is possible to read from a point №1.
Successfulcreative work and development to you and let your favorite business bring to you only gladness!

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By Estrina

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5 Rules Of How To Make Successful Your "Home Business"

There are very much articles on this themeIn the internet. They all are very large, finishing reading to the end, it is sometimes necessary to climb upstairs, to remember what was at the beginning)))

My article is very simple, but on occasion, as it seems tome, very necessary)))
And the main, that the article gives to understand that we must... but not to try to find an answer in customers)))

Step 1. Passion.
Passion conducts people, it must examine with x-rays through all your works. Passion holds us, when already nothing can manage. You must not simply do your works - the fire of passion must burn to the beautyin you! In fact you so like to do something with your own hands, that simply can not stop - whatever betide.
If you will not have passion for that you do, do not make it not for sale. Without passion you will surrender very quickly. You will do your commodity in a bad quality and very soon will begin to hate that, and will simply be unhappy. And it all will affect your works. Do everything with passion or do not try to sell it, because successful domestic business is simply impossible to create without passion.

Step 2. Quality.
Not simply good value, but the best. Constantly improve it from a thing to the thing, and your customers will estimate quality and will pay more. Certainly, they will have a desire to buy cheaper, but one time disappointed, they will buy quality next time. It can firstly cost expensive to you, but the produced reputation as a result will bring a more benefit to you. If you want to base your business on a long term, reputation - is everything. And soon products with your name will grow to itself a price. Nothing will interrupt quality.

Step 3. Uniqueness.
You are unique personality, and your things must carry in itself a part of your individuality. Study works of the best masters in your area, and you will understand how to produce the style. Never do in exactness that is done by the other. But do not try to create your style by making strange things - most people do not like to look foolishly. Simply add your own stroke, or other color, do things darker or lighter etc.
Are you a happy human? Or captious? What part of yourself do you want to reflect in your works? Find a method to tell people about your work. Create your own unique successful domestic business.

Step 4. Purposefulness.
Research, research, while you will not understand your aim at the market. It is the most difficult step, but when you will find the clients, you will save the great number of forces and time. People, that are not interested in what you do, will not come to buy. Millions of people buy and sell on Ebay (on-line-auction - note of translator.), and you can lay out the commodity theretoo. But not distress, if you will not find nothing of the kind there, very many things are better offlinefor sale. You can use internet-auctions as marketing instrument - they perfectly befit in an order to find out a situation and as a result to get the best price for your thing.
Marketing of sale research is a wonderful instrument of development of business. Even your nearest surroundings, maybe, very much possibility have for your expansion. A teleologism does sales far more effective

Step 5. Persistence.
Be persistent. If you passed the first 4 steps, persistence itself will justify. Always advance, study your handicraft, here passion will help you, and continue to extend your list of clients.
Do not be afraid of refuses. Study them, draw conclusion and move farther. That is why passion is so useful - if it decreases and then a persistence decreases. Without the persistence of selling at your wares will be very small.
Now that you have all, what you need for development of own domestic business - passion, quality, aims and persistence - it is possible bravely to begin to count money from the sales of your wares!

Good luck and success!

Picture by Estrina`s User Tatjana Miroshnik
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Natural Elegance: Handmade Refined Wedding Jewelries and Accessories

Special days require special celebrations and significant events like summer weddings obviously require more than that. The exceptional moments for every bride-to-be, the classy designer accessories of both the groom and the bride and the sensational wedding dress of the bride – simply cherishing memories of every wedded couple.

Weddings are the integral part of every girl’s life and when the momentous day is celebrated in the most unusual way, every girl’s dream comes true. Her anticipations, her fantasies, her ambitions and her visualizations turn into a pleasing reality. So on this special day, when the bride desires for glamorous jewelries and stunning wedding outfit, then why not endow her with something as unique as herself?
 Handmade jewelries and accessories are not only fashionably designed but they are exclusively available, with a varied collection ranging from nifty necklaces to gorgeous earrings, stylish brooches to exquisite pendants, trendy bangles and many more by authentic and talented designers. The handcrafted designs are so mesmerizing, that the bride is bound to fall for one of them.
 Every wedding day is incomplete without the attiring of the traditional jewelry which has been a heritage accessory of the family, passed on to from one legacy to another. But if the same ornament retains its antique value and at the same time receives a subtle remodeling of eleganthandcraft, then the entire jewelry earns an excellent outlook. The perfect blend of traditionalism and uniqueness in these handmade jewelries with a striking novelty which will certainly provide an enchanting appearance to the would-be bride.
 Enliven the summer wedding with a splendid wedding dress which can be a wonderful amalgamation of both strapless and sheath wedding dress design. The artistry can be precisely done homemade to give the dress an appealing and a remarkable look. The handmade jewelry simply adds to its beauty and elegance.
 The following handmade jewelries are an alluring collection of adornments which portray the brilliant example of unique homemade items, accessories and embellishments.
 
 the necklace by Anee Anee 

Necklaces
Be it pretty pendants or lovely neckpieces, handmade jewelries, especially necklaces are one of its kind. The heirloom quality remains back in the classic designs and the meticulous designs get depicted in a more stunning manner. There are an assorted variety of handmade necklaces like, “I love you to the moon and back” necklaces which are perfect for the would-be bride and other girls, who have a special person in their lives. Each and every handmade jewelry are created in a customized manner, giving each adornment a characteristic outlook, completely different from one another. The neckpieces will not only give the bride a magnificent appearance but will also flaunt her personality.


Wire Wrapped Artisan Jewelry "Butterfly" by Katerina Slivka

Brooches
A shapely refashioning of the brooch that had once belonged to the grandmother will certainly add an enigmatic charm to the persona and outlook of the would-be bride. Wedding dresses are complimented elegantly with the touch of classic brooches and pins and these handmade brooches are excellent for such special moments. These intriguing conventional brooches and fastening clips are revised and handcrafted preciously into miniature enchanting chokers and ornamental pins which gives an appealing aura to the summer wedding dress of the bride.


Blue Filigree Earrings by Elena Borovitskaya

Earrings
An exquisite way to add a touch of enigma with these handmade earrings which has a distinct air of ethnicity. Give a redefining change to those vintage designed earrings which belonged to the old times of the family, by meticulously hand-crafting them in an interesting way. Be it the addition of precious stones or gems, or the tweaking of the wires or loops, those classic earrings will surely receive a stark makeover after the hand-crafting is done properly. Cherish the wedding day with these handmade earrings which are not only enthralling but graceful as well.


Silver Ring With Natural Ooal Stone by Al'ona Shmatova

Rings
Acquire intriguing handmade rings for the special day, which are designed in the most artistic ways, thus making each of them different from one another. These homemade rings have a classy look and are adorned with precious stones, gems and white pearls. The dexterous artwork on the handmade rings add to the ultimate finesse, making them ideal for attiring on the wedding day.

Pearls are regarded an excellent beads which often brighten up the beauty and charm of the bride. The perfect accessory for handmade jewelries and adornments.
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Как заработать на своем хобби?

Сегодня многое комфортно делать прямо через интернет. Данное стремительно набирает обороты, и помогает сохранять свое время. За границей теснее присутствует немного сайтов для реализации продуктов ручной работы.

Все знают большие площадки для продажи хендмейда. Местные типа Ярмарка мастеров, где ограничиваются только в пределах нашей страны и стран СНГ. Ну и конечно забугорные сайты, вроде германской Dawanda, либо южноамериканского Etsy. Освоив эти площадки вы можете стать очень успешными продавцами своих изделий, однако придется не мало потратить времени и средств на раскрутку своего магазинчика (среди такого огромного кол-ва работ и пользователей, вы просто потеряетесь!) и что не мало важно, грабительский процент от продажи или абонементская плата за содержание аккаунта. Что же делать?

Есть маленькие сайты подобных гигантов, которые тоже бьются за каждого мастера и не допускают монополизаций. Один из таких сайтов это Estrina.com

Здесь можно выкладывать любые произведения сделанные своими руками. Вы сами определяете стоимость своих работ, сами определяете стоимость доставки своих работ. А покупатель лишь находит, что ему нужно, приобретает. Вам лишь остается выслать свой продукт.

Есть раздел, где мастера делятся своими расходными материалами. Согласитесь, это тоже не мало важно. К примеру, пользователь из Индии готов поделится своими материалами и как же хорошо приобрести что-то, из первых рук и по хорошей цене :)

Что еще интересного, так это можно выставить на продажу антикварные изделия. Старинный фарфор, интересные резные часы, старинная посуда, ткани и многое другое. Кто из нас не любит пошататься по "блошинным" рынкам :)))

Превосходством данного проекта Estrina.com считается то, что все публикации бесплатные, нет процентов от продаж, нет ежемесячных платежей и прочего.
И что еще не мало важно, все что публикуется на сайте, все дублируется в лентах всех популярных соц. сетей. Это колоссальный охват аудитории.

На сайте есть свой Блог, где каждый пользователь имеет возможность разместить свою статью на любую тему. Будь-то описание продукта, описание его магазинчика или просто мастер класс. Все это также размещается в соц. сетях, что приносит большую популярность мастеру и его изделиям.

Всех приглашаем на сайт www.estrina.com

PS. Кукла от мастера Tatiana Mishchenko с её работами можно ознакомится здесь:
http://estrina.com/TaMi/p360

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Package and Labels. Correct Marketing Rules

For many creative people that engage in the conduct of own business a question of packing of their handiwork is very actual! We decided to share out with you a very useful information about that, why packing of your wares is so important, and how to design it better.

We will begin with simple :)

You must admit that it is simple to put a jewelry or gingerbreads in a transparent package, for example, is not correct! In case with a decoration - at once feeling to the good will be corresponding, and with cakes - a warning can appear for a client: is it possible in general to eat this, if it is so improperly wrapped?
Every good needs packing! Interesting packing!

We will understand with a concept packing. What is it?
Package - is a face of handmade goods. The more original and beautiful a packing is, the more pleasant it will be to the client, the more chances that good will be bought! Remember that there is a festive packing - Christmas. And there are also seasonal - autumn, summer and others like that. Summer is possible to make more tender or even in marine style.
 
There are quite a bit methods to pack the things of handwork beautifully: small boxes, linen sacs, parcels. Forget about a plastic arts - in it the crap is packed! Choice of artists: texture cardboard, paper packages with beautiful prints, pack paper, beautiful prints on fabric or, vice versa - a "primitive" invoice of homespun, ribbons and decorative cords.
 
A separate moment is a Labels. It can be done in number of different ways: to unseal on a printer, sew from fabric and cross stitchingof the name, to create unique tallies from the plastic arts and paint it in special paints and other. You need the exclusive design of a tally - let it become a that "chip" on that customers"peck" at once
 
At registration of tallies and packing shallow details are very important and different sort of decorating: beads, brushes, bows, flowerets, small pictures on packing and others like that. Catching tallies is possible on a decorative cord, mouline, reed filament.

Sometimes tallies and separate elements of packing entrance no less, what works - in fact, ordering a thing, a human presents approximately, what he must get, and done withlovepresentation can become a pleasant surprise!

We will present now, that our good is packed and we need to send it in other city or even country. On what is it necessary to pay attention in here?
Do not forget about the additional packing! Before to put packing with good in a send box, wrap up it in a package (and better in airily-bubble tape), paper filler et cetera - so you will protect the product from the casual getting wetor breakage, and maybe even more serious blow. These charges need to be taken into account before!
 
By the way, about charges!
Creating the masterpieces, we first of all pursue an aim - to make a client happy by the good, and certainly, to earn money!
Here a next question can appear: "How much can I expend on packing of my handiwork?” .
It is important to remember that: it is unprofitably to buy separately packages and small boxes in shops for 5-10 things- it strikes with a force on a purse!  It will be not simply not advantageous, but “in minus" . And there is an exit :) To make packing independently, acquiring glue, scotch tape and cardboard or paper and to spend your own time. However, it is better to expend time on a development of anew good and create it, than two days a week to sit only above "gluing together and cutting away superfluous" .Therefore the most advantageous idea - isto buy packing wholesale by the internet!
 
In the studio of design and advertisement you will be able to order individual stickers from the logotype, tallies with the name of shop or label with description of commodity not very expensive: composition, care of it and others like that, on half-year forward!
So, a conclusion is: it is needed to remember that packing of wares is your instrument of sales and marketingin the whole!
It is needed to remember how can clientestimate the packing, he subconsciously analyses a packing cost and draws conclusion about quality of a handiwork. "The more expensive the packing is, the more qualitative products are"! - he think.
It is impossible not to say and that the development of packing reposes on four whales! It is packing material, name of product, color decision and advertisement support! It will be useful for you, if you will decide to think of and make packing for your handiworks.

We are sure that the article will find the lucky persons and will help you :)
Create with pleasure!
We wish you easy sales!
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Why a handmade gift is the best present?

One of the main things in life is the attention to people we are close to. When we want to give them our love, care and a warm attitude, it always strikes a deep chord in their hearts. It is perfect if you give presents to people you are related to even without any reason. And it is especially nice when you give them handmade gifts to make them feel special.

Homemade crafts are not just a courtesy, these gifts are made with warmth and love and are created for a particular person. Knowing someone’s hobbies and interests, you can always give a gorgeous handmade gift for friend, which will be cherished for a long time.
Good homemade gifts can give every home its own personality and style. For example, beautiful handmade paintings or other interior decorations enhance the appearance of the house. And what is the best gift for a girl? Pay attention to a gorgeous jewelry – unique homemade bracelets or handmade hair accessories.


Let’s find out who will be definitely pleased to receive a handmade gift.

1. First of all, such gifts can please those people who already have everything. They have bought all new gadgets, have visited the most important events and fashion shows. In short, they have tried everything.  And now they are literally satiated with those things that can be bought in conventional stores. But what they haven’t seen for sure are the unusual and one-of-a-kind handmade wares.

2. Secondly, those people who love surprises and unexpected pleasures may appreciate handmade gifts. You should admit that it is incredibly nice to receive gifts that were created specially for you!1. First of all, such gifts can please those people who already have everything. They have bought all new gadgets, have visited the most important events and fashion shows. In short, they have tried everything.  And now they are literally satiated with those things that can be bought in conventional stores. But what they haven’t seen for sure are the unusual and one-of-a-kind handmade wares.

3. Thirdly, those people who can appreciate your talent and your efforts will be delighted with such a gift. Surely they will keep your handmade gift for a long time.
Handmade gifts are good means to show people how much you love and appreciate them.
Give the important people in your life handmade wares created with your own hands and be sure these presents will become their favourite!

by Estrina Kaas

The real dolls from Estrina`s traders Tatiana Mishchenko

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Handmade - What Is It And What You Pay For.

I would like to talk about Handmade. What is it? What you pay for? And why? I divided into four groups. I would like to say that I working in the first three and actively try to finally the fourth. And each group has a right to exist, to fulfill its purpose and includes sometimes very beautiful work.

1. Assembling from furniture. For some timeI see veryoften "masters", doing "100 % handmade".  You come in to such  a shop and see – there isthe prepared beadsthreadedon spandex, and this good is given out as a "bangle from the natural stones of handwork". It can look beautifully. It reflects aesthetic taste of the author. But not moreover. Anddoes not haveany attitude towards a handwork. It must cost cheap, It is for sale exceptionally for earning of money and a benefit from collection of similar objects for the development of a taste, style. If man no longer does nothing except similar, it is difficult to name himof a master. Otherwise the Chinese pens that arecollected by hands on a conveyer - it is possible to consider to be handmade too.
2. Hand-made articles - that is all, that an average man is able to do for the pair of hours, looking master class in the internet and buying materials. Various decoupage, coulombs from epoxyd resin, cakes from polymeric clay and others like that. Here a customer pays for aesthetic taste of author, design and for material too. But if it is a top of work of man - he went not far away from the above-mentioned Chinese pens.

3. Authorial work - it is that a customer can not do. For making of wares from this group the special skills, very good taste, original designer thinking, special instruments and great deal, are needed and many other. In this group the real work begins and masters work exactly in it. Here a customer pays for a time of a master, for inspiration, for a design. For materials - in the last turn. Buying work of master, he finances talent. And inlays the facilities in that the world around became though a bit more beautiful. Certainly, similar objects cost expensive. They are bought rarely. And a successful shop usually plugs in itself wares from previous groups, if wants to be worth.

The picture from real item from Estrina`s User Elena Borovitskaya

4. Works of art – that isfor whatan exceptional skills are needed and one working day minimum. Present an undeniable artistic value in itself, as a good picture or sculpture. Even for very talented masters farnot always turn out. A customer pays for an art.
Naturally, even masters often use factory purveyances in the works. In fact to make cabоchon out of stone for painting or pouring off a metallic loop is difficult in domestic terms. And there is no sense for example to inlay several hundreds in an equipment and apartment, to spend years on mastering of jeweller business, if you simply want to draw on stones. But the miniature painting and decoupage are different things. It is impossible to name and sell them for analogical prices.
In conclusion I want to say that I do not see nothing bad in that people resell prepared furniture in 10 times more expensive in general. If yet find customers it is enough, to live on it - so in general fine fellows. More pleasant, than to be a slave in an office. Only it is not needed to name it "work", by "unique authorial work" and to equate masters with wares.

by Estrina Kaas

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26 Hours In a Day or How To Be In Time Everywhere If You Work At Home

I work at home and very often, I hear statements that it is good and easy for me to live. Get up when I want to, there are no chiefs, there are no meetings though in a pajamas walk the whole day.

When I started working at home, with the husband few times we almost got divorced. Constantly something or someone abstracts. To give some tea to the husband, to talk about a choice of a new car with a diesel or petrol engine, or girlfriends want to come on a visit, but you have orders, you need to work. It is difficult to change the relation of your relatives to your way of life. "You are the whole day in the house and did not find 15 minutes to wash the dishes?! There was no time to make a dinner?" I think, most of women who work at home faced such unpleasant situations repeatedly.

At some moment, the situation became critical and I told myself: "That’s all! Enough! You are — the woman, but not a sewing-house working-washing-crock-pot!" All is prime, as well as all ingenious. ORGANIZATION AND SCHEDULING. If you work at home, this all is yours.
I am — the passionate fan of the principle — 20/80. 20% of efforts give 80% of result, and other 80% of efforts — only 20% of result. So:
1. Estimate CUA (coefficient of the useful activity) of your work. First, I consider any action from a position of its efficiency. Therefore, kill your internal idler with iron logic of scheduling and discipline, having weighed efficiency of your activity. Do first of that, What your internal idler most furiously opposes,. For example, today it is necessary to cut preparations. It is necessary! BUT! Before that, I can look on the Internet a recipefor a dinner. Go to cut!
2. Plan structurally. A notebook is here for you - the remarkable achievement of a human civilization. Make lists; write down the purposes, tasks and subtasks. Breaking everything on terms. As in the economy: long-term and near-term scheduling. So you will always control the life and miss nothing.
3. If it is possible in your creativity — do preparations. It seriously accelerates working process.
4. An order — is a soul of any business. Anything has to be on the place. Therefore,I have a lot of boxes, organizers and folders. I — am the lucky woman since I have my own workshop (it is the room in which the husband's foot did not go), and very seriously approached its inventory.
5. Do not kill your time. Stop flooding on the Internet. It is the waste of time for transition from the reference to the reference, collecting informational stuff that you never all watch. Do not watch TV, talk-shows, reality shows and other garbage. It is the real black hole for your time and for your intelligence. There is a statistics that people spend about 40% of the active day on watching TV, the Internet, etc. I mean, it is about 20 years of life! There are aimlessly lived years.
6. Create around yourself a useful information field. During sewing I watch (listen) to informative, philosophical documentaries. The horizons are broadened, brains start working,clever thoughts arise. For example, the company friendly gathers, asks, how there is your needlework, and you are telling them: "The main characteristic of creativity is an exit from a framework of a system. At the same time, true creativity, which is beyond a system, is described within that system. There is–a paradox!"
7. Everything is so under a system as well as a creative flight of thoughts! And here I am returningagain to an information field. Sometimes you should clean the Facebook, Twitter,Instagram. Surround yourself with fine, both in reality, and in virtual life. Find the time only for that inspires you, motivates, trains. You aren't lazy to keep a photo, records, ideas, get for this purpose the folder on the computer or an album in beautiful cover.
8. Say no to the aimless shopping. It is necessary to go to shop for concrete purchases and only if it is necessary. I do not perceive shopping as a cure for sincere sufferings and a type of entertainment or rest. For me it is always nearly the tragedy. If trust statistics, the average girl spends for shopping till 3 years of life. AndI really do need them.
9. My categorical NO to computer games. Here, perhaps, everything is clear without any explanations. It is a part ofthe lost 20 years.
10. Estimate efficiency of the household work. For example, I prepare about two times a week in the evenings. At once 2 first courses, 2-second courses, 2 garnishes, preparations on salads. I prepare in small ware. In total, this process takes 1, 5 - 2 hours. The exception is made for breakfasts, but I spend on it only a few minutes. Mathematics is simple: if not to prepare every day, you will save about 6 hours per week, and this is 13 days a year.
11. Carry out several tasks at the same time. For example, I cook every morning porridges. You cannot call this a cooking - I fill in with hot milk, cover this, and leave to make up. I wipe a face with agrass ice, took a shower, applied oil mix on a face and a neck and ran to eat. Then together with washing the dishes after a breakfast, I wash away an oil mask. By the way, I recommend it very much – it has a miracle effect. And here are miracles - everybody are full and beautiful.
12. Cleaning — there is so much in this word. When I go from one room to another, I will surely take that has to lie in the other place, lift that has to stand, put that has to lie. It takes seconds, and the result is excellent. Clear out every week for me is a luxury. Therefore clear-out becomes once a week, but local. For example, to bring an order in a case, in a week in lockers in the kitchen, on the third week to wash the floors behind sofa beds.
13. Get up early. I will afflict with this point many— early awakening isgood. I wake up in 5-6 mornings in the summer and in the 6th mornings in the winter. For me the most productive time — so far all are sleeping. Nobody distracts, my time belongs only to me. I get on well up to one lunch much more, than at the second half of day. Many people create at nights, but it is awful... It undermines health, deprives of beauty. Whyallthesevictims?
14. A sound mind in a sound body. You should play sports. Otherwise "lifebuoy" is on a waist place, a sore back and other delights. Will power is here for you to help. When you actively play sports, you have much more energy, and you will be able to pull up trees!
15. Enter a point in the list of the affairs: "to do nothing". Simply nothing. Do small breaks during the day. I have two of them. I lie blindlyfor 10 minutes. Japanese technique. I recommendit very much.
16. Evening — is time for a family. The family dinner — is our tradition. Otherwise — I am completely in creativity, the husband is with the car, a restless dog is with a ball in teeth. And then here you are — divorce. Or your life passed.
17. It is obligatory to have a rest! 1 day a week to devote only to itself and your interests, a family. Completely. Day off — is not for cooking, an ironing, washing — it is rest. And active or not — is up to you, depending on mood. And, of course, give yourself a holiday! Who is not able to have a rest, is not able to work.

So, if to count all saved minutes and hours, in scales of life we receive years! And it isa choice of everyone, on what he wants them to spend. I came to understanding of that life has to pass CONSCIOUSLY, in accurate feeling of every minute of the existence.
Ones who read the text I wish long and fruitful years of life, inspirations, business progress and happiness!

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by Estrina Kaas