I don't even have time to write this journal ...

Real life has hit me with a lot to do and get money for it - finally - a good thing!

At first I feared the worst would happen. The season starts here in South Beach Florida at xmas and normally lasts till Memorial Weekend ... but it never started. January and February were dead, worse than any month last year. Plus the city had changed the ordinance for artisans really screwing me out of getting a good location for the first quarter of 09. Photoshoots vanished from Ocean Drive, I see none anywhere along Ocean Drive or on the beach. Photographers and agencies are going broke, models become restaurant hostesses.

Then in March things started changing. I discovered a hole in the new ordinance. While the city management had mapped the the city like a dart board and defined areas where artisans and performers could setup, they forgot to regulate the bullseye. So now I am setup on Lincoln Road between Collins and Washington, in front of the largest CVS store of the USA. For those who know SoBe you know it is the prime location.

At this time tourists started arriving finally, not just from overseas, but also from the USA, and a small Spring Break season opened along with the World Music Festival. But still no photoshoots anywhere. I'm lucky I'm a Jack of all trades.

Now I'm making jewelry day and night, selling it faster than I can arrange for a photoshoot of a girl wearing it. Just no time anymore for even a shoot with my black mannequin that I pulled out of a dumpster. In between I have to keep up with my order list for materials, very time consuming to ensure maximum profitability.

So now I ask all to be patient with me. I know I have to take care of the three new clubs I joined, just no time to figure out the required details. I also have to send many thanks for favs, watchers and collectors.

I urgently need local models or girls for some photoshoots with my jewelry, maybe some guys too. I offer it as a trade for CD and jewelry I make in adequate value, or I custom make something. I'm also starting a new leather line, so I will also need someone interested in fetish wear.

I biggest sellers are shark tooth jewelry and jewelry with green Aventurine. Nobody forcasted that gemstone and that color as product of the season ... they were very far off.

Bye for now, going to grab more shark teeth now ...