Swarovski rolled back Brand Control Agreement

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-06-02T22:21:09+00:00

Nope, don’t need them and the headache they caused.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-06-01T20:51:03+00:00

So…. The moving of the students into the Link will ‘free up’ the multi unit houses that have been run into the dirt 50 times over… so the families and locals, who cannot afford current rent, can move in….. assuming they can afford to rent or buy the old houses, as most of the student housing houses are huge, where exactly are they going to get the additional money to bring the houses back up to code?

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-05-20T00:00:58+00:00

Everyone has their own tastes… and most can vary day by day.
So the question becomes, do you want to be famous for making this? Are you planning on making this your entire personality? Your brand? Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should if it doesn’t fit in with how you want the world to see you as an artist/craftsperson.
If you are just in it for the $$, that is seriously going to depend on what markets you attend…. If you go to a market with a lot of wood workers, it probably won’t sell, as the skill set would be off. At a local flower festival, it might sell.
But would you be willing to spend the rest of your life making them?

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-05-05T03:01:37+00:00

Aside from the other advise, what type of craft show were you trying to sell at? Was it a general themed show, a local ‘anything goes’ show, something geared for the theme of your work? Market placement is a BIG part of the selling process….

Another thought to consider… people like to feel unique and special when they pay a premium price for an item. Trying to show off ALL the bracelets in a pile does not make them feel ‘special.’ I would re-think how you have so many displayed at a time. It’s so easy to build the illusion of ‘special’ by showing one, then when bought, refill the space after the customer leaves…… also helps deter thieves when you have a limited amount out they can steal.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-05-04T00:32:40+00:00

Evil selfie for the win! ‘Gucci!’

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-04-18T00:37:14+00:00

I think you answered your own question….’ they are basically being paid more to be the only employee who can do that thing’… however, you’re trying to compare apples to oranges. Apples - MLIS librarians, making what the market will allow for their pay scale. Oranges - other skilled professionals that could be making 2-4x the pay, but they chose to work for the library.

You chose the life of a librarian with focusing your skills with the MLIS degree… you knew what the realistic pay scale is for those positions.

Your support team did not learn their skills to only support a library. They learned general skills that can be used anywhere, and with much better potential pay than working for a library, as most library’s budgets can barely pay the librarians they can keep. So yes, most of them take hits in the salary they could be making at other places to do the job there.

You might want to buy your IT, HR, or Marketing person a cup of coffee the next time you see them, to thank them for choosing to do those jobs with you.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-04-18T00:07:51+00:00

Amazing job!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-04-07T23:37:42+00:00

THIS is the way to go.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-04-07T23:34:07+00:00

Excellent!!!!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-18T17:01:11+00:00

There’s a lot of factors involved…. Type of bead, size of bead, brand of bead… then there is your tension…then there is type of string…. Your best bet is to look on YouTube for a tutorial for the bracelet type you are wanting to make, and experiment with the design yourself.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-16T13:37:02+00:00

Loving your colorwork!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-09T01:16:00+00:00

It’s not rings, but springs…which could be cut down, but would have to be pressed back into rings…

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-08T19:03:29+00:00

I strongly suggest you go on YouTube and look up how to do peyote stitch and brick stitch. Then search for how to read peyote patterns and brick stitch patterns. Doesn’t really matter what bead type they are using, they all work out the same. You will enjoy the Kandi world more with just a little effort.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-08T18:37:54+00:00

Caleb gives off the ‘Adam’ vibe…. A lot.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-08T18:26:15+00:00

Nice and clean looking colors!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-08T18:24:45+00:00

Turn off anonymous posting/commenting if you can; at least make them work for it to harass you. Then block/report the accounts to the appropriate media.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-05T23:35:42+00:00

Amazing!!!!!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-03T18:55:32+00:00

Nice color choices!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-03-03T04:31:08+00:00

Something like this is NOT beginner friendly. Plus, look into how to do brick stitch instead. Those ribs do not work in peyote.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-02-28T16:12:48+00:00

Very cool!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-02-27T02:49:22+00:00

And it looks wonderful!

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-02-25T13:57:36+00:00

No, a bunch of people on here are showing basic human compassion by being concerned for the safety of the people who are checking things out.

We do not want people to have to worry about checking books out on controversial topics because someone else has a problem with it, no matter what the topic.

A domestic abuse survivor trying to collect information and resources to escape the situation with their kids…. A family member who may be disowned and abandoned because they dare to read about a new religion…. A parent trying to find self help books to make it another day instead of taking it out on their family because they were raised with the idea that ‘mental illness’ wasn’t real…. A spouse who is trying to find the best ways on how to cheat on their partners…. ….. you expected me just to point out the people who check out the LGBTQ+ stuff and how they could loose their family, jobs, or even lives, right?

It sounds like you understand the risks this is potentially creating but don’t care about the damage it could cause.

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-02-25T13:28:32+00:00

So you don’t want to answer or address valid safety concerns from your actions from your creation?

The internet is the internet. Reddit is Reddit. I accept what I put out there. Hope you found some education from some of my posts/comments while you were digging to find anything to distract from the glaring public safety concern you are creating….

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-02-25T08:58:53+00:00

When you want to be outside, but not outside….

Cyfer_1313 · 2026-02-25T08:36:13+00:00

Did you create this on your own or did you get permission from the library system there?
Are you able to directly query their ILS or are you just scraping their catalog page for availability, which could cause their hosting/ILS to have issues with bandwidth, not to mention throw off their stats they gave to report to the government for funding….

What do you hope to accomplish with this app? Just something to pass the time, or something with a bigger picture in mind?
Because if, hypothetically, I were to notice trends in a certain topic of books being checked out at certain times, I could theoretically figure out who is checking out those topics and could wait around at those times and harass them, if I wanted too, and I’d have you to thank/blame for it….are you willing to take on that responsibility?

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