Ceres Studios
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Located in Dallas, Texas, Ceres Studios was officially founded in 2011 by Jeff and Stephanie Bair. Stephanie specializes in jewelry design and creation, including metalsmithing and all of her own lapidary work. Jeff works in his wood shop and specializes in small wood turnings.
A long overdue update on Ceres Studios - Etsy has been gradually screwing small artisans by limiting our options on how we run our business, allowing foreign "contract manufacturers" to come in and sell their wares at prices cheaper than we can buy supplies for, and have now decided to not only raise their fees across the board but to also take a commission from our shipping labels we buy for our customers. That's about the last straw for me. We've always worked very hard, often losing a bit of money, to keep our shipping prices as close to our real shipping cost and possible, and now we have to Etsy an extra 5% on top of that just to fulfill our orders.
We haven't listed much new product in a long time because we've been so discouraged. We may move the shop to a new marketplace that is more supportive of artisans, so any recommendations are welcome. www.ceresstudios.com will always point to our shop, whether it's Etsy or elsewhere, and [email protected] will always be a good email address to contact us about custom work or the mountains of inventory we have here, mostly stones, jewelry, and incense.
Etsy was fantastic when they first came to be, long before we had our shop. They provided a wonderful marketplace for small shops and craftsmen to sell their wares without all the background noise from massive international and corporate competition. That hasn't been the case for a few years now. If you shop their regularly you've probably noticed the drop in small shops and increase in HUGE shops, many chinese, selling earrings for $5 or less a pair. Etsy is now little more than eBay where everything is "Buy It Now".
That's the end of my rant, and likely a herald of the ending of our online shop. Please keep in touch, and thank you all for your support over the years.
09/24/2015
I wanted to share a quick photo we received from one of our customers. He bought one of our Elder Sign necklaces to use in a video shoot he's working on for a series called "The Miskatonic Files". This is a photo from the shoot. If the project makes it public I'll post links here. It sounds very cool and we love to see our jewelry in film!
09/10/2015
Outstanding news from Ceres Studios - we've got a few new items just listed in the store, and most of all, AMAZON VISION QUEST INCENSE IS BACK! I got in all the ingredients I needed last week and have blended up a batch that should last for a while.
Our new items include the ultra super popular Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa incense cones and an absolutely gorgeous new carved rosewood box from India. The box is 5 x 8, larger than the other boxes we offer, and is lined. The carving detail is deep and amazing and is overall much higher quality than I expected. We got two as prototypes to see if it's something we want to carry and I'm keeping one of them for myself! This would suit very well as a jewelry box, tarot card box, or a box to hold any other precious treasures like incense, crystals, tumbled stones, or other goodies.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247562820/carved-wooden-box-with-flower-and-vine
https://www.etsy.com/listing/247561886/nag-champa-incense-cones-with-free
https://www.etsy.com/listing/228924321/amazon-vision-quest-resin-incense-with
Carved wooden box with flower and vine pattern - 5 x 8 inches This is a gorgeous wooden box hand carved by our friends in India. It features a classic Indian flower and vine design. The sides and back also
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