Announcing Sterling Silver Serenity Pendants! I need to know who's interested:) by jetflair

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Announcing Sterling Silver Serenity Pendants! I need to know who's interested:)

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Friday, March 10, 2006 9:28 PM

I'm getting ready to have sterling silver, high-quality pendants/charms manufactured for me. I have four designs under consideration, and I'd like to start getting an idea of the interest in each so I can tell how many to order and which designs will be the most popular. The minimum orders for this sort of thing are huge, so I need to get this right! I will sell the pendants individually and I will also use them heavily in my jewelry designs, so if you want you can have shiny necklaces and earrings and such made out of them.

Unfortunately I can't yet tell you the most important thing, cost, because the two manufacturers I'm looking at won't give me a quote on casting and weight and such until they see the graphics (which I have two awesome browncoats helping me with).

Here are the four potential designs:

a) A 3D Serenity (the ship!).....a mini model you can hang on a necklace, keychain, zipper pull, whatever. Will be the most expensive of the lot, because it will have a lot of solid silver in it (silver's priced in weight per gram) but also probably the coolest.

b) An outline of Serenity (the ship), sort of like the images used on artcat's decals or BubbaHoTep's signs (only different, of course, won't be ripping off anyone's design, but that gives an idea of the style).

c) The Serenity Chinese characters, probably sort of medium-sized so they could be used as either a pendant or earrings.

d) The round part of the Serenity logo, minus the word "Serenity" - sort of a stylized, decorative bit that could be used as earrings or a decorative pendant without marking you as a fangilr/fanboy to any but the closest observer.

If you are interested in any of these, would you be so kind as to post which ones take your fancy and roughly how many you think you might be interested in ordering? I won't hold anyone to anything, just trying to gauge interest:)

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:31 AM

MICJWELCH

That sounds awesome. All four sound like good designs. Have you considered doing them in pewter as well? They would be considerably less expensive.

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:42 PM

JETFLAIR

I did consider pewter, but after you factor in the costs for getting molds/casts/whatever made, the pewter ones actually would end up being pretty expensive. Might as well pay a bit more and get something truly high-quality.

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"This is the captain. We may experience some slight turbulence and then.....explode"

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:09 PM

GAMMARAYGIRL

Sounds great! I would most definitely purchase a pendant of the Chinese characters and/or the Serenity logo. Please keep us posted!

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 2:32 PM

SHINYRIV

It sounds great i definetly would be interested in (a) the 3-d image of the serenity ship. Keep us updated as you go along. By the way great idea.

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Monday, March 13, 2006 10:01 AM

LOSTNO1FAN

I would most definately buy something. Couldnt decide what at the moment, but something. That is sooo cool! Please make them! Sandi

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Monday, March 13, 2006 10:20 AM

JAYNESBUNKWOMAN

Like the round serenity charm - i think it was D...All sound very nice though!

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Monday, March 13, 2006 11:13 AM

CLIOMUSE

Definite interest. I like the 3D Serenity and the Chinese characters ideas. What I really want is a 3D Serenity pendant and little shuttle earrings!

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Monday, March 13, 2006 11:38 AM

JADEHAND

I like the sound of A) and D) best. Not that the others sound bad. Just if all four were available, A & D would most appeal to me. They sound like excellent gifts. Do you have even a ballpark figure for A)?

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Monday, March 13, 2006 2:17 PM

CHINDI

the ship in 3-D would be my first choice...good luck and keep us posted!!

Chindi (already has one of the tree of Gondor...)

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Monday, March 13, 2006 2:20 PM

SHINY1

I think the chinese Serenity charachters would be cool.

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Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:10 PM

APPLEBITS

I like the sound of them all, especially the Chinese characters, and the Serenity logo ones.

Good idea!

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Friday, March 24, 2006 4:44 AM

WICCA303

Love the idea of a 3D Serenity ship, how big would it be could you do as few sizes, necklace size, bracelet size, earring size, (you get my point.) I've got a silver charm bracelet and i'd love Serenity on it.

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Friday, March 24, 2006 5:04 AM

AZHEA

Option D for sure. Sounds lovely.

Thank you!

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Friday, March 24, 2006 3:30 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Bumpin' for my friend, Jetflair.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

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Friday, March 24, 2006 3:44 PM

ANNIE

A 3D Serenity would be great. I need to see prices before I make a final decision, but I am fairly sure I would get one regardless.
Put me on the list. :)

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Friday, March 24, 2006 5:49 PM

NAUGHTYMAN

Make mine a 3D Serenity!The others sound nifty also!

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Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:24 AM

GIRLASKEW

I'm digging A and C...I am so glad we have Browncoats who can do this kind of thing. You allow me to geek out.

"...once you've been on Serenity, you never leave...you just learn how to live there."

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Monday, April 3, 2006 3:13 AM

IMPERATODD

Hello,

The 3d ship would be great i would buy at least two depending on price maybe more. Please don't lets this not happen *begging with independence flag waving in the backround*

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Monday, April 3, 2006 3:14 AM

IMPERATODD

Also i like all fo the ideas, the character (chinese) would be something my sister would go bat wanky over. So please feed my habbit!!!

*Puppy dog eyes with independence flag waving in the backround once more.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 9:45 AM

PURPLEPEBBLE

All three sound sooooo great i cant wait to see them, and hopefully add them to my collection.

all your designs are great, and i hope you never run out of ideas, keep flying fellow browncoat keep flying!

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Monday, April 3, 2006 3:43 PM

GEEKUSA

I'd buy a pendant of the ship. Sounds shiny.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 3:47 PM

RODWY

I'd probably buy 1 of each, put them on necklaces and wear a different one each day.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 3:51 PM

SHADOWJO

That sounds fantastic, if you were to put this up on Serenity Oz I'm sure you would have a few interested

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Monday, April 3, 2006 3:58 PM

COMICGIRL

Sound good.
I'd definitely go for the characters and the Serenity symbol!

I don't care what you believe in, just believe in it.

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Monday, April 3, 2006 9:56 PM

JETFLAIR

Hello everyone! Thank you all so much for your responses! They are incredibly helpful to me in figuring out how many of each to order. Looks like the 3D ship is going to be the one with the biggest demand. I'll definately be getting all four designs produced. The artwork is complete on two of them, and hopefully the other two will be done before too long.

I'll keep you guys updated! It's kind of a slow process, but nobody wants these done more than me:)

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"This is the captain. We may experience some slight turbulence and then.....explode"

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Thursday, April 6, 2006 3:48 AM

IMPERATODD

YAY!! I can't wait for them I am already thinking of places to put them!!! Thanks for the update.

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Friday, April 7, 2006 1:32 AM

RIVERGIRL

a) A 3D Serenity (the ship!).....a mini model you can hang on a necklace, keychain, zipper pull, whatever. Will be the most expensive of the lot, because it will have a lot of solid silver in it (silver's priced in weight per gram) but also probably the coolest.

b) An outline of Serenity (the ship), sort of like the images used on artcat's decals or BubbaHoTep's signs (only different, of course, won't be ripping off anyone's design, but that gives an idea of the style).

c) The Serenity Chinese characters, probably sort of medium-sized so they could be used as either a pendant or earrings.

d) The round part of the Serenity logo, minus the word "Serenity" - sort of a stylized, decorative bit that could be used as earrings or a decorative pendant without marking you as a fangilr/fanboy to any but the closest observer.

If you are interested in any of these, would you be so kind as to post which ones take your fancy and roughly how many you think you might be interested in ordering? I won't hold anyone to anything, just trying to gauge interest:)

oh I am interested--just not sure fo $$$
since I like #1
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Friday, April 7, 2006 2:24 AM

IMPERATODD

Just out curiosity Jetflair about how long will it be? Also how large are you planning on making the firefly 3d piece? Also what kind of detailing will it have? I am jumping in my chair with anticipation of this item. Thanks for all of your hard work and great products.

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Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:26 PM

JETFLAIR

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Originally posted by ImperaTodd:
Just out curiosity Jetflair about how long will it be? Also how large are you planning on making the firefly 3d piece? Also what kind of detailing will it have? I am jumping in my chair with anticipation of this item. Thanks for all of your hard work and great products.

Well, I'm not exactly sure on the timing. I can't order them until all of the designs are finished, and since the photoshop rendering is something that I had to ask a couple of other people to help me with, I'm kind of stuck until they finish the artwork.. I think it's getting fairly close.

Once I order, the company estimates 1 1/2 months to make them. I'm going to say more like two months just to be sure, better to guess longer and not dissapoint people.

I haven't decided for sure on the size of the 3D...maybe about an inch? I want it to be small enough to work as a pendant and not be horribly expensive, but large enough for the detailing to show.

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"This is the captain. We may experience some slight turbulence and then.....explode"

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Monday, April 10, 2006 7:33 PM

IMPERATODD

Thanks for the info. An inch sounds pretty good cost is an issue with precious metals. May I also suggest for some future project of your's a shuttle pendant. It could be a nice 'verse take on the classic and venerable scarab. Just a thought maybe a good one, maybe not only those who are not me can know for sure.

I can't wait though, maybe your items will be ready before the ornament is released, well one can hope. Well thanks again!

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Were I there during the War of Unification I would have been an Alliance Patriot, but I would have run guns for the Browncoats. No I am not a greedy baby eating monster! Gunrunning would have been the patriotic thing to do.

Governments have a way of warping ideals.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:44 PM

JETFLAIR

Finally, I have some news for you folks! I have the artwork in hand for three of the designs; as luck would have it it's for the three designs that were less popular: the serenity ship outline, the stylized, minimalist Serenity logo, and the Serenity Chinese characters.

The artwork for the 3D ship design is going to take a while longer, so for several reasons I've decided to go ahead and order the first three.

1) You've all been waiting for so long, I feel like I need to get this going.

2) It's going to cost a lot of money to order these, and I'm low on that at the moment. I can come up with the money for some of them a lot easier than all of them, and by selling these first three designs I will make some of that back and accumulate money to pay for the 3D ships once that artwork is ready.

3) Sterling silver prices have been skyrocketing; it's going to cost a lot more to order these than it would have a few months ago. I'd just as soon get at least one order in before they go any higher.

FAQ

1) How much? I won't know exactly for a while; castings need to be made and such. As soon as I have the information, I'll post.

2) How long? According to the company, the process should take about 2 months.

3) Pre-orders? If I end up with pictures of the actual product, a final price, and a delivery date I'll post these on my site for pre-order.

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"This is the captain. We may experience some slight turbulence and then.....explode"

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Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:41 PM

NTLZYJSTDNTCARE

I'd love a 3D Serenity. I don't wear any jewellery, but I'd definitely wear that.

not lazy just don't care (about anything but Firefly)

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Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:14 PM

DALILABA

I'm in.

dalilaba

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Saturday, May 27, 2006 9:29 PM

SHINYALORA

awesome idea and i love the rest of your work too.
depending on the size of the 3d pendant i would be interested in getting one for a necklace and would probably be interested in one of the chinese character pendants too.
thanks for doing this and as everyone else has already said please keep us posted. :)
aubrey (aka alora)

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Monday, May 29, 2006 7:53 PM

CRUDEN

B. all the way. Because Serenity owns. A. sounds uncomfortable and the others don't even seem like Serenity items.
Isn't the point to get something that says... "SERENITY! F*** YEAH!!" If you'll excuse my dutch. And it's not as if half the people who see it will get it anyway...

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Thursday, June 1, 2006 6:01 PM

NAUGHTYMAN

Hey Jetflair!
Thanks for the update!Well,I really wanted the 3-D ship pendant and I'm not as interested in the other items.I do want to send some coin your way,so what I'm going to do is buy some of those shiny dogtags that I've had my eye on for a while.If indeed you are the person that makes those.Thought you might like to know,I was unable to access those items via your link www.serenityverse.com.I got to http://exoticcatz. via Fashionably Brown.The fact that your name,Jessi,was at the bottom of both sites helped me put two and two together.If I'm incorrect in this asssumption please ignore everything I've said and good luck with your endeavors.Your stuff is Awesome!

"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all"

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Friday, June 2, 2006 11:00 PM

JETFLAIR

Here's a Big Damn Update at last!

The order has been placed for the first three designs (all created by the very talented Charlie Parry!). These are the ship outline, the stylized logo, and the Serenity Chinese characters. The 3D ship garnered the most interest, but the artwork for it is taking a long time so I decided to go ahead and order what I can.

They estimate about a month from now as far as delivery; I'll keep you all posted. In order to same time, I am just going to preview photos of the molds they create instead of having them send me actual samples to approve. This means I don't think I'll have photos of the actual product until I have them in hand, so at this point I don't think I'll be taking pre-orders.

They say the molds should be complete sometime next week; at that point they should find out the actual weight of each design and I will at last be able to quote you a firm price.

I want to thank all of you for your patience and your input in this; it's been very helpful and I hope you love the pendants! Here is the concept art for the designs I ordered.

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Friday, June 2, 2006 11:04 PM

JETFLAIR

Quote:
Originally posted by naughtyman:
Hey Jetflair!
Thanks for the update!Well,I really wanted the 3-D ship pendant and I'm not as interested in the other items.I do want to send some coin your way,so what I'm going to do is buy some of those shiny dogtags that I've had my eye on for a while.If indeed you are the person that makes those.Thought you might like to know,I was unable to access those items via your link www.serenityverse.com.I got to http://exoticcatz. via Fashionably Brown.The fact that your name,Jessi,was at the bottom of both sites helped me put two and two together.If I'm incorrect in this asssumption please ignore everything I've said and good luck with your endeavors.Your stuff is Awesome!

"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all"

Hi there, and thanks for your order! That is me:) That's wierd that you couldn't access the shop through my link....site's been doing some wierd stuff lately. I changed it to a direct link to the shop, maybe that'll help:)

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"This is the captain. We may experience some slight turbulence and then.....explode"

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Friday, July 14, 2006 10:12 PM

JETFLAIR

Just a little update, the first three designs have made it through the manufacturing process and are in the mail to me now. The first three designs are the stylized logo, Chinese characters, and the Serenity ship outline. Still working on the 3D ship!

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"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you when she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home." .......We love you, captain.

"This is the captain. We may experience some slight turbulence and then.....explode"

www.serenityverse.com - Zoe necklace replicas, Serenity dogtags, jewelry, image gallery w/ custom DVD covers, other goodies!

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Saturday, July 15, 2006 6:26 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Bumping for my friend Jetflair and also I'm gonna order one of the pendants with the stylized logo.

Very shiny, Jetflair.. as usual!

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Saturday, July 15, 2006 7:49 PM

BETHERS0921

I'm most definitely interested. :) I like all of the ideas. Still trying to decide which one I want.

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Sunday, July 16, 2006 6:44 AM

HERA

Quote:
Originally posted by jetflair:
The first three designs are the stylized logo, Chinese characters, and the Serenity ship outline. Still working on the 3D ship!

Keep us posted on the 3D ship! That's the one I would love to have.

Thank you for making these. Very fun!

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Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:21 PM

THEREUR

I am definitely interested in the ship outline pendant, and would be very interested in a 3D version as well.

Thanks for doing this!
ThereUR

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