{"id":7235,"date":"2022-04-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2024-11-24T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T01:07:29","slug":"review-sws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/review-sws\/","title":{"rendered":"A Stanford Wood Studio Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I failed to check Stanford Wood Studio (SWS) off my 2021 wish list<\/a>, I vowed to ensure I ordered from them in 2022. To that end, as I mentioned in my 2022 wish list post<\/a>, I reserved a commission right at the beginning of January. But, before I dive into that, allow me to say that SWS was fabulous to work with. I believe I mostly, if not only, communicated with Di \u2014 she’s lovely. I appreciated the updates on my commission and her suggestions for making it better. And, once my pens arrived, I could \u2014 and can \u2014 see what fantastic work they \u2014 Di and Dave \u2014 do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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With that most important part out of the way, I’d like to walk you through what the commission process was like for me. As a side note, all of my interactions with SWS were via Instagram messenger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Starts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My first conversation was the initial inquiry and planning. Once I confirmed SWS was accepting commissions, I requested a beaded pen in pink and yellow, sending a nibsandflourishes post<\/a> as the color inspiration. We worked out the shape and bead colors fairly easily, and then it was just a matter of waiting for my turn to come up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Progress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The second conversation started with photos of blanks. One set was deemed too dark, one too light, and was was Goldilocks \u2014 just right. There was also a suggested blank from the “Goldilocks” set, and a pairing suggestion for a contrasting section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the blanks squared away, it was on to the beading. I got to choose the style and location of beads, and got a run-down of the types of available beads. Let me just say, there are A LOT of choices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n