When I started selling jewelry online I was using a coin to demonstrate the size of beads. Well I stopped doing so after being in crafty forums that suggested that the coin is tacky in a photo! Years later I have decided to incorporate a dime into my photos (but not in the main photo)!
Occasionally
I receive feedback that something appears larger in the photos and even though
I am thorough in my descriptions I do not want to seem misleading. Customers
are too busy to refer to a ruler for size so hopefully this will be more useful
to the shoppers. Unfortunately it will not be much help to my international
customers!
Mount
Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is located in Cambridge, MA. This may sound like a morbid thing
to stroll through but this is a stunning place to visit!
Founded
in 1831 by Bostonians, this was to be used as a peaceful, gorgeous place for
burials outside the hustle and bustle of the city.
In
1975 this place was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
It
is known for its amazing horticulture and landscape!
Various
notable individuals are buried here such as landscape painter Windslow Homer, Behavioral
psychologist B.F. Skinner, activist for the insane Dorothea Dix, famous art
collector Isabella Stewart Gardner, U.S. Senator and abolitionist Charles
Sumner and many more!
This
is still an active cemetery which I can only assume one needs to be wealthy to
purchase a plot in!
The
family plots are so sweet.
Reading up on the symbolism, the lamb often commemorates a
child.
The
headstones with flowers were my favorites. Ivy represents friendship and
fidelity.
A
column symbolizes strength and commemoration.
A
broken column stands for a life cut short.
Irises
represent eloquence.
It
is sad seeing a baby site like this one.
This
is the Bigelow chapel.
I
have been here in the fall before too and it is absolutely gorgeous then with
the vibrant changing leaves!
This
Sphinx was sculpted by Martin Milmore in 1872 as a civil war memorial to
celebrate the end of slavery.
If
you are ever planning a trip to Boston or Cambridge, this is a great offbeat place to visit during any season! Brochures/maps are available that identify
the trees within the cemetery for nature lovers. Maps are also available to
bring you around to the famous grave sites!
5
skywriting planes were writing Go Sox in the sky (for the Boston Red Sox). If
you have ever lived in New England you know how obsessive people are about
their sports teams here (Jim and I excluded).
We saw this again the next time
we were in Boston. Someone has some serious cash to throw around since this
must cost a small fortune to put together!
Our walk was cut short because we had some place to be in the afternoon but we will be back! I hope you enjoyed our little tour! Have a wonderful summer week! ~Val
Love the earrings - I love the copper colored pearls - so pretty. I love all the history around the Boston area. I'm a big history buff (sorta have to be as my husband majored in history!). Lovely stroll - thx!
ReplyDeleteI do like the idea of having a coin in the photo because it does give perspective to the correct size. Maybe you could show the metric ruler along side the customary one for your international visitors?
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed another fantastic trip!
Great idea to use a metric ruler!!!
DeleteI agree that the coin is a great idea to use in a second or third photo. You can easily tell the size of a piece when it's next to a coin. Love the ear wires on these earrings!
ReplyDeleteThe cemetery is beautiful! The headstones are amazing and the greenery is so pretty!
Hi Val,
ReplyDeleteI love walking in the cemetary...it is so awesome. Here at West Point we have a wonderful cemetary and whenever I go walking for excercise, it is my final stop, I get to slow my pace and enjoy my walk as I'm going through. George Armstrong Custer is buried here and I constantly visit his monument, as I feel it is the most majestic and tasteful one in the whole cemetary. I also find it a peaceful place, we get so caught up in the daily craziness of our lives that it is nice to take a moment to reflect on those that came before us, their lives...dust in the wind and all that good stuff.
Well, I've talked enough on that subject, you've hit upon one of my favorite things tho, nothing campares to a good walk through the cemetary.
It seems tough to please all our customers all the time. I like the idea of a coin to judge size...I also like to measure though so I appreciate when an artisan provides the size as well.
Have a great weekend.
Ruth
Hi Val,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful earrings I also like the idea of the coin to judge size the ruler is helpful too.
I love cemeteries especially the old ones. Thank you for sharing your stroll through the one in Cambridge.
Therese
That is one gorgeous place! If only all of our cemeteries were like that!
ReplyDeleteHi Val,
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea to put the ruler next to your item - very pretty earrings btw. I always try to remember that 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters ;-)
Beautiful photos of the cemetery. I love the one with the weeping willow trees (at least that's what I think they're called)!
Happy Sunday!
Duni
You are correct...that is a weeping willow! :) One of my favs too@
DeleteThose are such pretty earrings! Thank you for the beautiful tour and all your great information. :)
ReplyDeleteVal, I love the cemetery! So much history! So much meaning! I think I could spend a couple of days there! And, the nature surrounding it is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteDo what you can to help tell the size of your jewelry. That's the only thing you can do ;o) Take Care ;o)
Lovely earrings! I think a stroll through the cemetery is actually quite interesting. This history of that one would be so fascinating (and sad at the same time). I do like to read the headstones just because it gives me an idea of the person and how much the family must miss them.
ReplyDeleteThat cemetery is amazing! I am sure your stroll around was fascinating.
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough my latest blog post has something about the Boston Redsox in it too - wierd huh?
Those earrings are very pretty! Also, your walk through the cemetery very interesting...the baby grave is sad ad so is the broken column :( But indeed it is a very nice place to rest.
ReplyDeletegorgeous earings!! the coin definitely puts the size in perspective.
ReplyDeletewhat an interesting cemetery walk...
What a wonderful tour! Thank you for sharing all of those beautiful pictures. I think the coin will be helpful for quick United States assessments...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your visit and comment ~ I hear you on the coin factor, I think the key is you try your best to depict accurate sizing. Anyone buying handmade online should realize that images are never going to be exact ~ monitor colors vary, sizing can be deceiving, and minor flaws can be hidden, despite our best efforts. Hopefully your customers are understanding and simply delighted to have something that's truly handmade and one-of-a-kind. Love your ear wires by the way, they're so whimsical and unique!
ReplyDelete♥Sharon
I LOVE these earrings Val!!
ReplyDeleteCould you send me info on them, if they are not already sold?
Glad I am not the only one who likes to roam old cemeteries. I have been know to spend hours in them. Not sure why really, I just like them. So many stories to be told there.
Happy Tuesday to you, my friend!
xo.
What a gorgeous cemetery! That baby one is very creepy for sure...yikes!
ReplyDeleteAmazing post!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Linda from www.moonon.com
Beautiful photographs, congratulations. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!! I love the earrings!!
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful weekend!
Besos, desde España, Marcela♥