Project Accessory: The Results

I'll get right to it: yesterday was the casting for Project Accessory... and I won't be appearing on the show.

I'm not really disappointed either, because the producer/designer who reviewed everything paid me a couple of nice compliments. First she said, "Your jewelry is very pretty, but not crazy. We're looking for CRAZY." Which is just fine with me, since crazy isn't what I'm going for. And then as she handed back my portfolio, she looked right at me and said, "You're going to be successful no matter what."

As in, I don't need the show.


These were the favorites.



My items have enough appeal that I could make a living selling them. (I'm not there yet, but like the tortoise, slowly and surely...) Some of the other people at the casting made things that were beautiful, but didn't have much marketability. It would be hard for them to make money without a little nudge. Like something a TV show could provide.

Nothing like a verbal high-five to brighten your day! Anywho, let's look at the outfit:

jacket: Macy's

shirt: Banana

jeans: F21

shoes: Target

locket: I made it

It was rainy and cold, so the weather dictated the closed-toe shoes and jacket, and then I just wore my favorite jeans (comfy!) and a slightly dressy blouse (flattering color!) to keep it easy.

Overall, it was a shorter wait than I expected; about 3 hours. I don't have a solid number of people who auditioned because if a representative was sent over from a "bigger" designer, they got to cut in line (lame). If I had to guess, between 80 and 100 people were there in the morning, with another 6 hours left for more to show up.

One unexpected person I ran into was my cousin! Neither of us knew the other was going. More on what happened with her later if I'm allowed to share.

Has anybody else ever tried out for a TV show? Done anything equally daring? At least I got a good story out of it (though it would've been better if Tim Gunn was there--womp, womp).