Jewellery Cleaning Resources

The following are useful resources that may help you effectively clean your jewellery.

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Creating pictures of your jewellery

Have you ever wondered how to get great pictures of your jewellery or beadwork, without having to resort to a professional photographer – well read on and we’ll tell you how.

At some point your are likely to want to take pictures of your jewellery especially if you want to sell your jewellery online or through some type of marketing promotion. It is vital that you get good photographs or pictures of your jewellery. When people are buying from your from a distance, like online auctions sites or other websites, photographs of your jewellery are the only visual representation that people have to judge your work. If your picture is bad , fuzzy or badly lit, your jewellery won’t sell and people will judge your work as being amateurish. Even if you do manage to sell your work, it won’t  be at the premium price it could have sold for if you had got a decent picture.

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Jewelry Photography with Photo Studio Box

Jewelry Photography with Photo Studio Box
By Dan Ennis

For those who are selling on ebay or online, or any jewelry store owners, taking quality jewelry photos is a daunting task.

You are selling a product that is relatively expensive, and requires a high quality photograph to showcase your jewelry product. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. In your case, a picture might worth a thousand dollars! A good piece of jewelry could retail for $1,000’s or more.

As such, there should be no compromise on taking jewelry photography. The jewelry photo you take should be sharp, high detail and depicting the real color. In particular if you are selling diamond, gem stones, and other precious metals of which the color could easily distorted by light that is not suitable for jewelry photography.

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Digital Photography – 11 Tips For Taking Better Digital Photographs Of Jewelry And Craft Items

Digital Photography – 11 Tips For Taking Better Digital Photographs Of Jewelry And Craft Items

By Jim Juris

I am often asked by jewelry and craft artists what they can do to improve their photography. Here are my top 11 tips for anyone that has problems taking great digital photographs.

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How to Photograph Jewelry

How to Photograph Jewelry
By Sasha Petrovich

Photographing jewellery can be tricky, but with a few concepts and budget below US$500 it is possible to achieve near-professional look of the photographs. This guide is intended for absolute beginners. Terminology is simplified, and camera adjustments are discussed with only jewellery in mind.

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A conversation with bead and jewelry designer, Kristal Wick

ibeadmag.com talks to author of the top selling “Fabulous Fabric Beads”, Kristal Wick. Kristal is also a designer, teacher and bead product innovator. Her range of beautiful fabric beads is an inspiration to bead and jewelry making enthusiasts everywhere. Her book, which was published in the autumn in 2008, is still in the top 10 of Amazon bestsellers in four different categories.

We find out what makes Kristal a success, and get the answer to questions every budding designer would like to ask.

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Tips

Make the perfect loop on your headpin, time after time.

Take your round nose pliers and mark with an indelible felt tip pen about halfway along the round nose jaws. This way you will have a mark to guide you and your loops will always be the same size.

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Bali Silver, Thai Silver, Tibetan Silver – Do you know the difference?

A lot of jewellery designs from the past and present use ornate Silver beads.  Do you know the difference between the types of silver beads on offer, and could you be buying a cheap alloy instead of real silver? To find what to look out for read on.

Sterling Silver beads of Bali origin are quite ornate and made by hand. They are very distinctive and add a nice touch to many jewellery designs. Bali beads usually have an intricate raised design with scrolls, dots and filigree work. The finished bead is usually oxidized to produce an antique style effect, and then polished.

Real Silver, when bought from the original producer or a bulk importer, is sold by weight; and the price can fluctuate daily according to the trade value of silver on any given day. When buying from a European or American re-seller supplier, Silver beads can be either purchased by weight on by the piece. The price you pay will depend upon the price your supplier obtained their supplies at. Depending on the market fluctuations, and the amount of Silver beads you use, you may wish to consider buying in Silver beads in bulk if you find a good price and a design you are likely to use again and again.

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Cocktail Bracelet

Jewelry Project

Reminiscent of the classic design of the 30’s this bracelet offers the height of glamour to any outfit.
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Memory wire Bracelet

Jewelry Project

 

Memory wire, crystal, cat’s eye beads and Czech glass is used to great effect for this eye catching bracelet.

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