Elegant Choker with garnet coloured chip beads and earrings

This elegant choker is the perfect accessory to add a touch of glamour to an evening out.

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Louise Graham tells ibeadmag why she started Charming Angels

Starting a jewellery making business was the last thing on my mind, but a family holiday to Spain proved to be the turning point. While lying on the sun loungers I realised that I wanted to have more control over my working life and most of all spend more time with my young son.

With a keen interest in jewellery, I set about learning the skills and experimenting with designs. Having an honours degree in Product Design along with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, I decided to combine all my talents to set up Charming Angels.

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Finding the right keywords for your website

When you take your jewellery making business online the keywords that you select for your website are vitally important to attract customers. Not so long ago this was pretty much of a guessing game for a business going online. 

A keyword is a word that your potential customer types into a search engine when they are conducting a search online. So if you are selling handcrafted jewellery you might select the word or phrase “jewellery” or “handcrafted jewellery” as the words that a customer may type into a search engine such as Google or yahoo.

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Caring For Pearls – Keeping Them in Perfect Condition

By Mary Amos
Caring For Pearls
If you want a stylish and elegant accessory for any outfit, then you can’t pass up pearls. They’re beautiful and glow with their own luster, and as they’re reasonably neutral in color they can be worn with almost anything. Unlike most other gems, pearls are very soft, so you need to handle them with care and clean them on a regular basis. If you want to keep your pearls looking their best, here are a few hints to help you do it without damaging your pearls.

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Hints and Tips About Wearing Jewellery

Black and White Glass Chip bead bracelet

This striking black and white design is simple yet effective.

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Blue Zircon Memory Wire Bracelet

Indian style memory wire bangle uses two-tone crackle beads to create added depth to your jewellery.

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Selling your jewellery online – the first steps: The importance of Domain names

Before you do anything else about getting your own website up and running, you will need to come up with a web site name or domain name as they are called.

The main focus of this article is to explain the domain name selection process and how important it is that you chose the right domain name for your website.

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Lobster clasp, bolt ring and tag or toggle clasp – which one should you choose?

Choosing a clasp for your jewellery may seem easy, but to get it right every time it is best to think about who will be wearing the jewellery you are making.

Avoid bolt rings and tags for anybody with dexterity issues. The bolt ring and tag clasp can be found on many pieces of jewellery but it can be extremely difficult to manipulate and is best avoided on jewellery made for older people or on bracelets. Typically you need two hands to hold back the bolt and line up with the tag clasp and so this clasp is better suited for necklaces.

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Elements of Design – Which pattern formation should you choose?

Jewellery design work is very subjective, tastes vary considerably. And as the decades pass fashion plays and increasing roll in jewellery design. But whether classic or contemporary, 80’s big and bold or 30’s angular dimension, one thing you will have to decide upon in some kind of pattern formation.

A classic jewellery style will favour a symmetrical pattern. Symmetry is symbolic of a balanced life and many people will still gravitate towards a classic symmetrical style when selecting jewellery. A symmetrical pattern is considered safe. And will be favoured by a more conservative target audience.

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