Jewelry-Making DIY Basics – What is a Split Ring?
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By Paul Brandon
Knowing the terminology of basic jewelry findings will help the novice jewelry designer to make quality jewelry pieces faster. Split rings may look similar to jump rings, but they are not interchangeable.
How to Sell Handcrafted Jewelry Online
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By Kristie Leong
Are you a jewelry maker looking for new markets for your handmade creations? You may have done the craft and jewelry show route and found that sales didn’t meet up to your expectations. All of the traveling and set-up involved in selling your jewelry at shows can become frustrating and tedious. Although you realize the better solution may be to sell your handcrafted jewelry online, you may not know where to start.
Choosing a Name For Your Jewelry-Making Business
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The jewelry-making business is a large and competitive one, and it can be hard to stand out from the crowd. An attractive and creative name will help you differentiate yourself from your competitors and catch the attention of potential customers. If you call your business The Jewelry Box, All That Glitters or anything containing the word Midas, your work will be perceived as bland and unoriginal, just like the name.
Scrabble Jewelry is a Perfect Gift
By Ela Steel
Scrabble jewelry consists of many different types of jewelry made from upcycled scrabble game pieces. It’s a hot trend currently in fashion. There are hundreds of different styles of this kind of jewelry, anything from whimsical to inspirational to personal. These accessories are great for giving as gifts for any kind of special occasion, and to anyone from tweens to teens to women and moms. With so many choices, you can see why this is a great way to show of your personal fashion sense, and of course there’s something out there just right for you!
Opal Choker
June 1, 2010 by webmaster
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Stunning use of bright colour crystal makes this choker really stand out.
Blue Leaf and Brown Leaf Earrings
June 1, 2010 by webmaster
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Delightfully different earrings with a modern look.
Memory Wire Leaf Drop Necklace
June 1, 2010 by webmaster
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A wonderful arrangement of crystals and colour give this modern necklace a truly unique look.
Fire Opal Earrings
June 1, 2010 by webmaster
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Sparkling Fire Opal Crystal Earrings glisten with silver findings.
Resin Jewelry Making – How to Prepare Inclusions
By Michael Cluley
Resin jewelry making provides you the ability to encapsulate objects and suspend them in the resin; producing jewelry items that incorporate materials that may not otherwise be used in jewelry making. Many items may be embedded within resin jewelry including insects, plants, pictures and fabric. The most important thing to consider when embedding objects into resin is that the inclusion is completely free from moisture as the moisture can interfere with the resin curing process. The following explains how inclusions should be prepared before being embedded into resin.
Pick the Next Hot Kid’s Jewelry Item
An important part of making money by selling jewelry is knowing how to pick the types of jewelry that people want. Naturally you look at what’s selling now, stock up and promote the items. But if you can get in ahead of the push, you can enjoy the position of promoting jewelry that becomes popular when every other seller out there doesn’t have a supply. It’s not always easy, but when you do it you have the ability to make a lot of sales and even become known as the place to go for those specific items.