How to Make Fused Glass Jewelry, Pendants and Earrings
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How to Make Fused Glass Jewelry, Pendants and Earrings
By Denise M.
Up until a few years ago fused glass jewelry was a small niche in the jewelry world, well over the last few years fused glass jewelry has grown tremendously in popularity. You can’t miss these beautiful pieces of jewelry. If you have ever been to a craft fair you have probably seen fused glass jewelry. The most common pieces are pendants and earrings.
One of the striking characteristics of fused glass jewelry is the brilliant sparkling colors that change when the light hits the glass at different angles. The type of glass that causes this sparkle is called dichroic glass. These pendants and earrings are made by layering different pieces of glass on top of a base piece of glass.
2010 Fashion Jewelry Trends
2010 Fashion Jewelry Trends
By Denise Sanger
Budgets are tight these days, but that does not mean that you need to stop being fashion conscious. Jewelry is one of the best ways that you can stay current with today’s trends without having to spend all of the money that you have in your savings account. To really get the most bang for your buck it is important that you know what the top trends and styles are going to be so that you can choose quality pieces that will update your style.
Statement jewelry is actually one of the largest trends right now. Pieces like this may not be the most expensive pieces in your wardrobe, but they will pack a lot of punch for the amount of money that you have spent on them. You will want to choose pieces that are a bit more outrageous than your every day jewelry. Explore fun shapes, rich colors, and lots of sparkle. The key to making this type of look work for yourself is to keep your statement down to one piece per outfit. You do not want to have a large statement ring paired with a chunky armful of bangles, and some chandelier earrings. Instead, choose to simply work either a large statement ring or some dangly earrings.
Selling more jewellery and give away marketing techniques that yield results.
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One of the best ways to get people to interested in your jewellery is to show them how the jewellery would look on different outfits or work with different colours. You need to demonstrate what kind of looks can be achieved. It is vital to convey to your potential customers how well your jewellery works with different types of clothing and how versatile and cost effective it can be as an accessory.
The Upsell – How to sell more jewellery in just one transaction
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One of the best ways to increase your turnover and profits is to maximise each sale’s full potential. By adding one small product to a customer’s purchase , you can significantly increase profits with very little effort. In some businesses this is called the upsell, others call it the add on.
The way to best demonstrate this is to think about shoe sales. Often when you buy a new pair of shoes the sales assistant may ask you if you require a certain polish or protective spray to keep the shoes in good condition. The customer is already committed to the purchase, and the extra couple of bucks or pounds for the “add on ” is usually negligible in the customer’s mind, and so a great time to introduce the add on is at the point of sale.
Beaded Snowflakes
Beadsmith produce wire snowflakes with can easily be turned into great seasonal decorations.
Create a custom bauble for your Christmas Tree
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Take a large round flat plain wooden bead, and using Sakura Glaze pens, decorate with a simple holly leaf and red berry detail.
Thread your bead onto a headpin, ensuring that you place a silver lined size 6 seed bead in a seasonal colour at each end. Make a loop with your round nose pliers, and add a jump ring. Now take a piece of Organza ribbon to finish off.
Five Essential Tools For Making Beaded Jewelry
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Before you begin beading, take time to analyze which tools of the trade you will need to start on your beading project. When I first started beading, my first investment went into beading tools. I wanted to make sure I used the right tools to ensure my jewelry pieces come out right. It took a few trial-and-error buying before I was finally able to break it down to these five “must-have” beading tools. For those beginning beaders who are still looking for answers on what to use and when to use those beading tools, read on.
The secrets to offering a choice of jewellery
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Life was less complicated in years gone by. Once of the reasons for this was simplicity: and in particular the simplicity of choice. If you wanted washing powder, you went to your local corner shop and bought washing powder. You may have had one or two brands to choose from. Now if you want washing powder you have the choice of many brands, biological and non biological, liquid, powder, tablets, dissolvable sachets; the list goes on.
A great way to get more customers
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One of the best and cheapest ways to get new customers is to get your exiting customers to promote you. In many industries it’s what they call referrals. Customer referrals will happen naturally if you provide a good service that people are happy with, but often this process can be helped.
Finding the right keywords for your website
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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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