1. Sell More Jewelry at Shows,
   Fairs, and Festivals this Year

2. New Jewelry Business Tips and Techniques:
   - 6 insightful new jewelry business articles
   - 2 new jewelry display / packaging ideas

3. Sell More One-of-a-Kind Jewelry

4. Share Your Article, Project, Tip, or Photo -
   and Get a Valuable Link to Your Website

5. Your Profitable Jewelry Business:
   A Timely Tip - Are Wristwatches Becoming Obsolete?

6. Neat Jewelry-Related Website:
   Award-Winning Buckeye State Button Collections

7. How to Sell More Jewelry Online

Got jewelry shows this year?

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1. Assembly Line Jewelry for Teenagers
   Carolina Gonzalez shares how she markets jewelry for teenagers - targeting a specific interest niche, going where these teens go, and building relationships with them.




2. Jewelry Repair Jobs - "Can You Fix . . . ?"
   Jewelry repairs provide an extra stream of income to JoAnne Green's jewelry business. Her repair work also increases her customer traffic - and provides some unexpected benefits.




3. Great Resources for Your Online Jewelry Business
   Don't miss these two excellent resources for any jewelry artist with a blog, website, or other form of online jewelry business - shared by Rita Juhlin.




4. The Earring Angel, Part 4 - Re-focusing and Staying the Course
   The newest installment of Lynn Williams' story of building a home business centered on the specialized jewelry displays she designs. See how she handles sudden business growth and re-focuses her efforts for success.




5. Earrings in a Box
   When her daughter discovered some interesting square boxes, Ingrid Schloemer came up with a winning way to turn them into packaging that also displays her earrings.




6. Secrets Beads n Things Jewelry Display
   See the neat jewelry display Sigrid's handy husband made for her.




7. Barefoot Sandals - Destination Beach Wedding!
   Jan Hansen shares how her family-run jewelry business provides lovely alternative footwear for beach weddings - including styles for brides, bridesmaids, and grooms.




8. Artistic Value of Murano Glass Jewelry
   Julia Grinberg explains the history and artistry behind the legendary Murano glass jewelry and beads.

Sell your jewelry to customers who are VERY willing to buy your unique handcrafted pieces - again and again. This is the main way I sell my own jewelry now.

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The last time I wore a wristwatch was probably in 1997.

Since then, the clock on my cell phone has been doing the job my watch used to do.

It turns out that I'm not alone in this. An ever-growing number of people are skipping wristwatches and relying on the clocks built into their cell phones, iPods, and other electronic gadgets.

This trend is especially prevalent in people under age 30.

Recent studies show that each year, fewer and fewer people are considering a wristwatch to be a necessity - or even an important accessory.

In fact, as cell phones get fancier and more multi-functional (like the iPhone), they've become a hotter fashion statement than any watch currently is.

About 7 years ago, I used to make wristwatches by creating beaded or wire bands for purchased watch heads - and these were extremely hot sellers for me.

Also whenever I taught jewelry workshops back then, the participants nearly always asked to make beaded wristwatches.

A couple of years after that, I got tired of making watches so I sold the last few of them I'd made, and I haven't made any since.

I don't know for sure, but I bet those watches would sell much more slowly for me nowadays.

After all, when your customer's ever-present cell phone is also a clock, stopwatch, timer, calendar, and alarm clock, they're likely to be less interested in spending money on a wristwatch that does any of those things.

For myself, I tend to be a minimalist - I don't like to own things I'm not using. So I don't really imagine myself buying a watch in the foreseeable future.

Does that mean I'm predicting the end of the wristwatch market?

No. A lot of people do still buy and wear watches, although that population shrinks a little every year.

But unless I had custom wristwatch orders or an established market for watches, I probably wouldn't invest in supplies to make them.

What do you think?

I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences regarding the wristwatch market - you can share your comments over at my blog via this link:

http://jewelry-business-blog.com/jewelry_marketing/are-wristwatches-becoming-obsolete/

Today's neat site is the Buckeye State Button Society's 2009 award-winning trays.

Buttons are often used as jewelry components - and they're similar enough to beads that many jewelry artists collect buttons too!

Serious button collectors often sort their treasures by theme, color, or vintage - and then affix them onto trays in visually pleasing arrangements.

Enjoy this page of award-winning "button trays" created by some of the top button collectors in Ohio!

No matter how you sell your jewelry online, you have to do your own marketing if you want to make sales.

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