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Welcome!

I'm adding a new feature this week, thanks to your very helpful responses to my quick survey on how I can improve this newsletter.

It's a new "Quick Tip" section where you'll find a short, sweet tip related to making or selling jewelry. I hope you find this new section useful!

Also, many of you are asking for MORE content in this newsletter - which I may not do in every issue, but in this issue you'll find more content than usual. :o)

Keep an eye out for more of your wishes granted here in upcoming issues!

Important: You'll stay healthier and do a better job of selling if you get a good night's sleep before each art show, trunk show, or home party you do this month!

~ Rena

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In this Issue of
Jewelry Business Success News:

1. Quick Tip: The Tables I Use in My Jewelry Booth



2. New Jewelry Business Ideas and Techniques:
   - 4 insightful new jewelry business articles
   - 7 new jewelry display / packaging ideas
   - 1 new jewelry making idea
   - 4 new highlights from the handmade jewelry gallery



3. Your Profitable Jewelry Business:
   Cold Weather, Hot Flashes and Beading



4. Neat Jewelry-Related Website:
   Art of Spirit Leatherworks

Quick Tip:
The Tables I Use in
My Jewelry Booth

Many of you have asked for specifics on the tables I use in my 30-minute jewelry booth setup.

So here are the details:

Lewis & Clark brand "Fold and Go" Camp Table; lightweight, portable aluminum alloy; table height 27.5"; the tabletop is 47" wide x 27.5" deep.

I bought mine about five years ago at Sam's Club for around $40 each - but you can also find these (or similar tables) online at various places.

Try searching Google for "aluminum camping table", "folding aluminum table", "aluminum picnic table", etc.

Get Ready to Sell More Jewelry
at Shows, Fairs, and Festivals
this Fall

Discover hundreds of things you can do to sell your jewelry like crazy at shows in my book, Ultimate Guide to Your Profitable Jewelry Booth.

Get this 176-page, step-by-step resource before your next show.

New Jewelry Business
Ideas and Techniques
from My Websites and Blog:

Jewelry Business Ideas:

1. Jewelry Studio Space
   Dianne Culbertson improved her jewelry studio space by turning discarded items into a jewelry supply organizing system.



2. Updating Old Jewelry for Friends and Colleagues
   Maria Hansford describes the jewelry-redesigning service she provides for her friends and customers.



3. Easy Jewelry Business Inventory System
   Try this free, easy jewelry business inventory system that Rita Juhlin figured out. If you can right-click, copy and paste you can do this.



4. Free Step-by-Step Lessons for Your Online Jewelry Business
   Christine Gierer is offering a free lesson series, where you can follow along as she actually builds two types of online jewelry businesses from the ground up.

Jewelry Display and Packaging Ideas:

1. Jewelry Display Ideas for Jewelry Artist in a Wheelchair
   Please share your ideas for Lynda, who often does jewelry shows alone - and needs a display that's lightweight with not too much to carry.



2. Jewelry Booth Display Made from Free and Cheap Items
   See several photos of Kim Forrer's attractive jewelry booth and displays - all put together from freebies and thrift store items.



3. Wings N Scales Earring Display
   Christina Miles created this wonderful earring rack using two paintings that express her Wings N Scales (fairies and mermaids) jewelry business theme.



4. Inspiraled Necklace Display
   Becky Blair shares her well-designed necklace panel display that works well in both indoor and outdoor booths.



5. Inspiraled Magnetic Jewelry Display
   See Becky Blair's pendant and earring display stand that gets her jewelry up off the table - and works well indoors, outdoors, and at home parties.



6. Triangular Multi-Use Jewelry Display
   See how Nancy Jamison created this jewelry display by beautifying a triangular box.



7. Mug Rack Bracelet Display
   Lynne Cirillo finds mug trees at thrift shops and yard sales, and turns them into bracelet displays.

Jewelry Making Ideas:

1. A Signature Jewelry Design Inspired by the State of the World
   Baya Gatter shares the fascinating journey of her new signature jewelry design - from thought, to spiritual message, to sketching, to reality.

Highlights from the Handmade Jewelry Gallery:

1. Moondreamer Steampunk Pin
   by Joan Williams.



2. Volcano Neckpiece
   by Patricia C. Vener.



3. Wrapped with Love Necklace
   by Dita Basu.



4. Jeff Gordon #24 Earrings
   by Tonie Durrett.

Share Your Jewelry Content
and Get Great Exposure

I invite you to share your jewelry photos, tips, stories, tutorials, etc. - right here on my network of jewelry websites.

It's a friendly, creative atmosphere of ideas and networking.

You'll also receive links to your jewelry business, and gain exposure in the handmade jewelry community - and beyond.

My guest authors often tell me that the exposure they've received on my websites has brought them valuable new connections, opportunities, and traffic!

So come on in and take advantage of all these great opportunities for sharing:

Share Your Jewelry Content

(And of course, you always keep the copyright to all of your own content that you share on my network of jewelry websites.)

Sell Your Jewelry Without Competition

Learn how to sell your one-of-a-kind jewelry to customers who love to buy your unique handcrafted pieces - again and again - in my book Secrets of a Handcrafted Jewelry Shopping Service.

Get this 115-page, easy-to-read guide now, and make this your best jewelry selling year ever.

Your Profitable Jewelry Business:

Cold Weather, Hot Flashes
and Beading

by Dianne Culbertson
of Divella Delights

Thank you, Dianne, for sharing this tip! ~Rena :o)

Being comfortable and hassle free is important to me when I am working.

I spend much of the day in my studio either working or learning new techniques, and it is difficult to regulate my internal thermometer as I go through the trials of menopause.

As the temperature dips and we enter the cold weather season I am reminded of a handy little tip that I came up with last year while trying to bead with a flannel shirt on.

The beading thread likes to grab the buttons on my shirt and causes problems for me.

I like to keep the temperature a little cool in my studio but sometimes it gets just cool enough that I need another layer - but not enough to turn up the heat.

Now, I could wear a sweater or sweatshirt but this poses a problem for me which a few of you will understand:

There are times when I have to quickly take off the outer layer.

All of you who are there, or have been, know how hard it is to regulate our body temperature and how quickly it can change!

I got angry one day and cut off all the buttons on one of my shirts, and this works very well!

Now I keep this shirt in my studio to wear when there is a chill in the air.

My beading thread doesn't snag on the buttons anymore - and I can take the shirt off quickly when my body turns up the heat and put it back on when I return to "normal" several minutes later.

I actually have 2 shirts I have done this to, a flannel and a regular cotton denim shirt for times when I don’t need quite the warmth of a flannel.

I just fold the sleeves up and I can continue beading without the interruptions.

Neat Jewelry-Related Website

An attractive website with cool creations is Art of Spirit Leatherworks.

Leather artisan Kathy Fowler has been crafting leather for more than 35 years, and her lovely pieces include medallions (gemstones actually set in leather), wrist bands, pouches, and more.

Leather is an interesting and enduring component to use in jewelry designs, and Kathy's work is exquisite in both design and detail.

Sell Your Jewelry Online

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

You can easily develop your own group of online jewelry customers, using the step-by-step strategies you'll learn in my book Social Networking: Sell Your Jewelry Online the New Way.

Get this 192-page, step-by-step resource now, and start growing your customer base.

Network and Get Noticed
in the
Home Based Jeweler's Showcase

The Home Based Jeweler's Showcase blog is a free opportunity to promote your jewelry business and find other jewelry artists to network with.

It's published by Rita Juhlin of Private Stock Jewelry.

To add your jewelry business to the Showcase - please email Rita Juhlin, at HomeBasedJewelers @ gmail.com .

SURVEY:
How Can I Make This Newsletter
Better for You?

If you haven't yet responded to my quick survey, I welcome your input!

Please take the survey here to give me your suggestions and feedback so I can make this newsletter a better resource for you.

I grant as many wishes as possible! :o)

Thanks so much.

My Jewelry Business Websites
and RSS Feeds

This newsletter highlights some of the latest jewelry business tips and techniques from my websites:

Home Jewelry Business Success Tips

Jewelry Display Ideas

Making Jewelry Now

Jewelry Business Blog

Each of these sites also has its own RSS feed. Look for the orange RSS symbol on the left-hand column of each of these sites to get the feed.

Thanks so much for joining me
for this issue of
"Jewelry Business Success News"!

~ May your jewelry journey be fun and prosperous ~

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