http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/home-jewelry-business-blog.html The latest Home Jewelry Business Success Tips articles, news, and more. en-us home jewelry business Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:26:21 GMT Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:26:21 GMT home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/my-best-jewelry-marketing-tool.html When I do a show, I usually find one or two other vendors near me that like to share business ideas. It is a fun way to pass the time when customers thin Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:26:18 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/custom-jewelry-the-perfect-fit.html Please allow me to introduce myself to you. My name is Alicia and I am one of the custom jewelers here at Town Square Jewelry and I am also the Customer Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:17:51 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/im-making-jewelry-again.html Hi I am Patti Underwood and I used to do pretty good making and selling jewelry made with beads. However I work mostly in Polymer clay, and went off to Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:29:36 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/gift-wrap-or-gift-box-shipping-charges.html Hi everyone. I am in the process of taking my jewelry and accessory business to the next level and setting up a web page. I am curious to know what you Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:40:52 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-165.html Jewelry Business Success News, Issue 165 - Jewelry blog topic ideas, jeweler's bench idea, easy way to mottle brass, hanging jewelry display, new bead embroidery booklet, leather flower necklace, finding students for chainmaille classes, and more. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:29:53 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/selling-cloisonne-enamel-jewelry.html Hi :) My name is Nino, live in the Republic of Georgia. My profession is Biophysics, but as it's totally hard to find suitable job in Georgia, I learned Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:27:05 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/my-awesome-christmas-present-handmade-jewelers-bench.html Hello everyone! I always knew my husband was very handy but this just puts him in a whole new category! Here's my story... One thing I love to do is Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:17:53 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/new-business-no-customers.html Hi everyone, I started my online sterling silver jewelry business over 9 months ago. I have diligently sat and worked on various aspects of SEO and link Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:37:12 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/how-to-find-students-for-chainmaille-classes.html Hi I am a chainmaille artist who would like to expand and teach classes. I had done a few at a local bead store to great success but subsequently moved Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:13:10 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/unfortunate-me.html I cant do it. I keep trying, and i have a plan, but I don't know where to start. My earrings are $4/5 and I haven't sold a single pair! Maybe I should Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:16:02 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/designing.html Ok, so I am a young girl, not a teenager yet, but I am very bright. I love making earrings for my friends and peers. I want to start a business, and I Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:44:30 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-164.html Jewelry Business Success News, Issue 164 - Jewelry artists share what they wish they'd known, making and selling jewelry for Valentine's Day, bead and wire earring tutorial, gun case earring display, make cheap jewelry display risers, Jewelry Challenge 2, human hair necklaces, and much more. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:36:18 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/making-and-selling-jewelry-for-valentines-day-please-help.html I've heard from a handful of jewelry artists who have these pressing questions: What creative ideas do you have for making jewelry specially for Valentine's Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:24:44 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/using-the-colors-of-nature.html Our backdrop are mountains in the Sierra Mountain range near Lake Tahoe ... The sunsets and rivers motivate the colors used in our work! Thank you for Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:22:39 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/allisons-creations-supporting-the-leukemia-lymphoma-society.html Hello, I am excited to introduce my hand-crafted jewelry for women who love to be Chic and Savvy. My pieces are simple and stylish and wear for ANY and Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:13:23 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/slight-obsession.html My junior year of high school I started making jewelry. I started out with some random beads I had and some broken jewelry of my moms. At first all I made Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:15:18 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/i-need-dragons.html I've decided to add a line to my chain maille jewelry which will include a dragon on each piece. Now I need dragons. I've found some I like at Fire Mountain Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:09:54 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-163.html Jewelry Business Success News, Issue 163 - 5 tips for being a jewelry artist who sells more, suggestions for wholesale jewelry supplies, evolving when you have a successful jewelry line, pearlicious bib necklace, sleeping girl pocket-watch locket, jewelled skeletons from the 1600's, and much more. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:54 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/five-tips-for-being-a-jewelry-artist-who-sells-more.html Help customers understand the work that goes into your products I began with jewelry parties with friends. Since I have a unique product and somewhat Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:19:55 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/why-i-went-into-jewelry-business.html My name is Linda Aliogo, I live in Lagos, Nigeria. I have been creating and designing jewelries since 2007. I make this jewelries simply because I enjoy Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:17:13 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/give-customers-a-shopping-space-in-your-booth.html My booth is set up in a U-shape with a section of it being on a flat table near by me, where I also lay out a few pieces of jewelry. When a customer seems Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:10:53 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/suggestions-for-wholesale-jewelry-supplies.html Hello, I am planning to continue my handmade jewelries here in the States. By the way, I came from the Philippines. I went to the wholesaler beads in Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:10:52 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/difficulty-finding-a-source-for-big-bails-and-end-caps.html I have been braiding horsehair for several years but I'd like to make some horsehair bracelets. I am having trouble finding end caps and bails along with Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:42:28 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/simple-and-effortless.html If you do not want to spend so much on packaging, then this might help. I actually tried it and liked it! Get the transparent resealable packs and add Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:15:54 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/i-am-too-overwhelmed-with-inventory-to-price-my-work-correctly.html I started making jewelry a couple of years ago and have created quite a few pieces not to mention have purchased a multitude of items (beads, crystals, Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:56:43 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/do-it-your-self-jewelry-card-and-hole-punches.html I just bought the Easy Earring Card Hole Punch set for $56 and it broke the first time I used it. I was wary over buying another set knowing it may break Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:25:40 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/combining-packaging-and-display-of-jewelry.html Hello. I love this site! I'm new to selling my jewelry and have a question. I do a lot of craft fairs. I'm looking at a way to combine display and Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:21:40 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-162.html Jewelry Business Success News, Issue 162 - selling jewelry at juried art fairs, pantone color of the year 2012, mod podge necklace stand, copper cuff exploration, wire and stained glass earrings, keeping your jewelry business simple, make a seed bead Christmas tree, and much more. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:04:22 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/selling-jewelry-at-juried-art-fairs.html Choose Fairs Carefully I only participate in juried art fairs with a known history, good attendance (numbering in the thousands, not hundreds), and which Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:40:10 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/card-stock-punches.html Where can I find a punch that will cut a u-shape into cardstock? I'm looking for something that will give me a professional look on my packaging of a Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:07:04 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/turtle-mountain-glass.html Hello, Thank you for the opportunity to submit my story. It goes like this: I am a long time glassblower who was working on a jewelry line to present Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:46:01 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/jewelry-designer1.html Visibility of my Jewelry. I have a website now but having a chance for people to see it is been hard. I do well at craft shows but most shows being so Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:19:26 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/popular-freebie-with-purchase.html Who doesn't love a free gift with a purchase? During this prime holiday business season, I offer a free pair of cute little 'ear hugs' with a specified Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:00:25 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/adding-wholesale-jewelry.html Hi, everyone. I am really thinking about adding wholesale jewelry to my collection. I read a previous post about it but I do not know how to get started. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:59:16 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/good-books-on-starting-a-jewelry-business.html Hi, everyone! Quick question: any suggestions on good books to purchase on how to start a jewelry business? I have been reviewing this site and it has Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:58:18 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-161.html Jewelry Business Success News, Issue 161 - saving hours of time your jewelry display setup, making jewelry with copper pipe, designing your customers jewelry shopping experience, planning for Facebook success, jewelry display idea that's also a great gift to make for girls, profiting by helping people give the gift of jewelry-making. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:38:12 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/planning-for-facebook-part-2.html In the first part of Planning for Facebook we covered the importance of organizing your status updates according to categories of information. This approach Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:02:15 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/planning-for-facebook-part-1.html How to post a steady stream of exciting and engaging status updates without running out of things to say. Organize the different flows of information about Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:00:16 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/getting-my-pendants-seen-by-the-right-audience.html My silver pendants are modern and made with semi-precious stones which are often asymmetrical or rough, but chosen well for their appeal. I have come Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:54:40 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/designing-your-customers-jewelry-shopping-experience.html Captivate Your Customers One of my best ideas came from seeing another artist demonstrate a painting technique.  She always drew a crowd and her sales Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:35:55 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/i-make-and-sell-jewelry-online.html I like to purchase my jewelry online from places like Etsy and jewelry makers' websites because I like one of a kind purchases. I don't want to wear what Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:14:01 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/tips-for-selling-jewelry-at-shows.html A booth/display theme that matches your style I have an earthy, a little bit rustic, a little bit funky and a whole lot eclectic style to my work. So Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:44:14 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/jewellery-studio.html Hello, The effort you have put here of creating this website and patronizing the people with so much refined,practical and in depth knowledge of the jewelry Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:41:37 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/have-an-earring-lunch-plus-four-more-jewelry-business-ideas.html Have an Earring Lunch Usually I sell at juried craft shows and online, but I've gotten creative in the recent past. One of my favorite tips is to have Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:37:44 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/how-to-sell-your-art-your-brand-and-yourself-at-shows.html Doing shows and promoting one's work has one secret ... there are no rules! It's a trial and error process, but here's a few things I've learned over the Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:57:35 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/oh-the-details.html After having just read the page on how to manage the less exciting aspects of trying to run a jewelry business, I have to say that its those details that Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:56:42 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/newsletter-160.html Jewelry Business Success News, Issue 160 - 6 tips for better craft shows, fabric covered button ring tutorial, creating your own jewelry shopping events, using vases as jewelry displays, spring 2012 color trend report. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:44:13 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/too-old-to-be-a-starving-artist.html I'm 50, single and my son is off to college (don't worry...this is not a personal ad!). I've had a successful corporate career for the past 25 years - Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:54:43 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/create-your-own-exclusive-jewelry-shopping-events.html The most successful jewelry shopping events I've had are held in my design studio or private trunk shows in customers' homes. Each of these types of events Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:13:16 GMT http://www.home-jewelry-business-success-tips.com/6-tips-for-better-craft-shows.html 1. Packing the night before Street fairs often have early set up times and I am not a morning person! So I've gotten into the habit of packing up the Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:01:23 GMT