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Making and Selling Jewelry for Valentine's Day - Please Help  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'...

Planning for Facebook - Part 2  In the first part of Planning for Facebook we covered the importance of organizing your status updates according to categories of information. This approach ...

Planning for Facebook - Part 1  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 ...

How to Clean Argentium Sterling Silver Jewelry  Argentium is a fabulous new alloy of Sterling Silver. In place of some of the copper of the traditional alloy, it contains a metaloid called Germanium,...

List of Fundraising Ideas  A Roundup of Ways to Use Your Jewelry to Make the World a Better Place


I put together this list of fundraising ideas to help you brainstorm ways ...

To Teach or Not to Teach...  So for the past 3 years I have been working very hard to create my line of jewelry, Earjeans, and I am both very proud and very protective of it.

I'...

Are You an Artist?  I just attended an exhilarating conference in Detroit hosted by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center, titled "Rust Belt to Artist Belt III". This conference ...

Poll: Cuff or Bangle? What Do You Prefer?  Just taking a poll!

What is your preference - Cuff or Bangle?

How wide do you like your bracelets?

Do you stack them up your arm, or just wear ...

Keeping Prices Affordable  Hi Everyone,

I was hoping to post these as a way of showing how I can keep my jewelry prices 'affordable'.

Last month at our County Fair, I purchased ...

Starting a Jewellery Business with Encouragement from Friends  I don't know what it is about beads. All I know is it didn't take me long to discover the joy and overwhelming 'addiction' to beading.

I eat, drink ...

Making Gold Jewelry More Affordable  With the soaring price of gold and no indication that the prices will go down, prices have only escalated on gold jewelry. This translates into hesitation ...

Jewelry Business Insurance in Canada - What Do I Need to Know?  I live in Canada and would love to get into making jewellery as a business and not just as presents for family and friends.

I have looked all over but ...

Getting Cheap or Free Supplies for Making Jewelry  Here are several ways to get cheap or free supplies for making jewelry.

As with most free things, you'll need to invest a bit of your time and cleverness ...

Accused of Stealing Ideas, and Received a Menacing Fake Jewelry Order  In a world where we can come upon components and jewelry making tools anywhere from Michaels to eBay, it's very possible that like-minded artistic people ...

What is Your Jewelry Business Pet-Peeve?  I thought it would be kind of fun to find out what the biggest or most common Pet-Peeve is among Home Based Jewelers.

I have two.

My first Pet-Peeve ...

Inventorying Bulk and Mixed Jewelry Supplies  I am in the process of starting a jewelry business but I'm not sure how to inventory certain items. I purchased some of my beads and findings as a mix ...

16 Year Old Jeweller  I have just turned 16, and have been making and selling jewellery for three years now, and I am looking to selling my merchandise in less local markets....

Business Cards on the Cheap  I will soon be setting up shop on Etsy, but was impatient to get some business cards out to friends.

Right now I only have a blog, but I wanted to get ...

What Qualifies as "Handcrafted" Jewelry?  Jewelry artists can purchase bails, crimps, earring posts and other findings to create their jewelry pieces.

They can buy beads and string the artwork....

How to Define My Jewelry Style?  I'm trying to look at my jewelry and define the type of style it is. I mostly work in sterling silver and set cabochon stones into pendants, earrings ...

ProPay - Transactions at Shows and Parties  I've been using ProPay to accept credit card payments for my jewelry for several years.

Readers often ask me these questions about using ProPay:

How ...

Jewelry Business License or Permit  What do I need for permits or taxes for selling jewelry? Do I need a license or somehow obtain an official "business" form from the government? I searched ...

I need a jewelry business plan, please  I have been searching the web for a handcrafted jewelry business plan template that I, or anyone starting out can use to base their business plan on. Do ...

A Jewelry Find from a Fishing Trip  Jewellery and fine arts in general, have always been a great passion to me. It comes with me wherever I go and yes, even when I am travelling during my ...

More information on pricing  Your information on pricing is interesting.

Getting started in the jewelry business  I like the tips on your site.

What is the Going Rate to Give for 14ky Scrap Gold?  With gold at 1000 an oz what should I be giving to my customers for their scrap gold per gram?

Answer:
How Much to Pay for Scrap Gold
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Setting Up a Jewelry Studio  Can you direct me to a book or video that gives information on how to set up a jewelry making studio? I'm adding a room to my house for my studio and although ...