Jewelry Show Time!

Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the beauties that I'll have out.

Bring a friend, and recieve a special gift. :)

The Home Jewelry Business Success Resource

I haven't had nearly enough time to look over this website, but it looks like an AMAZING resource for jewelry makers everywhere. =*^.^*= If you take a look, let me know what you think about this site on this post's comments! <3!

A Few More Great Tips & Tricks

smilingsoul asked about "learning the promo techniques used by higher end jewelers." And she got some fabulous responses. =^.^= To read more, click here.

And more about jewelery...

soap asks us jewelery designers to do a few things. Here are her requests:
"please
-photograph your pieces(s) modeled (live person or facsimile)
-provide dimensions (too) in your listings (metric, imperial, i don't care)
- photograph your piece in its entirety
- at least one photo of your piece hanging

i buy jewel(lery) and even with the dimensions listed (i'm conversant in metric or imperial), it's hard to tell
(1) relative dimensions from just a close-up
(2) how a piece hangs without the above pics


also - if you say "silver," i'd like to know - are you talking fine, sterling (.925), plated or other?"

and a link to the original forum thread. =^.^=

Necklace display tutorial

rebecca404 rocks my SOCKS with this *awesome* tutorial she posted in the Etsy forums. It's innovative, recycles cardboard, and looks great! What more can you want from a necklace display? =*^.^*= Thanks for sharing rebecca404! (You should check out her Etsy Shop- she's got some gorgeous pendants!).

Here's a picture of her handmade displays. =^.^=


rebecca404 also submitted her tutorial to Jewelry Display Ideas. *grins* Here's the link to her tutorial there, too!

A plea to jewelry sellers: Photos

Posted by finnau in the Etsy forums-
"
A plea from an Etsy jewelry addict to all those of you who sell jewelry here: Please, whenever possible, include photos of someone *wearing* the jewelry. Seeing an item on a nice outdoorsy or artsy backdrop doesn't help me to picture how this thing is going to look on me, which is my #1 criterion for buying. Rings and earrings often look quite different on a person than they do lying on a table. This issue is especially important for items that are unique or funky - it can be hard to picture quite how they're going to work. I have definitely given up on items because I couldn't get a good enough sense of them from the photo, and didn't want to be bothered contacting the seller to get more information. Good photos make it easier for shoppers to fall in love.
"

Some great advice finnau! I'll have to find another model, myself. =*^.^*= Also note, there's more advice from your fellow Etsyians in that thread! *grins*

costume jewelry glossary

Another great post by gemmafactrix! Click here for the glossary. =*^.^*=

Original forum post here.

Jump Ring Help & Soldering

hundredsofsparrows started this forum thread asking for help making sure that jump rings are secure. It's got some great advice!

DownToTheWireDesigns started this forum thread titled, "So you want to try your hand at soldering?", which is a fabulous tutorial and a materials list all in one.