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Tag Archives: jewelry making
Pricing Your Jewelry
One of the most frequent questions I get is how jewelry is priced. This isn’t an easy question. Jewelry pricing is often a mystery even to those of us who have been in the trade for years. It’s easy to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Sales
Tagged jewelry making, jewelry pricing guidelines, pricing jewelry
Sales and Remembering Who You are
As we start the new year, I want to emphasize a fact often overlooked by artists and artisans. And that is, sales, properly approached, can actually be fun. When I ran the gallery, I loved selling jewelry. I loved seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Sales
Tagged jewelry making, jewelry making skills, jewelry sales, sales
Crimps Ruin this Necklace Design
I named this little company “Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing” for a reason. I wanted to distinguish it from other types of pearl and bead stringing, specifically the all-too-widespread practice of teaching one technique, such as using crimps, and then … Continue reading
Posted in Jewelry Design, Manufacturing Tips
Tagged crimps, findings, jewelry design, jewelry making, jump rings, wire
Beading and Pearl and Bead Stringing
Pearl and bead stringing is a niche in the jewelry making trade. So, too, is beading. This can lead to some confusion because although they are distinct niches, the terms are often used interchangeably. Beading refers to jewelry that is … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Gemstones, Jewelry Design
Tagged beading, jewelry making, making jewelry, pearl and bead stringing, seed beads