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The Art of Jewelry Designing

By on Sunday, May 20th, 2012 | No Comments

Jewelry Designing is slowly catching up as the latest in the arts and crafts world. Working with the glittering stones and metals has become a popular profession and a career as a jewelry designer has become a rewarding one. It helps in showcasing your efficiency and creativity with the most popular metal in the world, gold, and also different other metals like silver and platinum and their combination with the different precious stones and semi-precious stones, providing a beautiful and enchanting creations.

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Selling Your Handmade Jewelry

By on Saturday, November 26th, 2011 | No Comments

You’ve created beautiful pieces and now you’re thinking about selling your handmade jewelry. The only problem is, you’re new to the entire world of selling. Or maybe you’ve made some gorgeous works of art, attempted to sell and it didn’t go so well.

You’re thinking of throwing in the towel. Before you get started or give up, there are some key strategies you need to know. For the sake of convenience, we’ll talk about strategies for online jewelry markets where you can have repeated sales.

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Kirstie’s Handmade Britain Episode 1

By on Thursday, October 20th, 2011 | No Comments

Just in time for the run up to Christmas, Kirstie’s handmade Britain returns to our screens as Kirstie Allsop tries her hand at all manners of crafts in which she is taught by the experts. It would be fair to say that Kirstie Allsop is becoming to crafts, what Nigella Lawson is to cooking, both coming from the British upper classes and both willing to give anything a go.

This is a preview of Kirstie’s Handmade Britain Episode 1. Read the full post (532 words, 1 image, estimated 2:08 mins reading time)
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Ideas for Handmade Jewelry Designs

By on Sunday, October 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Creating is one part, but coming up with ideas for handmade jewelry designs is another. You don’t want to put out the same stuff that you see almost everywhere. That’s not what sells. What sells are the items that grab attention.

They’re so unique that people can’t just walk away from them. You already know that many jewelry makers put together beautiful bracelets, anklets, necklaces and earrings. So how are you going to make your designs be noticed above all those other ones?

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Making Handmade Gemstone Jewelry

By on Monday, July 11th, 2011 | No Comments

The choices rank into the hundreds of thousands when it comes to materials for making handmade gemstone jewelry. You’ll find that you have a huge selection of beads in colors ranging from black, to clear to every other color you can imagine.

These gemstones will vary in the sizes, the shapes and the feel of the beads. They can be either precious or semi-precious stone. The difference is in the stone and is reflected in the price of the stone. Diamonds, emeralds and rubies are a few examples of precious stones. Topaz, garnets and opals are examples of semi-precious stones.

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How to Make Beaded Handmade Jewelry

By on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Learning how to make beaded handmade jewelry is easy even for those with absolutely no previous experience. You can create your own designs once you know how or you can follow a pattern.

Some people started beading jewelry just for their own use, wore the pieces and got asked to make items for others which led to a business making and selling the jewelry. When a hobby that you love turns into a way to make money, that’s always an added bonus.

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My Handmade Crystal Jewelry Tips

By on Thursday, June 9th, 2011 | No Comments

Deciding that you want to submerge yourself in the world of handmade crystal jewelry is one of the best decisions you’ll ever make.  When you hear other jewelry makers talking about crystal, they’re probably referring to quartz crystal.

In crystals, you’ll find a world of fascination and endless supply of beauty. You’ll find a plethora of shapes and both soft and brilliant colors to make exquisite jewelry that people will clamor to buy from you.

There are many ways to save money when you’re designing and sell your own jewelry. However, skimping on the quality of crystal isn’t one area that you need to skimp. Buy the finest crystals available.

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  • Kirstie’s Homemade Home

    For your ideal guide to making your own crafts at home this is the perfect choice.

    I love this book and regularly read it for extra inspiration, it is packed full of worthwhile arts and crafts for you to do either for your own leisure or as a business opportunity. As many of my readers are aware Kirstie is a busy working mum and she still likes to spend time putting together beautiful crafts with her children. Not to mention the savings you can make by making presents for friends and families.

    Think for a moment how much money you spend on birthday and christmas presents and how something unique and personal would be much better!!

    You can find out more about Kirstie's Homemade Home by either clicking here or clicking on the picture.