Monthly Archives: November 2008

Bead Jewelry Video Class: Three Stream Bracelet

  I just completed a new jewelry making video showing how to make what I call a Three Stream Bracelet.   This design uses a lot of bicone beads, round beads, and seed beads.   It is not a difficult … Continue reading

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How to Correctly Size Your Bracelets

  While you’re making a bracelet it can be a little stressful wondering if you are making it the right length.   Fortunately, there is a very useful and inexpensive tool called EZ Bracelet which makes it very easy to … Continue reading

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Bartering Your Jewelry During a Recession

  As we all know by now, the US economy and probably most every other economy in the world has fallen into a recession.   It’s been a while since there was a serious economic recession, but one thing’s for … Continue reading

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Sell More Jewelry by Taking Advantage of a Hot Trend

  Sometimes you see an idea that seems so obvious that you want to kick yourself for not thinking of it yourself.   Obviously, there has been a lot of excitement in recent months in the US about the presidential … Continue reading

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Focus on Your Jewelry Display to Sell More Jewelry

  There’s no doubt about it. When you set up a booth to sell your jewelry, your sales results will depend greatly on how your jewelry is displayed.   This may seem like common sense but when I think about many … Continue reading

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Selling Handmade Jewelry Made Easy: Just Wear It!

  One of the things I have always loved about the business of making and selling handcrafted jewelry is that I don’t have to actually do much selling.   All you have to do is wear your jewelry and as … Continue reading

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Bead Weaving Video Class: Framed Pendant

  I just finished creating a new video class where I show how to make a framed pendant.   The centerpiece of the design is a 16mm 1122 Swarovski Rivoli gemstone.   I then use 3mm 5301 bicone beads and … Continue reading

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Review of My Puffy Heart Video Class

  Yeah! My puffy heart video class received a very nice review!   I always get excited when a fellow jewelry maker compliments one of my videos.   Here’s a link to the review: Puffy Heart Review   If you … Continue reading

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Angel Rosebeads Helps the Healing Process

  I found this article yesterday and I thought it was so neat that this lady, Dianne Johnson, has found a way to use her jewelry making to help others heal, or commemorate very special events.   What she did … Continue reading

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Seed Bead and Clay Art by Madeline Kaczmarczyk

  Sometimes I’m just amazed by how creative jewelry artists can get.   I ran across a blog by jewelry artist Madeline Kaczmarczyk showing some of the incredible work she does by combining very intricate seed bead work with clay. … Continue reading

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