Saturday, May 31, 2008

Sell Your Handmade Jewelry Crafts Online

From beginners to experienced handmade jewelry designers, you can make and sell your products online. Get the satisfaction of creating beautiful jewelry that pleases your customers. Offer specials to wedding parties, or sell one item that you specialize in such as rosary bracelets, earrings, necklaces, ankle bracelets or complete sets. There are so many types of jewelry that you can easily make yourself, you will be amazed.
When selling your gems, whether natural or synthetic gems, remember that color helps determine the beauty and value of your handmade jewelry. You can find jewelry making supplies, swarovski crystals, natural or synthetic gemstones at a variety of craft stores and online stores, such as Fire Mountain Gems.
You can create your own ecommerce website easily with host such as instantestore, which is very user friendly, and offers a 30 day free trial, or Ebay stores and auctions, as well as Yahoo or Amazon. Also you should search online for upcoming craft events to list your products.
MagazineEstore sells many jewelry crafts magazine subscriptions that offer great information for making and selling your handmade jewelry crafts, such as:
Simply Beads Magazine Subscription:
Simply Beads offers nearly 100 pages of new Bead patterns in an oversized perfect bound format. Simply Beads Magazine shows you how to create your own jewelry projects, scrapbooks, afghans and will boost your own creativity.
Bead And Button Magazine Subscription:
Bead and Button Magazine is dedicated to helping all Bead and Button enthusiasts with creative projects and providing collectible information. Know where to shop for all your beading projects.
Bead Style Magazine Subscription:
Bead Style Magazine features 30 plus Jewelry Projects for beginners to seasoned bead experts. Each design in Bead Style includes colorful step by step photos and simple instructions for making great necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Bead Style Magazine makes projects fun, fast and easy, with simple techniques that help capture your own imagination.
Art Jewelry Magazine Subscription:
Art Jewelry Magazine features great wire metal and precious clay projects for artists at all skill levels. Learn new techniques try new materials or get ideas for your own projects with Art Jewelry Magazine Subscription.
Jewelry Crafts Magazine Subscription:
Jewelry Crafts Magazine gives you dozens of Jewelry making Project ideas. Profiles of successful Jewelry Artists.
by Janie Hotchkiss

Jewelry Making Money Savers - Use eBay to Find Cheap Beads

Do you know where to find the best prices for your beads and other jewelry supplies? Like me, I'm sure you have your favorite stores, both offline and online.
In the online world, for beads and parts that are fairly common, there are many wholesale jewelry supply stores where you can find what you are looking for.
However, there are times when you might want to find something that is a little more unusual, or not very popular. Remember that stores mostly focus on selling what is "hot." They need to sell in volume to make money. That means that out of all the possible beads available out there in the world, they can only offer a small percentage of those.
Where do you go to find the unusual stuff, or beads that are no longer being sold by jewelry supply stores? I always try the auction sites, especially eBay since it is the biggest, to see if other jewelry artists are selling off any of their inventory.
If you haven't used eBay before I recommend that you head over there and check it out. There are a ton of beads and other jewelry making supplies being offered at all times on eBay. And eBay can be fun (and a little addictive!) to use since you are bidding against others to try to win what you want to buy.
A word of caution. Make sure you have a good idea what the value is of the parts you are bidding on. Sometimes folks get so caught up in the emotion of the auction process that they lose their common sense and pay way too much for what they want.
Happy searching!
by Eri Attebery

Friday, May 30, 2008

Custom Jewelry - A Timeless Classic

Custom jewelry has been popular for decades now. This type of jewelry has been used among children in giving who will engrave their names on that special ring, necklace or bracelet.
Don't think that custom jewelry is always just a cheap piece of jewelry. While it can be some simple jewelry supplies like beads, letters or other inexpensive materials, it can also be rhinestones or birthstones strung together on a gold chain, making a very elegant one-of-a kind piece.
Of course, one of the most popular ways custom jewelry is used is as a kit for children. You can find these jewelry sets at any of the major retailers. They include all sorts of beads, gems, rhinestones that can be strung together as earrings, necklaces, and other types of jewelry.
Many times they can be given as a gift to a favorite teacher, or to a grandparent or mother. My daughter has gotten together with her friends and had a jewelry party of sorts. Making and exchanging all types of different jewelry has made for many fun overnight parties. You can even have a red hat society jewelry holiday.
These custom jewelry sets make great Christmas or birthday ideas. Just about any girl would love to receive a jewelry kit as a gift.
Creating jewelry is fun for kids and adults as well. It builds creativity and makes gift giving easy. Try having a red hat society jewelry holiday sometime. If you've been looking for the perfect gift, a custom jewelry kit could be your answer.
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by Terry_Edwards

Where to Find Jewelry Making Supplies

If you want to make your own jewelry at home as a hobby, you need to find your own jewelry making supplies online so you can put together the trinkets you want without spending a lot of money. Handmade jewelry is the most beautiful you can own because it's made by a caring person - and it's a piece of art. Luckily, jewelry making supplies are easy to find on the Internet.
Simply do a search for "jewelry making supplies" and you should come across tons of sites that sell exactly what you need for low prices. In fact, if you're into making handmade jewelry, you'll have more choice than you'd expect, and will need to take some time sifting through the different stores and their wares.
It's easy and inexpensive to make handmade jewelry at home, and it can be a lot of fun if you like to get creative. It makes a great gift for yourself or family and friends, and you can even turn your hobby into another form of income by selling your handmade jewelry online or locally.
By getting your hands on the right jewelry making supplies from the beginning, it's possible to put together some items that will last for years, especially if you find amazing, high-quality jewelry-making kits.
If you visit craft supplies sites you can get more than just materials for your creations. You can find kits that help you with patterns and to design ideas. You should also purchase a book on making beaded jewelry to help you along the way. It's easy to find books on the topic because craft supply stores have tons of them for sale on a regular basis.
Learn some of the terminology before you get into making beaded jewelry as well. Learn about where you can find clasps, metal rings, and earring posts. Making silver jewelry is a particular subject you may want to familiarize yourself with if you're going to get into the hobby of making jewelry at home. Silver necklaces and other accoutrements can make amazing gifts and keepsakes for those you love.
Other supplies you may need, in addition to the actual beads for the jewelry, include tools, pliers, glue, clasps, and other items such as containers to hold the various supplies, and bead boards to stay organized.
If you look in both online and local stores you should be able to find exactly what you're looking for, as far as supplies are concerned. Compare prices to find the best deals, and browse as many stores and items as possible.
When you purchase kits, the whole process from start to finish will be much easier. You won't have to worry about forgetting supplies, and most kits are fairly reasonably priced. Also, the kits are available for a wide range of different jewelry-making, so you won't run out of ideas to try. If you're buying online, don't forget to factor the cost of shipping into the price calculations.
by Garry_L._Neale