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The biggest challenge for any jewelry designer is finding inspiration for new designs. Throughout this site you will find hundreds of ideas and tips to inspire you to design and create new jewelry pieces and how to add a creative flair to your designs that will give you an edge in the market place.
The following articles will assist you in learning to enhance your beading designs and beadwork creativity, with ideas and tips from making jewelry that will sell to finding new creative ways to market your jewelry. And if you haven't started selling your designs yet, then make sure you check out the articles on how to start a home based jewelry business.
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About Me: An Entrepreneurial Spirit I have had an entrepreneurial spirit since I was 15, have had 4 home businesses, exhibited in almost 100 craft shows, had 2 retail stores including a bead shop and served 20 years in the Armed Forces.
How to Design Your Own Jewelry Learn the art of jewelry design using the elements and principles of design including color theory, texture and balance. The importance of quality and the design process.
The Art of Color for Bead Jewelry Designers
Learning the art of color is a fascinating journey. In this section you'll learn about color theory and how color is made, how to use the color wheel to create stunning color combinations and the meaning and symbolism of color.
Bead Jewelry Designs - Inspiration and Innovation Need inspiration for your bead jewelry designs? Here you'll find new ideas for your jewelry designs that will give you an edge in the market place.
Bead Jewelry Making - Mastering the Production Process When bead jewelry making is your business, the two biggest profit factors to consider are the material and labour costs. Learn how to increase your profits significantly by controlling these two costs
Start a Business From Home Selling Jewelry Starting a business from home can be rewarding and profitable, Whether you're a weekend dabbler or a full-time jewelry designer, there's money to be made from your skills.
Pricing Jewelry For Profits
Are you pricing your jewelry for the biggest possible profits? Learning how to price your products or service properly is the key to profitability and requires much thought as well as computation. In this collection of articles we'll learn how to determine jewelry prices, the various costs involved, the psychology of pricing and how to increase profits.
Selling Your Design Jewelry at Craft Shows How to succeed at craft shows, how to find them and what to look for when selecting one. What you must do when applying to a juried show and get accepted!
Displaying Jewelry To Sell Displaying jewelry at craft shows must be distinctive enough to turn browsers into buyers. Learn the techniques of booth design and the effective use of display fixtures.
Selling Jewelry On The Internet
This section features articles about selling jewelry on the internet. You will learn about selling jewelry on your own website, how to sell jewelry on ebay and how to sell jewelry through social networking.
Market Bead Jewelry Kits and Designing Skills Discover how you can make big profits from your specialized know-how selling bead jewelry kits, your own bead jewelry pattern and teaching jewelry making workshops.
Resources and Books I will be constantly adding new resources that will help and guide you with starting and running your home jewelry business, as well as books, magazines and resources for inspiration and teaching you new techniques and jewelry making skills.
BEADS - Coming Soon!
"Every bead tells a story." As a bead jewelry designer you need to know your product and the materials used to create your designs. Knowing the history, symbolism and lore of beads, as well as the manufacturing process, and what makes a particular bead special will not only help finding design ideas but can also be used as a selling feature for your bead jewelry designs.
MAKE YOUR OWN BEADS - Coming Soon!
Can't find that perfect bead to make your bead necklace design dazzle? Want your bead jewelry designs to be totally original? Handcrafted beads will make your jewelry designs unique. Learn the variety of techniques in how to make your own beads.
BEAD STRINGING DESIGNS AND TECHNIQUES - Coming Soon!
There is a lot more to beading design jewelry than just stringing beads! Learn about the various stringing materials available and the different ways you can use them in your designs. Cool components can add that extra pizazz in your jewelry and learning the different ways to end your piece will help create a stunning design that will sell. You will also find lots of stringing techniques and ideas to get your creative spirit thinking.
WIRE BEAD JEWELRY DESIGNS AND TECHNIQUES - Coming Soon!
Wire jewelry making can take your design ideas to another level. Making wire wrapped jewelry... Learn how to use wire and beads to embellish pendants and focal beads. You will find articles on different wire jewelry techniques such as wire sculpture, wire art, wire twisting, free form wire weaving, how to use a wig jig and how to use wire to make your own findings.
