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Avoid Risky Trends with Forever Lasting Jewelry Statements
by Joy Jewlr on Dec.11, 2009, under Business Tips, Jewelry Trends
Some trends manage to last an entire fashion season while others come and go so quickly that they are never to be seen or heard of again. Butterfly hair clips, Spice Girl paraphernalia, mood rings, and other frivolous trends not only retire from our wardrobes but also from our memories. Sad but true, some trends are never meant to last.
When jewelry shopping for a loved one, the last thing we want is for our gift to be forgotten, worthless, or worse, at a garage sale. We want our gift to be worn and cherished; we want it to have special meaning so it can last forever.
So, how do you buy a fashionable piece of jewelry that will look beautiful and last forever? To ensure that your jewelry picks and gifts will truly last a lifetime, avoid risky trends with these simple tips.
First, shop for significance. A celebration band for a graduation gift will have far more meaning than a cool wristwatch.
Second, shop with class. Avoid some of the bizarre and borderline tacky trends by sticking with the classics. Gold and silver will always be in style as opposed to colorful beads, which may only be worn once or twice. In this case, a classic diamond is always forever; proving, that less is more beautiful.
Third, and finally, shop with love. It’s a no-brainer that when you put your heart into something, the results are always beautiful. When you take the time to personalize a special gift, you know that it will be cherished – and perhaps even worn – forever.
Checkout more such personalized jewelry on Jewlr.
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Jewelry Business Tips – Trunk Shows Rock!
by jessejamesbeads on Nov.24, 2009, under Business Tips
A few weeks ago, the company that I work for decided to offer our Fashion-Inspired Bead Strands to several bead stores on consignment. “What a wonderful idea,” I thought. Consigning lets these bead shops can test out a new innovative product at no risk.
I sent consignment information to our “Bead Shops” list of friends, and crossed my fingers that someone would be interested. Guess what? Within a few hours of sending the info out, I had several responses curious to see what the Jesse James Beads’ “Trunk Show” was all about.
Trunk Show? Oh yes, consigning in the beading world is called a Trunk Show! (my A-Ha moment)
I’ve now learned that many bead shops participate in consignment “Trunk Show” offers. Here is how they work:
- A bead shop gets a shipment of a company’s product in at no upfront cost
- The bead shop sells the product for a set amount of days
- At the end of the trunk show/consignment term, the shop can choose to keep or send back unwanted product.
- The bead shop pays only for the beads they keep, leaving them only with profit if they send the company’s product leftovers back.
What a wonderful way to try out a new product or company without any risk whatsoever!
Jesse James Beads Fashion-Inspired Strands are unique in concept and design. They are completely innovative – No other company offers mixed Czech strands in color combinations inspired by fashion trends. But because our product lines are so different-from-the-norm, bead shops feel they could be risky. Praise be to The Trunk Show, aka the Risk Eraser! Bead shops now get to assess the revenue opportunities of a new product (without worry of it not working out). The Trunk Show lets the customers decide whether a product is worth stocking. If the beads sell well, buy more. If they don’t, return the leftovers and keep the product. Trunk Shows Rock!
How can you make a “Trunk Show” type of business offer work for your company? Whether you create jewelry, sell beads, resell beads, or just enjoy reading this blog! Is there someway that you can take the trunk show concept and use it to introduce new people to the work you do and love?
If you haven’t seen our Fashion-Inspired Czech Strands, please peruse! Do check ‘em out…
With So Much Love to You and Yours,
Sarah James
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Personalized Jewelry – The Perfect Gift
by Joy Jewlr on Nov.24, 2009, under Business Tips, Jewelry Trends
She unravels the ribbon, opens the box, and beams with delight. She immediately puts it on and says “I love it, I love it, I love it” over and over. You’ve just given her the perfect necklace. You’ve just given her the utmost absolute perfect gift.
…If only every reaction were like this.
Shopping for jewelry can be hard, especially when there are so many different stores, styles, and brands to choose from. With such a wide selection of jewelry out there, picking out that perfect gift can seem a little overwhelming and timely.
Message Bands
When picking out jewelry for a friend, family member or loved one…most of the time, we all want it to be just right. We want it to be special, significant and unique to both their style and personality. But because there are so many styles – rings, necklaces, bracelets and more – it’s easy to loose that special personal connection. Did I mention picking out that perfect gift can seem a little overwhelming?
Have no fear, because after some careful consideration and shopping-spree-frenzies we have the perfect solution for that perfect gift…Personalized Jewelry!
Birthstone Bracelet
Actually personalizing a gift for the one you love is not only considerably unique and special, it’s surprisingly easy. As jewelry lovers and designers, we all know that when it comes to giving a gift, unique jewelry means the most. So whether it’s a graduation, anniversary, birthday, Christmas, or just-because occasion you can be rest assured that personalized jewelry is that perfect gift.
Personalized Rings
At Jewlr we specialize in intricate and beautiful personalized jewelry at unbeatable prices. From name jewelry to classic family or couples rings, Jewlr offers an array of styles, which can all be personalized with birthstones, engravings, type of metal, and more.
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Getting started with Jewelry Making – Inspiration Ideas
by roberta on Nov.10, 2009, under Business Tips, Jewelry Making
Creating Jewelry to me was a hobby for a long time. During the economic crisis and because of health issues I had to change my life spending much time at home. Accustomed to the rhythms of my “lost” work and life very intense, I didn’t knew what to do with my time. And then I started to use this time to create new jewelry.
- The first thing was to get informed on trends and styles that were trendy, surfing the Net and looking for new inspirations.
- Then I subscribed to various magazines and purchased books that explained and illustrated techniques and materials.
- Visiting the sites of designers and craftsmen who were doing this work in a professional manner, was very useful too.
I started to apply what I learned. In the beginning – I was interested in too many subjects, types and techniques which resulted in wasting time, energy and materials in different experiments. I questioned myself, trying to identify what really I wanted to do.
Now I have fixed some steps to give an orientation to my work and this has allowed me to be clear not only about the starting point, but also about the goal to reach. I tried to use the work experience acquired over many years of decorating and art, studying art and drawing on this experience to create my own lines.
Part of the objects I create are commercial but always personal. This is my list by which I try to get inspiration from -
- Colors
- Favorite artists
- Favorite books
- Songs
- Poems
- Specific eras
- Opposites (good and bad, vices and virtues, white and black, etc.)
Whats your breakdown list when you plan to create something?
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Roberta Aiello
http://www.etsy.com/shop/medusa1307
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