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Archive for November, 2007

My handcrafted earring display racks are now available for purchase on Etsy!

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Please check out my new series of pins!

Red Bronze “Peepish” Pin

Red Bronze “Sheepish” Pin
 

Red Bronze “Fishy” Pin
I made these pins is a small batch with the lost wax casting process. The original design was created by me using Adobe Photoshop. Then the image is sent off to be etched on an aluminum plate. After I [...]

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Benefit of Etsy Forums:

Not just for Etsy members
I have found the Etsy forums to be an extremely useful resource for talking about anything craft related, not solely about Etsy, but about selling arts/crafts in general.
I would definitely check out their forums, there are many people in the forums at all times of the day which [...]

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Please go check out my NEW Online Store at Etsy.
I will be adding more items daily!

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This post was excerpted from Cozy Cat Scarves Blog
1. Handmade products are unique. Do you really want the same scarf, mug, earrings, necklace or other item that 20,000 other people have? Of course not! Handmade items are always unique, even if they are the same type of product because they are not made by machines [...]

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I found this great post about running a successful home show with your handcrafted jewelry!
“Once you decided to have a home show, what else needed to be done? What tips can you offer others who might want to try a home show?
Increase inventory. Have a lot of choices. If someone wants the last piece [...]

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Are you wondering what type of torch to use to do jewelry soldering? Possibly casting? Maybe precious metal clay (PMC)? Please check out this wonderfully informative article at Jewelry Artist Magazine (formerly Lapidary Journal).
“Heat is the catalyst and gas is the fuel that boosts the torch to perform this alchemy. A basic [...]

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