Sell your jewelry is the most comprehensive book on the market for starting a business selling handmade jewelry. This book teaches you how to turn a hobby into a full time career. Your will learn to: get started in business; think like a business person; convert your craft into a company; earn an income selling your jewelry; develop a defined style; create products people will buy; attract customers; buy supplies at wholesale discounts; increase your profits; increase the value of your jewelry; sell your jewelry in retail outlets; sell in direct to customer environments; find craft shows and street fairs; track your income and expenses.
A successful jewelry designer offers a practical guide to starting your business, selling your creations, and building your brand. To develop a successful jewelry line, designers have to be more than just creative artists—they have to understand the ins and outs of running a crafts business. Emilie Shapiro’s detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy, including: where to sell your work how to do small-scale production how to carry out market research and publicity how to price and present your pieces for greatest effect, and much more Includes photos
We’ve all been there—on the couch cocooned in blankets, puffy-eyed, clutching a pint of Chunky Monkey, and listening to “our song” on repeat as we alternate between fuming and crying. And because we’ve all been there, we’ve also all made the same promise to ourselves: we’re never going back. Annabel Acton’s Never Liked It Anyway is here to ensure that you keep that promise. Moving on today is about taking action, and taking it fast. It’s not about lying on a couch and talking it out with a therapist. It’s about throwing yourself back out there, back into the deep end, shaking off that breakup funk and bouncing back to your most fabulous self. After all, the best revenge is not revenge at all—it’s just being spectacularly you. Never Liked It Anyway is the very first breakup wreck-it-journal designed to unlock your super powers. It’s yours to play with, trash, love, abuse and use—and, of course, have fun with. It’ll get you moving, shaking, working, and twerking out of those breakup blues with a collection of quirky, quick, and future-focused challenges. It’ll shake things up and help you step outside your habitual patterns so there’s no room for moping! And it’ll entertain you with fascinating trivia about random things like heart metrics, tear production, and even the love lives of animals who definitely had it worse than you. Dry your eyes, save the ice cream for happier times, and pick up this book instead.
Are you looking for an exceptional business idea or a money making opportunity? Well, you've found it: start a gold buying business. Make money full-time, part-time, or even in your spare time. Work from home, at home, or anywhere you want. This is a versatile opportunity for men, women, wives, moms, and seniors alike. Investors can benefit too. Gold buyers buy and sell gold and silver items for profit. Some manage storefronts, while others are mobile; many host gold parties exclusively. Surely you ve noticed their cash for gold advertisements. Their invitations to easy money draw eager sellers in any economy. Therefore, successful gold buyers profit perpetually. There is only one problem. Nobody knows how to be a gold buyer except the professionals, and they guard their secrets. Enter Metal Man former successful gold buyer and, now, author. He wrote the manual, Secrets of a Successful Gold Buyer . In this groundbreaking guide Metal Man teaches the fundamentals and fine points, from testing methods to marketing your service. Along the way he shares personal stories, pertinent advice, and profit maximizing tactics. He even walks readers through a typical workday. This is much more than a how-to book. Consider it a cash for gold apprenticeship. Learn the insider secrets of gold buying, and discover its advantages. Don t pass up this unprecedented opportunity; cash in now with Secrets of a Successful Gold Buyer Learn more at www.BEAGOLDBUYER.com CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION 1-GOLD BUYER BASICS Three questions Gold varieties Silver varieties Bullion Coins 2-METAL MAN S STORY Metal Man s beginning and rise to success 3-THE GOLDEN RULE & MORE Understanding the customer Proven strategy to win customers An excellent business model 4-(SO SECRET I CAN T SAY IT HERE) Metal prices and the market The easiest way to turn a profit How to choose your buyer Delivery 5-BASIC EQUIPMENT Descriptions and recommendations regarding the few essential tools 6-ADVANCED EQUIPMENT Descriptions and recommendations regarding some optional tools 7-MARKINGS Specific meanings of gold and silver markings Where to find markings on various items 8-TESTING Reasons to test purity Primary examination Overview of acid tests Step-by-step instructions A note about results 9-CALCULATING VALUE Troy measurements Detailed instructions for calculating values of specific kinds of items A practice exercise 10-A WORKDAY WALK-THRU Overview of a typical workday Questions to ask your customer Questions customers ask An appointment from start to finish Handling calls Handling emails Selecting a meeting place Scheduling Reasons why some clients refuse to sell Paying the customer 11-ADVERTISING Shoestring marketing at a glance Advertising vs. promotion Your message and wording Unlocking the potential of various advertising tools Caution 12-PROMOTION Making the most of various promotional tools 13-MAXIMIZE YOUR PROFIT More items to buy More ways to buy More ways to resell Securing your future CONCLUSION APPENDIX A-COMMON WORLD BULLION COINS APPENDIX B-COMMON WORLD JUNK SILVER COINS APPENDIX C-US & INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES INDEX
How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Making Business is for creative, talented women who want to turn their passion for beautiful jewelry into a profitable sideline or full-time business. Selling and making jewelry is one of the more high-margin craft businesses and with the right approach to sales and a stylish look, one can develop a devoted following. In addition to the essentials common to the series, this book also includes information on pricing jewelry, setting up a Web site, and how to get celebrity attention.
Annotation. Ancient Roman engraved rings, eye miniature love tokens, an Art Deco aquamarine and diamond brooch ...Anne Schofield unlocks the cabinets in her exclusive Sydney antique jewellery shop in Queen Street, Woollahra and reveals the favourite pieces of jewellery she has bought, sold and collected over 50 years. From world-famous designers to eccentric collectors, in this very personal book Australia's best-known antique jewellery expert shares the fascinating stories behind a stunning array of jewellery.
The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning
Jewellery styles were influenced by wars, the economy, events like the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, and the growth of industrialisation. Sentiment was reflected in hair jewellery made from a loved one's hair, lockets containing family pictures, and pins bearing names and catch-phrases of importance to their period. This book gives you the historical background, the periods' fashion trends, and detailed descriptions of popular jewels, so you can have an even greater appreciation for the pieces in your collection. The book also includes information about: How jewellery is manufactured; How to determine what kind of metal an item is made from; Determining whether a stone is synthetic; A listing of maker's marks to help you identify and date pieces.
"The book examines a series of practical goldsmithing projects, each of which has been successfully completed by student goldsmiths using its instructions ... The creation of rings, chains, bracelets, earrings, and clasps, the use of specialized tools, as well as hand positions, movements, and technical data are described in lucid text and demonstrated with an abundance of detailed color photos"--Cover.
Queen Victoria of Great Britain made a tremendous impact on the world, so much so that the era of her reign was given her name. Items from the Victorian period have a reputation for beauty and elegance, which is why they are such popular collectibles. This one-of-a-kind reference covers the beautiful jewelry of the Victorian Age, from 1837 to 1901. Gemologist C. Jeanenne Bell offers collectors this fascinating all-color exploration of the illustrious age and the elegant jewelry that is produced. &break;&break;Decade by decade, Bell reveals how the fashion of the time influenced the style of jewelry, and how innovations in manufacturing affected jewelry production. Jewelry listings provide current marketplace values, and also cover American and French jewelry styles from the time. Over 1,000 color pictures and illustrations convey the true beauty of Victorian era jewelry it produced.
