Jewelry News Around the Web
Barbara Barbec is keeping tabs on the new controversial Orphan Works Copyright Bill. Check out her site for the latest on this important issue.
Land of Odds has posted the winners of its Ugly Necklace Contest. It is amazing how ugly these are!
A relatively new blog has started called the Handmade Network. April is a stay-at-home mom who was looking for a business to run while being able to promote the work of fellow artists.
Beading Daily has a video up demonstrating fusing techniques used for making head pins, worth a watch.
Bead and Button have teamed up with International Society of Glass Beadmakers and are promoting a design contest where you show how you incorporate lampwork beads into your jewelry designs. You can find the application on-line. The deadline is August 15th.
Margot Potter fills us in on her trip to New York, which included bead shopping as well as cruise through the Jewelry Arts Show.
MyCraftivity has a free downloadable metal clay stamped bracelet project posted. Looks great and seems pretty easy too.
Not new but definitely worth reading is a post over on Average Jane Crafter with loads and loads of craft business links to explore.
Comments
What timing Tammy: I just read your article on using blogs to promote your jewelry and guess what??? I just spent several hours opening an online jewelry store showing some of my handmade, handcrafted wirewrapped pieces I have created. Take a look and see what you think and let me know–if you have time. I belong to the jewelrymaking forum and I am going to let a few folks there what I have just done–hope they will hop over and take a peak and post some comments about the store and whatever.
Thanks for the article
wirewrapper aka annette
Hi Tammy,
Great story and very inspiring.My Husband and I are also developing a similiar business.We make custom jewelery with PMC.While our work is good I must say there are far more talented artists out there.We have however do have a niche in creating custom molds and patterns for PMC.The quality is good enough to imprint photographs in silver.Our molds are built to customer specifications and are very inexpensive.Its amazing how one path leads to another.
Hi Tammy, I have been enjoying your articals for a few months now and you have helped me in all kinds of areas of my new online store. Take a peak! Thanks
Great links and information! Thank you, Tammy