Photographing Jewellery to Sell

by Basia Rempelt

So, you’ve got your jewellery made, looking fabulous and shouting “sell me, sell me”. It would be good to have a nice image of it too!

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How to Arrive at the Perfect Price

by Natalia Colman

Natalia has had a passion for jewellery all her life and I uses it extensively in her fashion styling work. She has a vast, personal collection of jewellery and first started making jewellery using crystals and polymer clay when she was 17 years old. Natalia’s area of expertise is metal clay, she teaches jewellery making using Art clay Silver and Art Clay Copper and is a certified Art Clay Instructor. Natalia’s articles and designs have appeared in many jewellery making magazines and she is Guest Designer on a Jewellery TV channel. Natalia has released two best selling DVDs about silver clay jewellery making; ‘Silver Clay Made Simple’ and ‘Further Adventures in Silver Clay’. Natalia’s website is www.silverclaycreations.co.uk

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How to Make Commercial Jewellery

by Eleanor Kirby

Eleanor is the Buying Director for fashion website Accessories Direct. It is her mission to source, create and select the best jewellery to sell on the Accessories Direct website.

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Designing a Jewellery Range to Sell

by Rena Klingenberg

How do you go about designing a jewellery range or collection for the upcoming season?

A collection should have at least one common element that relates the pieces to each other. For example – a theme, color, material, mood, etc. Or the pieces might be related by purpose – such as a bridal range, spiritual range, casual range, and so on.

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The Importance Of Pricing Your Jewellery Correctly

by Gary Capps

Thanks to Claire and the team at Beads Direct for running jewellery business week and inviting me to be a part of this great event that will help anyone wishing to be more successful in their jewellery making.

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Jewellery Business Insurance

by A1 Insurance Services Limited

If you are attending shows and craft fairs, the fair organisers will require evidence of public liability insurance which is easily sourced and provided by us.

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Starting a small business

by Andy Turner,

Partner, Mark J Rees

When you start to become self-employed it is very important that you comply with the requirements to register this with HM Revenue and Customs.  You can be self-employed in addition to a having full time job where you are an employee. 

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10 Things to Consider Before Turning Your Jewellery Hobby into a Business

by Rena Klingenberg

A lifelong love of earrings led Rena Klingenberg to start making her own jewellery. She has sold her work in nearly every way imaginable. She is the founder of a network of websites filled with creative ideas for making and selling jewellery. Her websites are gathering-places where jewellery artists share ideas, questions, answers, projects, and encouragement. Take a look at Rena’s websites:

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When does your hobby become a business?

by Jessica Rose

Young entrepreneur and Jewellery business guru Jessica Rose, Director of the London Jewellery School gives us her top tips on setting up in business with a focus on when your beloved hobby or new-found skill becomes a business…

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Welcome to Jewellery Business Week!

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