vintage costume jewellery

I am after suppliers of charms. like the ones on ebay the enamel silver plated ones.
we have so many birthdays, parties and events this year. I am going to make up wine glass ring sets, phone charms and zipper pullers. plus bookmarks.
i have looked at orientialtrading.com.

thanks so much in advance
I am hoping to find some online suppliers so I can shop while the children are asleep.

Here are some places

http://www.artbeads.com/charms.html
http://www.firemountaingems.com/charms.asp?navsrc=2
http://www.jewelrysupply.com/charm.html
http://www.charmfactory.com/

I have purchased from all of these online companies and was very pleased with each one.

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You can try looking at eBay auctions, vintage clothing stores, flea markets, secondhand stores, antique stores,etc. That’s where I tend to look. It usually requires a little footwork, but sometimes you can not only find what your looking for but a lot of other cool treasures to boot.

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We are a crafter familly!! trying to sell our items wholesale or retail. Could you help us the way to contact business or people who would like to sell?. Our web site: www.fairiesandelvescorp.com. Try: 100 friendship braceleets for $25, 100 earrings with murano beads for $80, everything hand made. We can ship all over the world. Thank you very much.

I can sell for you in Mexico and in the United States of America

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I am looking to open a handmade jewellery shop online (i make all the jewellery). I am eager for a fab name that incorporates the handmadeyness and that my jewellery is beautiful too perhaps some ideas that are querky / unusual / fab? lol hope I’m not asking for too much

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I am 20. I’m going to college but not for anything fashion related (I’m majoring in Communications). I would go to a fashion school if I could afford it but I can’t. So do you think I can succeed?
I have been making jewelry ever since I was like 15, and I’ve also made a few clothing pieces for myself, but its always been something I do on the side.

If you know of any affordable fashion schools that would be helpful too.
Thanks.

Not sure about affordable fashion schools. But since you make jewelry you can make a small company and start going to trade shows. I go to a lot of them. All you have to do is rent an booth and display you product and store buyers will stop by to look at your product and might place an order. Here are some of the links to shows I go to: http://www.magiconline.com/magic/v42/index.cvn
http://www.americasmart.com/
http://www.fameshows.com/

Out of these the largest one is magic which is in Las Vegas and happens only twice a year.

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What steps do I need to take to sell this jewelry?

Some is very old, even antique — some would only be grandparents or great grandparents (1800s-1900s)

Mainly gold chains, but a few key pieces of costume jewelry with heavy amounts of gold and gems inserted. (Not sure how much they weigh, im guestimating them all)

Other than weighing the gold myself, how would I go about actually getting the value of these pieces I want to sell? I would take to a jewelry shop that buys — but I do not want to get ripped off. Nothing is appraised. And some of the older pieces do not have visible karat labels on them that I can see.

Completely clueless about the gems.. how do I find out the actual quality and value of my diamonds and other gems…

I am a refiner and diamond buyer in Florida, and will give you the information you need to sell your items without getting ripped off.

Gold (Based on todays price of $993/oz)- 10k- $9 gram, 14k- $13 gram, 18k- $17 gram.

Silver- 925/Sterling- $9 a ounce.

This is the absolute least you should get per gram. A lot of place buy it according to pennyweight (DWT) to convert grams to pennyweight just multiply the gram price by 1.55.

I pay around 6% more than the numbers I listed above, if you want to sell them to me give me a call at 877-487-1386. If you know the weight I can pay you via paypal even before you ship out your items.

The diamonds are nearly imposible to know because so many factors go into the selling price. I personally WOULD NOT sell any diamonds, gems etc. right now because of the economy. Diamond prices are down 60% from 6 months ago. Now is the time to sell any gold or silver but not diamonds, gems, or costume jewelry.

Hope this helped.

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Does anyone know of ideas on where to find inexpensive large quantities of vintage costume jewelry? I do go to estate sales/auctions/garage sales. Looking for other sources.

I go to the good will and salvation army in a upscale neighborhood. The stuff is great!

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