vintage costume jewellery

If the handmade jewelry was priced around:

$10 - Necklace
$6 - Earrings or Bracelet
$4 - Anklet
$18 for a set (includes all)

Do these seem reasonable?

Depends entirely on the quality of the jewlery and how it’s made/made out of. My suggestion would be to price around similar items. Try using etsy as a resource. That should give you a pretty good idea what other’s are selling similar jewlery for.

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I love making handmade jewelries, and I want to sell it online, but after browsing through the internet, I found many blogs and websites that are already selling many handmade jewelries,
What should I do to make my blogs known and sell my handmade jewelries?

Try signing up on Etsy. They are very supportive of their artisans and feature them on the main website regularly. Also set up a Facebook and Twitter account, and spend some time putting your website on web directories. Of course, the easiest and cheapest way of advertising is just wearing your jewellery! Give it away as gifts to friends, and make sure to include a business card so that when they compliment your design, your friends have something to give away that refers them to you!
For more ideas on how to market your business I suggest you read a couple of very informative articles you can find below. Best of luck!!!
http://www.stonesandfindings.com/jewelry-making-articles

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Was wondering if anyone knew of any great websites where i could find ideas for small d.i.y packaging for my handmade jewelry and soaps (small in size) and possibly a website for supplies (like twine and decorative papers, and maybe small cute boxes)
thanks in advance : )

try these sites for printing out boxes etc onto card, cut out and assemble for your items.

http://www.packagetech.com/printable-boxes-and-seals.html

scroll down on this one for gift boxes
http://www.thetoymaker.com/2Toys.html

http://shala.addr.com/print/printables/boxes.html

and you can look here for almost everything printable (looooong list)
http://teas2dine4.com/4printable.html

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I sell handmade jewelry at www.lovetoclay.etsy.com and the only exposure I get is when I list a new item on their site. Where can I go for cheap or free advertising to get more exposure? Thank you for your suggestions!

Here is what I do, since you asked!

I blog, Daily or every other day. Register your blog with these sources:
entrecard.com
technorati
feedburner
add the follow me feature on your blog

Include in ALL your email signatures, your URLs for your shop and blog.

Enter blog giveaways, and offer to do giveaways on your blog.

Visit Etsy forums and chats. Tehre is even an EtsyChatters team!
Join Etsy Street Teams. I love mine!

Check out venues like www.blockheadradiolive.com and www.handmadeology.com and www.cafehandmade.com that focus on exposing artisans to others.

List once a week if you can afford to do so. Relist more often if you can.

Carry business cards everywhere, hand them out, leave them with tips, in jars, anywhere! Put a vinyl sticker on your car window. Use the many marketing items from www.vistaprint.com

You are your best salesperson! You make jewelry so wear it out! When someone asks you about it, be prepared to sell yourself in under a minute!! Don’t hem and haw, have at it!

Visit craft shows, makes friends with other artisans. Join your local art league. Place an ad in your local paper.

Hope that helps!

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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

Thanks so much for your time
VGM xxx

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Handmade My special and favourite All Genuine & Good A Grade Quality are used to make this earrings. Genuine Sterling Round Chandelier Frame Earrings with Accented Genuine Swarovski Crystals Colors - 4mm white chalk AB swarovski Crystals and 4mm Morion 2X AB Crystals ..2X means that shiny part is on both the ends of Crystals Dangling Earrings Sterling Silver Frame with Stamped of 92.5 that originate of Sterling Silver with guarantee that genuine swarovski Crystals are used. its simply awesome and perfect piece of jewellery for evening occassion.!!. This gorgeous and lustrous piece you are looking is made from the highest quality material and crafted by professional Handmade. Perfect to give your love one or for yourself . The length of earrings 2 1/2 inches long.

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I make original design handmade jewelry.
I’d like to sell it online.

I like the layout of Ebay and think that some of Ebay’s success has to come from the familiarity so many have with the format. So for me, a market as familiar to art folks would seem ideal.

Thank you in advance.

E-Bay is the best

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I make handmade beaded jewelry and want to start selling it from my home. I am the only employee. What is the best type web site to get?

My daughter-in-law uses a website that sells only handmade items. Go to www.etsy.com. It costs nothing to join and the selling fee is only .10 cents per item per month. You will need a digital camera to take pictures.
Also, if you know people who buy or sell on ebay go to http://home.bigcrumbs.com/Highrider It is a good place to start to make a bit of money. It depends on how much time you want to spend
making it work for you. It is free to join and you can get some super coupons to really save money. Good Luck

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Handmade My special and favourite All Genuine & Good A Grade Quality are used to make this earrings. Genuine Sterling Silver Chandelier Frame Earrings with Accented Genuine Swarovski 3 different Sapphire Crystals - sizes 4mm Bicone Lite Sapphire 4mm Bicone Sapphire & 4mm Bicone Dark Sapphire Crystals Dangling Earrings Sterling Silver Frame with Stamped of 92.5 that originate of Sterling Silver with guarantee used genuine swarovski Crystals Dangling. its simply awesome and perfect piece of jewellery for evening occassion.!!. This gorgeous and lustrous piece you are looking is made from the highest quality material and crafted by professional Handmade. Perfect to give your love one or for yourself . The length of earrings 2 1/2 inches long.

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I’m starting a business of jewelry making at home. Any prices for handmade jewelry would be nice, too. I’m making them with beads if that helps at all.

Thanks!

That’s going to depend entirely on the materials, craftsmanship, and luck. If you make jewelry with the seed beads that are sold very inexpensively at craft stores, you won’t get much for them. If your workmanship is shoddy, you won’t get much for them, if you can sell the pieces at all. And unless you’re extremely lucky, you won’t get any customers, even if you make jewelry from the finest materials and are the best jewelry maker ever.

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