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I am after some really nice tattoo style jewellery, but are not sure where to get some from. The type that has hearts with swallows and scrolls with roses. Rockabilly style!! I am looking for decent stuff from the uk, i have already been on ebay and looked in topshop. Is there any online websites with this type of range available?

Try http://www.gobuyvogue.com

Or http://www.newfashion4biz.com
Accept Paypal and Good Quality but Cheap Price!!!
They all accept paypal ,I like them

I want to start a jewellery line with my friend and we don’t have much money or equipment (eg. laser cutting machines etc). I was looking into Lovebitesandbruises.com but the website doesn’t seem to be working?

Anyone know what has happened with the site?
And do you guys know any easy ways to make scene jewellery?
Edit: Kiki Kannibal’s jewellery is wayyy to expensive.

lovebitesandbruises.com is a fake version of kiki kannibal’s jewellery.

you could purchase kiki kannibal’s jewellery at her website:
www.kikikannibal.com

I am looking for a UK website where I can purchase diamante jewellery. I am looking for hypo allergenic chokers and earrings etc and not too expensive. I recently tried ebay and spent over £20 on a coker that fell to bits before I even wore it and bracelets that make me itch badly!!!! Please list any good websites you can recommend!

here try these they do good stuff bid online or ring up….

http://www.bid.tv/SearchPage.aspx?Cat=0&Sub=0&Search=Diamonesque

I am looking for a jewellery price guide to buy and was hoping someone can point me in the right direction? Or maybe you know of a top ten list of price guides to purchase?

try www.amazon.com , www.eshoppingfashion.com . they are reliable online stores, they ship worldwide. Hope this helps.

I’m clearing my room, and I have lots of bracelets and necklaces that keep getting tangled. I have one jewellery ‘tree’ but it is not big enough for all off them, and jewellery boxes don’t really seperate them and keep them organised. Any ideas?

If you don’t have jewelry boxes.. here’s a good idea.

Buy some envelopes, you can make them any color you want. And you can accessorize them however you want to. With stickers, glitter, anything! Make sure you leave room on the front. Write down on the front of the envelope what the necklace/bracelet is!!

Put it in a drawer, and you’re ready to rockk & rolll. (;

I´d like to start making silver jewellery at home. I understand I will need a selection of pliers, a soldering torch, saw etc. but where can I buy a good quality, but reasonably priced, kit (maybe online)? I live in Barcelona… Thanks!
I´d like to start making silver jewellery at home. I understand I will need a selection of pliers, a soldering torch, saw etc. but where can I buy a good quality, but reasonably priced, kit (maybe online)? I live in Barcelona… Thanks!
p.s. I only speak beginners Spanish so a jewellery course here would be impossibe. I also have an educational background in art & craft up to degree level so feel confident I can master jewellrey design at home without the aid of a course… hopefully…

Do you already have a background in jewellery making? If not then I would recommend doing a basic course first so you can get a taste of different techniques and the tools which you need for it. That’s what I did.

Standard tools like basic pliers, calipers, jeweller’s saw, plastic hamers, rulers, sandpaper, files, polishing tools, cuters, etc. can all be bought through standard hardware stores.

Specialised tools like ring gauges, silver solder (note, this is not the silver solder sold in hardware stores), heat resistant pliers, casting pans, mould sand, shaped wire bending pliers can be bought through stores which cater to jewellery makers. If you join a course you should be able to arrange such orders through your teacher. He’ll also be able to give advise. You will also need to get you silver there. Another source of silver is you local silversmith. That is, if he’s willing to part with it.

I just saw that there will be a jewellery fair in Barcelona at the end of the year. You could go there and talk to silversmiths and ask them for local tool and material sources:
http://www.biztradeshows.com/trade-events/barcelona-jewellery-fair.html

Edit: to react to your additions: I’m sure you can find a course in Barcelone itself in Spanish. There will probably be leaflets on the show. With your background you should be able to design jewellery but I think that a basic course will be usefull to learn how to actually use silver and to make contacts. One tip: you can work with Brass to practise the techniques before using silver. Brass is much easier to find.

By the way, what kind of jewellery do you want to make? Your toolset will depend on that.

I need to make a tree out of wire to hang jewellery from. What gauge wire should I use? It has to be strong enough to keep tree shape and not bend when jewellery is hung off the branches.
If anyone knows the answers, please let me know!

use steel wires only….. they r easely available
and will give ur tree a perfect look.
give a "U" shape to wire then twist it it will strongen it !

I know appraisals are inflated to the maximum for insurance purposes, and that If I sell jewellery, I cannot expect them to pay the full appraisal amount to me.

But how much should I expect? Not from a pawn shop, but from a jewellery/gold/silver buyer.

Half the appraisal? One third?

My experience is about 1/3 to 40% absolute maximum

Me and my partner are setting up a jewellery selling business, we are a bit unsure of the things we need to do to get started. We have a name so we need to register the name but we are not sure which website to go to for this so it is legitimate. There seem to be so many. Also do we need to register with companies house? Any advise would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.

you need to go to your local small business offices and register your business name and get a business license, if you are doing this from home it should be an easy thing to handle, less than $200 bucks. Good luck!

Hello everyone. I’m a young women interested in starting the best Jewellery business EVER. I’m in the research stage and would like to know what people want & Deliver exceptional results. 9K gold, Sterling silver & silver/lead toned chains are the features enriched with Swarovski Crystals, Freshwater peals & exotic beads.

You are on the right track about using quality products in your designs. But you will have to narrow your market down. If you try to cater to what everyone wants then your market is too open and competition stiff.

Everyone has different tastes and you won’t be able to satisfy them all. So try to target the market that YOU would like to design your jewelry for.

As part of your market research you will need to know what is the profile of your typical customer (i.e. age, sex, location, interests, education, etc.)? In investigating your potential customers, you must consider who will wear your jewelry.

In finding the answers to these questions ask yourself: Who do you think would probably buy your jewelry, or who are you making your designs for? For example do you want to reach sophisticated, professionals? Young and funky? Everyday or party wear?

If you are using a lot of Swarovski and pearls what about bridal or prom jewelry?

Once you have identified who your customers are, or to whom your jewelry is appealing, you can then cater to the taste of this typical customer and seek the best ways to reach him or her.

The next questions now are: How do you plan to distribute your jewelry to your customers (i.e. craft shows, wholesale to retail outlets, specialty shops, your studio shop, holiday boutiques, party plan, website, etc.)? How will you inform customers about your jewelry?

Also in your market research you need to know what your competition is doing. You will learn more about what is selling where, to whom, and at what prices by carefully observing the competition. Once you have an idea of what you want to make, surf the net, attend as many shows, go to as many stores, and seek out as many other points of sale as you can for the same style of jewelry as you wish to market. Then ask yourself: Can customers easily get what you make from someone else, perhaps at a lower price than what you would have to charge to make a profit? Is your jewelry unique or is the market already saturated with the style of jewelry you want to make? Like I said earlier competition is stiff so your designs have to be unique!

For more detailed information on how to design and sell handmade jewelry check out this site:

http://www.beading-design-jewelry.com
Free home based jewelry business and design tips. Hundreds of ideas and tips to inspire you to design and create unique bead jewelry designs that will give you an edge in the market place. A great resource for inspiration and innovation in marketing and designing handmade bead jewelry.