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I want to know about like the people that draw up the designs for the jewelry not the people who make it. I wanted to know after you draw up your designs where do you take them? To like a jewelry store? I don’t know, I also wanted to know around how much money you make doing that? Thank you.

The answer to your question could vary but I will attempt to give you some guidance.

Typically, the designers we have worked with are independent (not working for a jewelry company). Many designers choose to operate independently however some work for jewelry manufactures, suppliers, or in some cases directly for the retailer. You would want to have a prototype of your jewerly created by a jeweler and an idea of how to market your jewelry to retailers.

If you are interested in designing fine jewelry you may want to visit a JA show (http://www.ja-newyork.com). As far as how much money you will make goes, it would vary depending upon the type of jewelry you are creating, materials, willingness of buyers/licensees, etc.

Sincerely, Madison Pearls
http://www.madisonpearls.com

I need to know the physics behind how a jeweler can tell the authenticity of jewelry by using a touchstone. Can anyone explain this to me, even if you don’t know a whole lot about it?

first, i think you need to figure out the touchstone is used for which kind of jewelry? is it for diamond? sapphire? jade? you need to know different gemstones have its own features.
maybe this link is helpful
http://www.eckadi.com/archive.php
http://www.eckadi.com/member.php?id=18

I would like to open a wholesale jewelry store. How do I find jewelry manufacturers overseas so that I can order in huge bulks? Do I need to order through a broker? Any information on this topic would be helpful. Thanks.

try finding contacts thru ebay

I do Civil War reenacting, and all the jewelry they sell at the reenactments is overpriced and there’s very little variety. I’m not a stickler for perfectly period correct pieces, but what kind of jewelry that I could buy or might already have could I wear?

Edwardian jewelry.. Cameos.. Pearls.. Broaches..

Here’s a site that may interest you: http://www.fem-jewelry.com/reenactors_corner/
Lots of ideas!

Also:
http://www.ladiesofreenacting.com/Victorianjewelry.html
http://www.greybirdrelics.com/vintage_jewelry.htm

=)

We will be going on 4 months when Christmas comes around. I have pretty much made up my mind that I am getting her jewelry. I don’t want to spend a fortune but i also don’t want to be the cheap boyfriend. Girls let me know what you would want from your boyfriend. Let me know if you would rather a necklace or a bracelet and what style and all that stuff. And by the way we are both 15 almost 16 Thanks and i appreciate it.

Im a guy but i highly suggest Zales. You can get something for 60 bucks or 70 bucks that makes a great gift and looks really nice.

I have never really worn jewelry and im not sure what to watch for when wearing it. Im almost 25, weird i know but what im asking is How do i know what jewelry goes with what? Mostly im curious about necklaces and earrings and how to know when to wear certain types of them, for example i love the chandelier style. Any advice would be great thanks
Thanks for all the advice, i really appreciate it. I Like dangling earings because they seem to soften my facial features up a bit. I wound up with my fathers looks somehow.

The key is to not have too much at the same time

1) for chandelier earrings do a dainty necklace or go bare neck
2) for a statement necklace(a bold necklace) do small studs
3) rings I just wear 3 , if you do a cocktail ring you could wear either a statement necklace or you chandelier earrings
4) huge bangles just do studs and a dainty necklace

basically if you showoff one piece mute the rest

I want to know what type of jewelry I should get to make it heal faster. What type of material? What type of barbell should i get?

The less pressure put on it the better so either a curved or circular barbell in high quality surgical steel. It should also be large enough to leave plenty of room for swelling, but not so much it gets caught on clothing.
You piercer will have recommendations.

I am doing a fairly in depth project for school and I need to find out how much it costs to insure a small retail jewelry store. Obviously it depends on allot of things but for the purpose of this project I just need a rough number. Thanks!

Where is it located
How many square feet
Value of inventory
Amount of risk on inventory you are willing to accept
How much liability coverage
How much liability exposure are you willing to accept

Talk to a good insurance agent about this

When they pierce the tragus, what jewelry do they use? Is it always with a hoop, or could I get it pierced with a diamon stud? I want to get my tragus done but I don’t want the hoop, I want the stud.

Thanks!

Most common jewelry is either a ring or a short bar, or stud as you call it.

Whichever jewelry you ultimately want, it’s better to heal with a straight or slightly curved bar initially regardless. Your piercer will measure to work out the best bar length for you. You can then put a gem stud on the outer side of the bar, and a flat back on the inside, just like you would for a labret piercing.

You might have to buy a smaller bar once the initial swelling has gone to give a snug fit, especially if you use earphones.

A tip for fast healing of any cartilage piercing: find a piercer who can do the piercing with a dermal/biopsy punch. This removes the cartilage altogether rather than pushing out on it, and means your piercing should heal in a fraction of the time - perhaps a 3-4 months rather than close to a year. There will also be less pain both during and after the procedure.

Note that if you’re in Florida (and perhaps certain other places of the world), you have no choice but to have a traditional needle piercing as biopsy punches are regarded as controlled medical tools.

I know there is epoxy resin jewelry, but is there pure resin jewelry that you pour into models? And for epoxy jewelry, do you use only epoxy or do you have to mix stuff with it?

First, I think you meant to pour resin into *molds* –not models in your second option, right?

People tend to throw the word "resin" around a lot without really explaining *which* resin they’re using, and not realizing there’s a lot of difference in them.
For example, there are clear resins and colored resins, there are epoxy resins and polyester resins (both used for crafts, or somewhat lower quality ones used for fiberglass, etc), and there are even soft-setting epoxy resins called "floral setting resins" or sometimes "artificial water" to use inside glass vases, etc.

If you’re looking for a clear resin for making jewelry, you’re probably wanting either a craft-type epoxy resin (like Envirotex Lite) or a craft-type polyester resin (like Castin Craft’s Clear Polyester Casting Resin).
Both come as two parts which have to be mixed together just before use, but epoxy resins will be mixed in equal parts whereas polyester resins will be mixed using a few drops of one part to a lot of the other part .

In general, polyester resins are used when one wants to pour resin into a fairly "deep" mold (over 1/2" deep perhaps), then remove the cured resin later and turn it upside down for use (the back side of the molded object will often stay a little sticky because polyester resins won’t cure thoroughly in the presence of air without an extra step or two, and may be a little cloudy or uneven).

Epoxy resins are used either for coating things thickly (they’re also called "bartop resin" if purchased in a hardware store) or for pouring into shallow cells and left there (like into metal bezels or even bottle caps, or into anything that will hold it).

There are also other kinds of "resin" that are not clear which can be poured into molds (they’re colored, and may also have other materials in them), which are used for commercial figurines, etc.

You can read a lot about the various kinds of resin (especially those used for crafts and for jewelry), get lessons, etc., on this page at my site if you’re interested:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm
And there are some summaries of a lot of the info in these previous answers by me:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqRoGzjtN95Is41Kmm_SHHfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091011042033AAytK0x
(and a Google search for most all my resin answers at YahooAnswers:)
http://www.google.com/search?q=YahooAnswers+"Diane+B."+resin+epoxy+polyester

HTH,

Diane B.