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How Dawn Got a Flood of Traffic to Her Jewelry Website

Dawn Woodward revamped her online jewelry marketing plan when traffic started pouring in as a result of an article she submitted to another website.

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Book on making jewelry with Swarovski crystal and seed beads

Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads and Stones by Laura McCabe is filled with beautiful pictures of seed bead and Swarovski crystal jewelry, along with what look like detailed instructions to make each piece. If you’ve seen Laura’s beadwork and are familiar with her style, what she’s done with Swarovski crystal [...]

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Why Do People Love Pearls?

Pearls have been a favorite piece of jewelry in many peoples jewelry boxes for years. Why? What is so special about pearls? 1) Practical Reasons * Pearls are beautiful. The sheen, the varieties of colors, and the differences of shape all make pearls both unique and gorgeous. * Pearls match everything. Whether a white [...]

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Etsy front page

One of my resin pendants was featured on Etsy’s front page yesterday. Here’s a little screenshot of it, you can see mine in the right-hand column, second from the top: All of the featured pieces are made by Bay Area artists/designers. I was really impressed - there are some talented people in this area! It was [...]

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A Perfect Gift: A Name Brand Watch

A name brand watch is one of those classic gifts. Everyone needs a watch, you can personalize it based on the recipient’s style and needs, and it is always appreciated. Once the difficult decision of what to give your loved one has been made, you get to do the fun part: choosing from the large [...]

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Another idea for motivation

I learned this week that one way to get even less done than when tired out from pregnancy is to catch a cold on top of it. Yuck! I’m starting to feel better and catch up on housework, but it was a rough week. I haven’t felt creative at all - the only things I’ve [...]

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Seattle Etsy Seller’s Husband is MISSING

The husband of an Etsy seller (Christine Francisco of bellastyleboutique and rinnovibodyspa) went missing earlier this week. He disappeared on Wednesday night (2/13) on his way home from work in the Seattle area. Please pass the word along to people in the Seattle area. We would like to see this family reunited. Updates on the situation [...]

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Etching!

I’m finally venturing back into my jewelry making.  I’ve been having a hard time figuring out how to make things with my limited equipment and technique availability.  I have a few ideas that I’m playing around with.  One is etching!  I did some in college, but not a whole lot.  I went out and bought [...]

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Beads for Hemp Jewelry

When it comes to making hemp jewelry and finding the beads or pendants you want can be tricky. Why? Because you have to find ones that have big enough holes in them to fit through your hemp twine. A couple questions to ask yourself when hunting for hemp jewelry beads: How many cords am I going to [...]

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Free Sales Spreadsheet!

I have a new free spreadsheet (not specific to Etsy sellers) available for download now. It includes all sales information that a small e-business owner should need come tax time. Please note that it does not include all expenses information. I might possibly create an expenses spreadsheet for download at some point too. But for [...]

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