Tuesday, August 5, 2008

SOME INTERESTING THINGS FOR JEWELERY AND CRAFT PEOPLE!

I was just surfing around and found some things of interest to those who are interested in buying and/or selling jewelry and for those who are into crafts!

First, we all have had problems with the metal on our jewelry rubbing or fading away! Expensive machines are the cure, this we know, but is there another solution? One that is affordable and that we can do at home ourselves?


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The next thing is a calender for craft shows, Fairs and Festivals all over the U.S! Now you can be sure not to miss a thing! Whether it is in your town or you travel around to sell!

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OK...this is just plain fun! Ever see the life size cardboard cut outs of the movie stars? Would you like one done of you or someone you love?

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Here is something for you beaders! A complete BEAD GUIDE!

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Have you been buying things to sell on ebay? Are you a collector? Do you find yourself getting overwhelmed trying to fit it in your home and wonder if you will ever see the back of that closet again?

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Do you dream of taking your jewelry to the shows and making money?
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How about the handcrafted items you make? Would you like to become successful and make those crafts profitable?
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Ever wonder where these people are getting the wholesale rates that they can sell things for so inexpensive! Especially jewelry?!
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Ever wish you could get that inventory of beads organized so you would know what you have? Need some help?

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Well, I hope I have hit home with a few of my ideas that I thought you might be interested in! I know I was interested in all of them!!!

Monday, August 4, 2008

More Repairs





These are a few more repairs that I did...The first bracelet just needed reconnecting and stone replacements...
This next one was much more complicated. The bracelets from the 1930-1940's often had a slide clasp on them and the part of the slider is always the part to get broken in half. Rarely is this a simple repair because everything must be matched up perfectly. Often it involves reattaching the female end to the bracelet further out towards the male end. This is a before shot:



I had to solder the new clasp on to the hinge pin so that it would still be able to rotate ...



This bracelet was also full of tiny rhinestones that are held in with a very small metal prong thast is not visible without a magnifier. In order to replace those stones it is necessary to get under the metal piece with a raor blade and lift it to release the old stone. Clean the setting from any dirt aquired then slip the new stone back under the prong and push down in place. This one had many black stones!




Friday, July 11, 2008

JEWELRY SUPPLIES AND TOOLS

Need supplies? Don't own a soldering gun or tired of using old rhinestones out of unusable jewelry? Now I've added a search engine where you can find all the things you need to do your own repairs! Soldering stations, Dremels, loose stones, adhesives, jewelry tools, etc... Use the search box IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THIS PAGE to help you find the things you need. Tools are an investment! Never an expense! With them you will make money and save money. Then when you move on to something else they have value for resale. Happy shopping!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Some before and after shots of refurbished Jewelery!














These are pieces that were sent to me by friends on the ebay message boards for jewelry! They kind of challenged me to the first one...then after they saw the result asked to send more! I will be posting more as I complete them!













I TRIPPED UPON SOMETHING GREAT!

I know, how great is great, for me? Well how about this!? It is great for me and it is great for you! Ever heard of my space? Of course you have...what if you could be a member and get paid money every time someone looked at your page, or everytime you looked at someone elses page, or how about this? Every time you logged on! Not only you but other peoples activity will pay you too?! Would you do it?
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I did! You can too...not myspace but one that is soon to be their best competitor...check it out CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

I'm Back!!!!

But not for instruction ...I need a favor! I just finished getting enough stuff in my new store to promote it! In order to get to the top of the 100 list for ecrater, where my store is, I need to get votes! All you need to do is click on the banner on the right that says Ecrater shop owners top site vote for me. That's it! JUST CLICK ON THE BANNER...PLEAAAAASSSSSSEEEE! and thank you for your help.