jewelllery making for 2010

Kandipandi

Susan ~ They are beautiful, I love them both. The thing with the bracelet is a memory wire ring, you cant really see it too well in that pic but its kinda cute.

Rusty ~ Poppy's bracelet is fab, bet you were delighted with it, the packaging makes all the difference too dont you think, very lovely.

Nic ~ My miniature Bee Teapot arrived today - many thanks it's adorable I love it.

nic2075

Kandipandi wrote: »

Susan ~ They are beautiful, I love them both. The thing with the bracelet is a memory wire ring, you cant really see it too well in that pic but its kinda cute.

Rusty ~ Poppy's bracelet is fab, bet you were delighted with it, the packaging makes all the difference too dont you think, very lovely.

Nic ~ My miniature Bee Teapot arrived today - many thanks it's adorable I love it.

Thanks glad you like it:o . Can't beleive you just got it , i posted it on Friday, royal mail are pants

I've been busy making even smaller teapots (all on my blog) I tried making some Mille fiori beads tonight but they didn't work out as I wanted so I'm not happy.

hogshead

Can't believe I am doing this but I am soo tempted by these lush creations I'd quite like to have a go.
Memory bracelets look fab & I know handbag charms catch my eye too.
What are the very basics I need?

I have various beads but all from craft sets bought in Hobbycraft so nothing fancy, classy just very basic.
Would appreciate any pointers, thanks.

Kandipandi

I would suggest that the very minimum you would need are:

• round nosed pliers (about £5),
• memory wire cutters (about £5-10),
• memory wire,
• packet of seed beads - to use as fillers or spacers - these are quite cheap and fill up a braceket quite quickly and cheaply,
• larger beads of your choice, perhaps buy a mix,

Alternatively buy a memory wire kit from one of the suppiers where you get all the beads and the wire and you only need the round nosed pliers to turn the ends. One of the girls from this thread sells them on Folksy see here , that way you will see what you need and can source it yourself for future makes.

LJM

ive picked up on ebay memory wire cutters for £4.50 and memory wire for 99p, hogshead if you want to pm me i think i may have a spare pair of memory wire cutters, really dont know why unless they came in a set i was given

hogshead

Off out in a mo so will look at the items/sites suggested later & hope my paypal acct doesn't suffer too much!

laura16_2

Hi do any of you sell your jewellery I am wanting to sell a few of my bits that I've made but I don't know where to start with pricing

Crafty_JuJu

I sell my things on Folksy http://www.folksy.com/
Prices...it can depend on how much you pay for your materials, sorry can't be much help in that area, I always find it hard to decide on the right price.

Jo_F

Pricing is a difficult thing, as not only are you supposed to charge for the components used, but also the time taken to make it. Especially if you want to actually make some money from it, and not upset those that actually do make and sell jewellery for a living

I usually work it out somewhere around 5x the cost materials, as this will account for my time, I don't always stick religiously to this, there is scope for movement to make a price more in line with the piece that I am selling.

Crafty_JuJu

Morning everyone Well on tuesday I had crafters block & it took agers for me to just make one...don't you just hate those days!? lol But yesterday I managed to get my grove back & made some new ones, (there one my blog)
I've got to get some Easter Cards made today so I need to get them done 1st before I'm allowed to play again!

Hope you all have a great day & the weathers not too bad where you are?