What is Gold-Filled? Can it Tarnish? FAQs
Learn the ins and outs of using gold-filled in your designs. Using and explaining gold-filled can be complicated, prepare yourself with these common questions about the material.
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Turn Your Artist Bio Into Your Jewelry Story
Buying jewelry is often an emotional purchase for your customers. Connect with them by turning your artist bio into a jewelry story that lets them know who you are as a designer and a person.
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Careers at Halstead: Great Jobs in Prescott, Arizona
Welcome! We are glad you are interested in a career at Halstead. Check out our amazing employee benefits below to see if working at Halstead is right for you!
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Building a Contractor Team for your Jewelry Business -
When you're ready to hire help for your jewelry business tasks, consider building a team of independent contractors. Read through Kristen Baird's experience of hiring her team and her tips to help you successfully hire your own team.
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Video Marketing Tips for Jewelers
Increase interest and engagement on your website and social media feed with thesejewelry video marketing tips and ideas.
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Halstead Design Challenge Rewind
The Halstead Design Challenge brought jewelers together each year to create a unique piece of jewelry as part of a fundraiser for SNAG. It welcomed everyone from hobbyists to experienced exhibition jewelers. Read more about each year's theme and the winners.
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Jewelry Business Mentors Kickstart Your Career -
As a jeweler just starting out in the industry, having a mentor can help kickstart your career! Read on to learn how to take advantage of learning from someone who's been through it all already. A jewelry business coach or mentor can help launch your business.
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Balancing Parenting & Your Jewelry Business -
Being a jewelry business owner means you are already juggling multiple tasks and trying to find time to execute them all. Now, add in another job that takes even more patience and talks back. Whether you started your business after becoming a parent or had little ones along the way; finding a work life balance that makes the whole family happy can be a struggle.
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by Erica Stice
Why Jewelry Chains Break & How You Can Prevent It
Let's look at why jewelry chains break and ways to prevent it. From common causes to less known culprits, I'll share some helpful tips to extend the life of your favorite jewelry chain.
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The Value of Critiques When Developing a Jewelry Collection -
Critiques can be one of the most intimidating aspects of making jewelry. But they can also help your work progress and open your jewelry to an all new group of people. Learn more from guest writer Vince Pontillo-Verrastro about how to make the most out of jewelry critiques.
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by Erica Stice
Using Wire to Make Hoop Earrings and Jewelry Elements
Wire is a fundamental jewelry material and can be used to make so many things. Learn how to make hoop earrings, hook clasps, jewelry links, custom chain and more.
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Sterling Silver Charm Necklaces for Easy Gift Sales
Simple sterling silver charm necklaces make great gift options for your customers, without much effort from you. Simply adding wholesale charms to a necklace chain or earrings can help build out your inventory for seasonal surges.
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Jewelry Business Plan Toolkit
The Jewelry Business Plan Toolkit is the perfect resource whether you are just launching or realizing later in the process that your business needs some attention to get off the ground.
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by Lisa Lehmann
Care For Your Mental Health While Running Your Jewelry Business -
Sometimes in the hustle of our business lives we forget to take care of the most important thing: ourselves. Jewelry artist Lisa Lehmann shares advice on balancing mental health with business ownership.
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Understanding Volatility in Gold and Silver Prices -
What do you do when commodity markets swing? This article will explore how jewelry artists should respond to changes in gold and silver prices.
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by Erica Stice
Jewelry Design Competitions - Entering, Submitting & Helpful Tips -
Are you considering entering your first jewelry design competition? Having entered my first contest here's my experience on the matter. From process steps and submitting your work to helpful tips I learned during my experience, read all about the process here.
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Free Small Business Courses for Jewelry Artists -
Did you know that small business management classes are available for free? There is a good chance that there are offices and a professional mentor available within 100 miles to help you launch your small jewelry business. This article will explore the amazing array of services offered by the SBA, SBDC, and SCORE. It will also explain how these organizations are alike and different from one another.
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How to Get a Jewelry Business Loan -
Bank loans are intimidating. But getting financing to fuel your small jewelry business can help you get to the next level. How do you start? What do you need to do? What if you get rejected for a jewelry business loan? You have questions and we have answers.
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by Erica Stice
Practicing Responsible & Sustainable Jewelry Making
Lessen your impact on the environment by learning about recycled & sustainable jewelry! Learn how to become more eco-friendly by making small, but important changes around your studio.
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