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Halstead Jewelry Author Ashley

Ashley is the Content & Digital Marketing Specialist at Halstead. She grew up in the Prescott area and holds degrees in Strategic Communications and International Affairs. She and studio dog Mavis enjoy spending as much time as possible in the employee studio at Halstead.

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Selfies are a fun way to show off your jewelry! But they should still look professional. Get tips to take an amazing jewelry selfie.

The Art of the Jewelry Selfie

Do you have a love-hate relationship with selfies? They’re a great way to show off your jewelry on social media! Read on for tips to take an amazing jewelry selfie.

How Custom Logo Tags Can Advance Your Jewelry Business -

Custom logo tags are an easy and affordable way to benefit your jewelry business. Read on to see how adding these tags can help your business succeed.

What makes handmade jewelry so different from mass-produced? Learn about the different types and some of the techniques for each one.

Handmade Jewelry: Types and Techniques

Curious what makes handmade jewelry so different from mass-produced? Learn about the different categories of handmade jewelry and some of the techniques for each one.

Hiring your first jewelry business assistant is a huge step in your business' growth! We asked our jeweler friends to give us their best advice.

Hiring Your First Jewelry Studio Assistant

Hiring your first jewelry business assistant is a huge step in your business’ growth! It can also make you nervous as you think about inviting someone else into your design process. We talked to jewelers who have been there, either as a new boss or as a studio assistant to give you tips on making this big step successful.

Facebook is a great platform for marketing your jewelry collection! Learn how to harness the most popular social media platform for your jewelry business.

How to Market Your Jewelry on Facebook

Marketing jewelry on Facebook isn’t always an easy task, but with a few tips you’ll be well on your way to success. Updated July 2021.

Customer complaints can be disheartening in the handmade jewelry business. Jewelers are giving their best tips for responding to, and avoiding, complaints.

Tips For Responding To (And Avoiding) Jewelry Customer Complaints

Nearly every business across all industries has to deal with customer complaints. It’s a natural side effect of being a business owner unfortunately. But knowing how to deal with complaints can make or break your business. We talked to a few jewelry business owners for their best advice on how to handle customer complaints.

Whether you're a beginner or experienced, these studio schools will help advance your jewelry making skills with a variety of class options.

Halstead's Preferred Studio Schools

We have developed great relationships with jewelry making schools all over the country. They offer a range of 1 day workshops to multi-week classes with experienced instructors.

Learn about Halstead's Jewelry Quality Assurance Program using precious metal lab testing as part of a regular quality control plan.

Halstead Lab Testing for Quality Control: A Jewelry Quality Assurance Program

We understand you only want to give your customers the best. That’s why we take great care in our jewelry quality assurance so all items we sell are up to standards. In addition to only buying from reputable vendors, we send items for quality control lab testing. Read more about our quality control procedures.

Add diamonds to your silver jewelry collection to increase perceived value and expand your potential customer base. Read advice from experienced jewelers.

Adding Diamonds to your Silver Jewelry Collection

Don’t be afraid to add some diamond sparkle to your sterling silver jewelry collection! Once considered entirely unconventional, many jewelers are finding that diamonds add the perfect touch to their silver lines. We talked to a few experts to get their opinions on the best way to add diamonds to silver.

Halstead is proud to support jewelry events such as retreats and symposiums across the country. Our amazing jewelry community is doing great

Jewelry Events: Conferences, Retreats & Symposiums

Jewelry making events, retreats and symposiums are all around the country! They offer great classes to help you expand your skill set and even better networking opportunities to connect with fellow jewelers. You may even see a happy Halstead face at some of these events!

Make sure your jewelry makes the best first impression with these tips and inspiration for packaging your handmade jewelry.

Jewelry Packaging Ideas & Inspiration -

You’ve put a lot of thought into making your jewelry look beautiful and feel on brand. Make sure it makes the best first impression when it arrives to your customers. Check out these tips and inspiration for packaging your handmade jewelry. This blog was updated in September 2022.

Birthstones have always had special meanings. Learn about the history and meanings of each month's birthstones in this article.