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Grants can be a great way to help your jewelry business get to the next level. Read on for a list of grants for your business, as well as some tips and resources of where to look for funding options.
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Here are some tips and tricks on how to take your jewelry photography to the next level with your smartphone camera.
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by Katie Hacker
We love it when our customers refer Halstead to friends in the jewelry business because that means we're on the right track.
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by Erica Stice
Keeping your flex shaft in peak condition is a must for any jeweler. Follow these 14 easy steps to maintaining your jewelry making flex shaft.
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by Erica Stice
If you make custom cabochon settings on a regular basis, it makes sense to buy basic bezel strip by the troy ounce coil so you always have material on hand. But, if you need just a little fancy gallery bezel for a special project or you rarely set custom...
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by Erica Stice
Create your own silver jewelry tassels! In this step-by-step guide, we show you how to wire-wrap or solder chain tassels for your jewelry making.
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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!
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by Erica Stice
Learn how to solder earring posts on blanks or other ornaments in this 6-step how-to guide to get you started. We cover every aspect of the process plus it's loaded with tips!
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Looking for a great jewelry making class experience? Check out our list of the best jewelry teachers in the USA who regularly travel to different locations around the country to teach new makers.
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by Erica Stice
Statement earrings are in! Check out our ideas for the jacket and front & back trends. We show you how to use our new clutches with drop rings along with fashionable post earrings, tassels and more.
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by Erica Stice
Inspired by the 2018 Halstead Design Challenge, learn how to make a basic knuckle hinge in your jewelry designs using tubing, sheet and wire.
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by Erica Stice
Learn how to set stones in prong settings! This tutorial covers stone vocabulary and the basics to prong set both faceted stone and cabochon cuts.
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Pricing your jewelry can be one of the trickiest aspects of running a jewelry business. We've created an interactive tool and accompanying free webinar to help you make sure you are not only covering your costs but making a living wage.
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Marthe Le Van of Mora Contemporary Jewelry was our guest judge for the 2017 Halstead Grant. As a jewelry gallery curator, Marthe has some great insight into what it takes to get your jewelry noticed by gallery buyers.
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by Erica Stice
Find instructions and tips on finishing footage chain! Large and small chain links are covered including different chain styles and finishing techniques.
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by Katie Hacker
Learn tips for making riveted wire bangles with guest contributor Casey Sheppard.
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by Erica Stice
Get creative in your jewelry studio! These four rings were made in a day using silver bands and stacking rings combined with pattern sheet, links, rivets and other fun findings!
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Introducing Marthe Le Van, jewelry advocate and our guest judge for the 12th annual Halstead Grant.
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by Erica Stice
A flex shaft (or Dremel) rotary is one of the most indispensable metalsmithing tools in the jewelry studio . We use flex shafts for sanding, polishing, cutting and drilling. They shave time off in the studio so we can move on to other projects. I love our flex shaft but ...
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