Archive for March, 2008
Where can I find this Jade Leaf Necklace by Mashka?
followthelee_der asked:
I saw it on Bluefly.com and it was a gold necklace with a Jade Leaf as a pendant. I tried to search for it online but that seems to be the only retailer that I can find that sells it and it’s out of stock. Can anyone recommend a place to find Mashka jewelry?
I saw it on Bluefly.com and it was a gold necklace with a Jade Leaf as a pendant. I tried to search for it online but that seems to be the only retailer that I can find that sells it and it’s out of stock. Can anyone recommend a place to find Mashka jewelry?
Jewelry making question?
poke asked:
Im thinking about getting into making jewelry…Now Im a complete beginner and am looking for some insight from a more experienced jewelry maker. I’ve looking around at places like Michael’s and hobby lobby for pieces and cant really find anything im interested in. Im looking for more unique higher quality pieces to start out with. Where would you suggest I look to buy what Im looking for?
Im thinking about getting into making jewelry…Now Im a complete beginner and am looking for some insight from a more experienced jewelry maker. I’ve looking around at places like Michael’s and hobby lobby for pieces and cant really find anything im interested in. Im looking for more unique higher quality pieces to start out with. Where would you suggest I look to buy what Im looking for?
help with chinese symbols pls?
pashyon84music asked:
I have a jade necklace that has 3 chinese symbols on it. I kind of figured out 2 out of 3 but can someone help me with all 3 just for my peace of mind. I have included a link to it. Just in case it doesn’t work, I found it in the shopping.yahoo.com section with jade jewelry with chinese characters. Here’s the link. http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-98031598066847_1978_41578174
I have a jade necklace that has 3 chinese symbols on it. I kind of figured out 2 out of 3 but can someone help me with all 3 just for my peace of mind. I have included a link to it. Just in case it doesn’t work, I found it in the shopping.yahoo.com section with jade jewelry with chinese characters. Here’s the link. http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-98031598066847_1978_41578174
A Gem of a Designer
Dylan Sun asked:
A few months later at a Downtown boutique, a large collection of Segal jewelry almost replaced the store’s usual offerings.
“She’s our No. 1 jewelry vendor,” said Cheryl Walker, co-owner of Pappagallo, which has carried Segal for seven years.
“We don’t have anything else like it in the jewelry store, and, if we do, it’s not of that quality. Her jewelry looks expensive. You can wear it with jeans too. It’s very versatile.”
Segal’s jewelry is also sold at What’s Hot in Germantown, and she is the primary earring vendor for Muse, said Lisa Doss, owner of two Muse stores in East Memphis and Downtown. “Some people just wear the same pair every day,” said Doss. “It’s their favorite pair of earrings.”
Segal is married to Howard Segal and has two grown daughters by an earlier marriage, Brooke Steiger and Caitlin Steiger. As a child, she was fascinated by the baubles in her grandmother’s jewelry box, and, when her children grew up, she took up jewelry-making with the idea of having a small business.
Earlier this year she created necklaces of jewelry on silk cord and hoop earrings decorated with tiny seed beads and crystals. She showed them to Pappagallo and What’s Hot. Both stores bought $200 to $300 worth. The jewelry sold well; the stores reordered and became regular Segal customers.
Segal set up a workshop for her new line, Debbie Segal Memphis, on a card table in a guest bedroom she had just redecorated, and congratulated herself on having a business that took so little space. Today, her business has taken over three rooms in her house for a studio, an office and a client meeting room.
Segal has resisted advice from other jewelry-makers to focus on a single signature look. “I have many looks because I like to move on,” she said. “That’s what keeps it interesting.”
Her jewelry is marked by artistic groupings and attention to detail. A lariat-style necklace, for example, dangles a striated piece of polished gray agate and a quartz stone of swirling white, set off by a baroque silver bead, and two tiny dots of color: a bead of green jade and curry quartz.
One of her most popular necklaces is an outsized crystal on a substantial antique chain that looks as if it had been salvaged from a sunken treasure chest.
While not trendy, “I keep an eye on what’s going on,” she said. She guessed that the retro trend in fashion would rediscover Lucite, and she found gold-flecked Lucite made in Italy for her pieces.
Her next collection will complement the gray and spice colors in clothes that will be fashionable this fall, and she’ll continue with Lucite in dark, transparent colors. But Segal has to feed her restless imagination.
For example, a small filigreed dangle she created could have come from her grandmother’s jewelry box, but the white quartz bead attached to it looks fresh, contemporary and purely Segal.
A few months later at a Downtown boutique, a large collection of Segal jewelry almost replaced the store’s usual offerings.
“She’s our No. 1 jewelry vendor,” said Cheryl Walker, co-owner of Pappagallo, which has carried Segal for seven years.
“We don’t have anything else like it in the jewelry store, and, if we do, it’s not of that quality. Her jewelry looks expensive. You can wear it with jeans too. It’s very versatile.”
Segal’s jewelry is also sold at What’s Hot in Germantown, and she is the primary earring vendor for Muse, said Lisa Doss, owner of two Muse stores in East Memphis and Downtown. “Some people just wear the same pair every day,” said Doss. “It’s their favorite pair of earrings.”
Segal is married to Howard Segal and has two grown daughters by an earlier marriage, Brooke Steiger and Caitlin Steiger. As a child, she was fascinated by the baubles in her grandmother’s jewelry box, and, when her children grew up, she took up jewelry-making with the idea of having a small business.
Earlier this year she created necklaces of jewelry on silk cord and hoop earrings decorated with tiny seed beads and crystals. She showed them to Pappagallo and What’s Hot. Both stores bought $200 to $300 worth. The jewelry sold well; the stores reordered and became regular Segal customers.
Segal set up a workshop for her new line, Debbie Segal Memphis, on a card table in a guest bedroom she had just redecorated, and congratulated herself on having a business that took so little space. Today, her business has taken over three rooms in her house for a studio, an office and a client meeting room.
Segal has resisted advice from other jewelry-makers to focus on a single signature look. “I have many looks because I like to move on,” she said. “That’s what keeps it interesting.”
Her jewelry is marked by artistic groupings and attention to detail. A lariat-style necklace, for example, dangles a striated piece of polished gray agate and a quartz stone of swirling white, set off by a baroque silver bead, and two tiny dots of color: a bead of green jade and curry quartz.
One of her most popular necklaces is an outsized crystal on a substantial antique chain that looks as if it had been salvaged from a sunken treasure chest.
While not trendy, “I keep an eye on what’s going on,” she said. She guessed that the retro trend in fashion would rediscover Lucite, and she found gold-flecked Lucite made in Italy for her pieces.
Her next collection will complement the gray and spice colors in clothes that will be fashionable this fall, and she’ll continue with Lucite in dark, transparent colors. But Segal has to feed her restless imagination.
For example, a small filigreed dangle she created could have come from her grandmother’s jewelry box, but the white quartz bead attached to it looks fresh, contemporary and purely Segal.
How to Buy Pearl Jewelry
Peter Lee asked:
Pearl is a gemstone. Most of the women like pearl jewelry due to it’s simple and classic look. Today, pearls are much more widely available due to the practice of cultivating pearls. There are different types of pearl jewelry present in the market like Freshwater Pearl Necklace, Freshwater Pearl Bracelet, Freshwater Pearl Earrings, Pearl Choker etc. Its fact that jewelry is the most important part for any women who looks like beauty full but before buying any types of jewelry you should concuss about your buying product.
Pearl jewelry comes in a plethora of natural tones and colors, including white, creme and rose. Silver and black-colored pearls are already found but it is very rare and that’s why it is costly too. These types of rare pearls are found only in waters of the South Seas. In diameter most of the pearls usually in between 4 to 8.5 mm.
Pearls are basically divided into four grades: A, AA, AAA, and AAA+ quality. AAA and AAA+ quality are the highest quality and it this range only few pearls are found and due to it’s rare in nature they are very much costly as compare too another pearls.
AAA and AAA+ is one of the best quality pearls and also the most desired pearls for gifts. They have very clean surface skins and high luster.
AA quality pearls have medium luster as compare to AAA and AAA+ and slight to medium surface imperfection. This quality pearls is really very good for every one who has interest to buy pearls jewelry and it is also found that AA quality pearls has more sell as compare to AAA and AAA+ because of it’s cheap price.
A quality pearls have low luster and medium to heavy blemishes. They are not popular for gifts due to their low quality.
Pearl Jewelry Buying Tips
1.When you are looking for a piece of pearl jewelry, you always look at the pearls’ luster, surface, shape, color and size to decide its quality.
2.You should aware of the shape of the pearls. You should buy very round ones that have a smooth surface that is not marred by imperfections.
3.Since there are different size of pearls present in the market so you should buy that pearl jewelry which suits your body in size.
4.In a single pearl jewelry you can add different types of pearl but you should remember that all colorful pearls are suit to your body or not.
5.Make sure that you are buying your pearl jewelry have certify and in your certification paper it is already mention it’s grad as I already mention above about pearls grading.
6.At last you should also remember that your pearl jewelry which you buy has best fit for your life style.
Pearl is a gemstone. Most of the women like pearl jewelry due to it’s simple and classic look. Today, pearls are much more widely available due to the practice of cultivating pearls. There are different types of pearl jewelry present in the market like Freshwater Pearl Necklace, Freshwater Pearl Bracelet, Freshwater Pearl Earrings, Pearl Choker etc. Its fact that jewelry is the most important part for any women who looks like beauty full but before buying any types of jewelry you should concuss about your buying product.
Pearl jewelry comes in a plethora of natural tones and colors, including white, creme and rose. Silver and black-colored pearls are already found but it is very rare and that’s why it is costly too. These types of rare pearls are found only in waters of the South Seas. In diameter most of the pearls usually in between 4 to 8.5 mm.
Pearls are basically divided into four grades: A, AA, AAA, and AAA+ quality. AAA and AAA+ quality are the highest quality and it this range only few pearls are found and due to it’s rare in nature they are very much costly as compare too another pearls.
AAA and AAA+ is one of the best quality pearls and also the most desired pearls for gifts. They have very clean surface skins and high luster.
AA quality pearls have medium luster as compare to AAA and AAA+ and slight to medium surface imperfection. This quality pearls is really very good for every one who has interest to buy pearls jewelry and it is also found that AA quality pearls has more sell as compare to AAA and AAA+ because of it’s cheap price.
A quality pearls have low luster and medium to heavy blemishes. They are not popular for gifts due to their low quality.
Pearl Jewelry Buying Tips
1.When you are looking for a piece of pearl jewelry, you always look at the pearls’ luster, surface, shape, color and size to decide its quality.
2.You should aware of the shape of the pearls. You should buy very round ones that have a smooth surface that is not marred by imperfections.
3.Since there are different size of pearls present in the market so you should buy that pearl jewelry which suits your body in size.
4.In a single pearl jewelry you can add different types of pearl but you should remember that all colorful pearls are suit to your body or not.
5.Make sure that you are buying your pearl jewelry have certify and in your certification paper it is already mention it’s grad as I already mention above about pearls grading.
6.At last you should also remember that your pearl jewelry which you buy has best fit for your life style.
As a hobby I make jewelry (necklaces, earings, bracelets, etc.) and I want to take it a step further?
Lady Porter asked:
I want to start my own company where I sell the items that I make. I won’t need rental space or any start-up loans. There won’t be much of an inventory to keep up with either. Just beads, string, fish-hooks, etc.
I want to start my own company where I sell the items that I make. I won’t need rental space or any start-up loans. There won’t be much of an inventory to keep up with either. Just beads, string, fish-hooks, etc.
Do I need a business license to do this? If so, which one? Most of my sales will take places at home or as people stop and inquire about something that I’m wearing. People will be allowed to pick there colors and designs if they want as well.
Can someone please give me some information on where to start? I’m very new at this. Thanks.
What kind of legal paperwork (etc.) is needed to sell handmade jewelry to small business?
kiwibug16 asked:
I make hemp jewelry as a hobby and I’m interested in selling what i make to small local clothing stores. Do I need any kind of business liscenes?
I make hemp jewelry as a hobby and I’m interested in selling what i make to small local clothing stores. Do I need any kind of business liscenes?
Found-object jewelry?
Evantheterrible asked:
I have a hobby of making jewelry out of found objects, usually metal (silverware, bottle caps, old watches, etc.). I’m kinda in a rut, though. Have any good suggestions for materials or designs?
I have a hobby of making jewelry out of found objects, usually metal (silverware, bottle caps, old watches, etc.). I’m kinda in a rut, though. Have any good suggestions for materials or designs?
Gift for my boss that loves Jewelry but I can afford to buy her jewels ? What to buy?
iluvwine asked:
Cant figure out what gift to give my boss who has everything, her only hobby is jewelry, which I cant afford. I want to give her a good gift, so after shopping for 3 days I bought her a jewelry cleaner…Is that appropriate? Since she has tons and needs to clean it anyway, any suggestions, running out of time, xmas prty in 4 hrs
Cant figure out what gift to give my boss who has everything, her only hobby is jewelry, which I cant afford. I want to give her a good gift, so after shopping for 3 days I bought her a jewelry cleaner…Is that appropriate? Since she has tons and needs to clean it anyway, any suggestions, running out of time, xmas prty in 4 hrs
Wholesale Freshwater Pearl Akoya Pearl Tahitian Pearl Jewelrys Pearl Beads in Strand
emily8285 asked:
Our own pearl farm lies in Zhuji city ,Zhejiang province,Where are known as “Country of freshwater pearls”. It is principally engaged in the pearl breeding,pearl deep process,pearl grading, pearl jewelry products and pearl R&D. Furthermore we also carefully choose some top quality pearls from our other pearl farmers. Besides the market of mainland China and Hong Kong, Top Pearl Jewelry begun to export & wholesale CHINESE AKOYA SALTWATER PEARLS directly form our family pearl farms via the Internet from 2000. There are no middlemen – no importers,no national distributors,no retail vendors – between our customers and our pearl farms, so we can offer the world’s finest pearls with reasonable prices and high quality.
Now our online jewelry store mainly wholesale freshwater pearl & akoya pearl jewelry & tahitian pearl , pearl necklace , pearl bracelets , pearl earrings , pearl pendants , and loose pearl beads , coral jewelry ,turquoise jewelry , crystal,jade,shell jewelry,lampwork jewelry , gemstone jewelry , wish pearl gift sets,oysters with pearls. All jewelry products are almost handmade. In addition, our online wholesale jewelry store also supplies jewelry raw materials – freshwater pearls,akoya pearl beads & strands, coral beads, turquoise,shell beads,jewelry class fittings, jewelry making kits.
Our online wholesale store has our own jewelry designers, we’re continuing to design new jewelry styles – Crystal & pearl jewelry, fine pearl jewelry such as bridal jewelry series,anniversary pearl jewelry, and beautiful graduation pearl jewelry. Custom jewelry designs are welcome.
In China’s jewelry industry, we are not enough a big guy, but our Professional Foreign Trade,Good English Communication, Product Quality, Competitive Price and On-time Delivery earn us the reputation in our clients all over ther world.
Our own pearl farm lies in Zhuji city ,Zhejiang province,Where are known as “Country of freshwater pearls”. It is principally engaged in the pearl breeding,pearl deep process,pearl grading, pearl jewelry products and pearl R&D. Furthermore we also carefully choose some top quality pearls from our other pearl farmers. Besides the market of mainland China and Hong Kong, Top Pearl Jewelry begun to export & wholesale CHINESE AKOYA SALTWATER PEARLS directly form our family pearl farms via the Internet from 2000. There are no middlemen – no importers,no national distributors,no retail vendors – between our customers and our pearl farms, so we can offer the world’s finest pearls with reasonable prices and high quality.
Now our online jewelry store mainly wholesale freshwater pearl & akoya pearl jewelry & tahitian pearl , pearl necklace , pearl bracelets , pearl earrings , pearl pendants , and loose pearl beads , coral jewelry ,turquoise jewelry , crystal,jade,shell jewelry,lampwork jewelry , gemstone jewelry , wish pearl gift sets,oysters with pearls. All jewelry products are almost handmade. In addition, our online wholesale jewelry store also supplies jewelry raw materials – freshwater pearls,akoya pearl beads & strands, coral beads, turquoise,shell beads,jewelry class fittings, jewelry making kits.
Our online wholesale store has our own jewelry designers, we’re continuing to design new jewelry styles – Crystal & pearl jewelry, fine pearl jewelry such as bridal jewelry series,anniversary pearl jewelry, and beautiful graduation pearl jewelry. Custom jewelry designs are welcome.
In China’s jewelry industry, we are not enough a big guy, but our Professional Foreign Trade,Good English Communication, Product Quality, Competitive Price and On-time Delivery earn us the reputation in our clients all over ther world.