It always amazes me how stark of a contrast in attitude and discipline a successful retailer exhibits in comparison to one who is struggling. The same thing can be said about jewellery designers and also staff…
Category Archives: Tips for Artisans
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Successful retailers never take their customers and suppliers for granted. Showing appreciation for your customer is a given and seems only logical. However, treating your suppliers with equal respect as you would your supplier is less common, but just
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Looking at the fashion trend for the last few years, geometric designs are in. You’ll notice this trend increasingly in Balenciaga or Pedro Lourenco. A great way to play off…
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How often have you visited a jewellery designer’s booth and loved a pendant or bracelet they had to sell, but somehow it just didn’t look quite right? Many designers fall into the trap of…
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The first part of designing: Pre-Planning
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When you make the transition from selling homemade jewelry yourself to having it sold in stores, you need to consider what kind of contract you will arrange with them…
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Design Shortcuts Using Sterling Silver Components
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Some have struggled for many years and have not found a method that will allow them to easily envision the finished product and make quick tweaks as needed. Here’s a few tricks I’ve learned over the years…
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The soldered ring tends to be the unsung hero of the jewellery component world. There are a lot of reasons that they’re easy to overlook; they…
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Over the years I have received print press coverage by Fashion Magazine, Chatelaine, Canadian Homes, Flare, Toronto Life and by national newspapers.
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Coming up with colour combinations for some people is quite a difficult task. While others come by it quite naturally; they can just throw a bunch of colours together without much thought and they manage to all blend together with just the right amount o