A while back, a jewelry artist told me she felt boxed in by her customers’ expectations. She had become successful with a particular style of jewelry she created, but she’d gotten really tired of making it. She yearned to create new, different jewelry items – and felt jealous of the creative new directions she saw [...]
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The Pantone Color of the Year 2012 has been announced today. It’s called Tangerine Tango – a warm reddish orange that’s “reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset”: Of course you may want to include Tangerine Tango in your jewelry designs if you have components in that color. But as always, many people will [...]
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About a year and a half ago I had a glimpse into the future. While visiting the Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, I went to a presentation given by one of the museum’s scientists. He told us about several of the fascinating scientific advances that were being worked on then at [...]
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The spring 2012 color trend is influenced by “renewed energy, optimism and the promise of a brighter day”. The colors for this season reflect a variety of moods with a mixture of sunny brights, light-hearted pastels, and gentle neutrals. Here are the ten Pantone colors for Spring 2012: Top row, left to right: Cabaret (an [...]
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It seems like every day we hear about more and more things we “should” be doing to grow our businesses. We’re supposed to be engaging with people in all kinds of ways. Saying “yes” to everything. Blogging, Tweeting, Facebooking, publishing newsletters, emailing, and re-listing / updating online storefronts. Frantically promoting our jewelry all over the [...]
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Okay, we’re all here because we really like jewelry. But is there a type of jewelry you love to see and / or make – but that you just don’t wear? For example, I love the look of lariat necklaces, and have made several of them. But whenever I put one on, it’s just … [...]
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Dr. David Weiman recently surveyed jewelry artists about their experiences in selling jewelry during the holiday season. His associate editor, Margaret LeFevre, will be writing up the full results of this survey for Dr. Dave’s Jewelry Selling Insights newsletter. To access Margaret’s writeup you’ll need to subscribe to his newsletter if you haven’t already. (Disclosure: Dr. David [...]
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