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Jewelry Shows and Parties Here you'll find tips for success at art and craft shows / fairs, plus ideas on having your own profitable jewelry shows and home parties. Here's one of the jewelry displays I've used for Jewelry shows and trade shows in the beginning. 
At an online jewelry party the hostess invites her friends to purchase your jewelry via your website instead of at her home. It's an easier alternative to traditional in-home jewelry parties. The pricing points for parties and jewelry shows should be your "retail" pricing formula. Add up your costs (this includes labor, overhead, and supplies) multiply by 2.5 to 3 x (supplies + labor + overhead)= your total cost. (often referred to as keystone pricing) Many jewelry artists find that there's a great market for selling their jewelry at work - and that co-workers can be some of your best customers. Don't under estimate the under-$20 jewelry gifts market. It can produce a profitable revenue at jewelry shows and parties. Here are a few ideas to get you going: <>Inexpensive bead earrings <>Surfer-style chokers (16" to 18" long) of bone, horn, and stone nugget beads,spliced with rubber tubing <>Simple bead rings <>Small quartz crystals freeform-wrapped with a little bit of wire <>Unisex necklaces with sliding adjustable knots <>Teen chokers with one cool bead of glass, clay, or tumbled stone on a cord <>Simple colored pearl earrings and bracelets <>A sterling silver charm or pendant on a leather or silk cord <>Toe rings <>Jewelry in local school colors <>Petite earrings for little girls Jewelry that makes use of your leftover beads, findings, and scrap wire, etc. A "bargain basket" or trunk of marked down jewelry~ people love to rummage through a bargain bin and find a steal~ This is a huge success tip for jewelry shows and parties! Other Ideas: A jewelry trunk show that travels to various businesses, offering convenient shopping for employees, can be a wonderful way to sell your jewelry. Home Shows can be a lucrative outlet for your designs, as well as fund raiser jewelry shows. It's fun an easy and wonderful way to profit from your art, acquire new customers, and help others in the process. |