Category: Tips & Tricks
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#BenchTipTuesday – resize a ring
Join us every Tuesday for bench tips + tricks How to resize a ring is probably one of the most frequent questions that I get. Resizing the original piece can be a lot easier than creating it again from scratch. A general rule is each ring size is 2mm. To size a ring down, cut…
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Tips for Marketing your Jewelry
We all love to make pretty things, but how to we get the world to see them? Here are our tips for getting your work out there: “Social Media is free and is a great way show your brand to the world! Facebook Page, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr / Blog – all of these are free, fun…
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Tips for Photographing your Jewelry
Creating jewelry is such an incredible journey, although capturing the finished piece in a photograph can sometimes be difficult. Most jewelry is hard to photograph because trying to capture details on small objects is difficult, and light tends to bounce off the metal to create glare. In the spirit of education, I asked everyone around…
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Designing the Perfect Wedding Band
LILOVEVE is a merging of the words live + love, channeling passion beyond design to a way of life. Owner and Designer Caroline Glemann shares how she came up with her perfect wedding band. How long have you been designing rings? I have been making handmade wedding and engagement bands for 12 years now, and jewelry…
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Tips for Holiday Market Season
‘Tis the season to be jolly…and perhaps be selling your handmade wares at local Holiday Markets. Here are a few tips help you through the season! Display Always setup your display before you get to the market. It’s really important to have a plan of what you’re going to do – especially if you need…