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#benchtiptuesday – How to Carve Small Ring Sizes in Wax
A common question we get in the studio is how to size a wax ring for very small sizes. Most ring blanks come in a size 5 – so that pinky ring you’ve always wanted to make will require just a few more steps than your average ring. How to Carve Small Ring Sizes in Wax Et…
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Jewelry Sales: Where will you sell your work?
The Holidays are around the corner. If you’re a jewelry designer or make other handmade crafts, 50% of your sales may be done during the Holidays Seasons! Here are a few ways to amp up your sales this season…. Directly from your studio. The Holidays are a great time of year to have a sample…
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Getting Ready For Tradeshow Season
This season for tradeshows is almost here. In fact, we’re just under one month out from the biggest show I do every year (yikes!). As I’m preparing to show my newest collection at NY Now (formerly New York International Gift Show) – I thought I’d share some tips for preparing for a show. Exhibitiing at…
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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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Our 5th Annual Student Show
Call for Entries The Liloveve Jewelry School will present our fifth annual Student Show this September. The show will highlight the work of our students and celebrate the incredible work created over the past year. We invite you to submit your work to be showcased. Entry Deadline: August 15, 2014 Submit image(s) of your work to studio@liloveve.com…
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Make Multiples!
Molds are used to create everything from dishware, toys, and objects of art. There are a wide variety of molds to reproduce wax, plastic, concrete, metal and more. Whether your work is big or small, or you want to recreate an organic object, learning to create your own molds to make multiples of objects can…
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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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Jewelry Bench for Sale
One of our students is selling her beautiful maple John Frei double workbench. Some notes about the bench: Originally paid $2,000 with crating and shipping from California and is lookin g to get $1,000.Almost brand new and is located in Summit NJ.If you know of anyone that would be interested please pass this on.“Pick up only”…
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Sparkling Stones from the Tube Setting Workshop
This past weekend we had a tube setting workshop in the studio. The students learned to measure gemstones and cut seats to create tiny bezels for round faceted gemstones out of thick wall tubing. Take a look at a few pieces from the workshop….Want to add a subtle sparkle to your own work? Check out…
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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…