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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Free tutorial on how to make simple dangle earrings

Hello there. So for all you jewelry making lovers out there beginner or advance levels this pair is totally fun and easy to make not to mention beautiful! Here is a picture of what you will be making



What you will need to make these

MATERIALS

Heart lampwork beads (you need 2pcs) click here or copy and paste this link to your address bar above

www.iloveanabel730.etsy.com

Bi cone crystals 2 colors (4 clear AB, 6 light pink AB (or other small beads)

Ball head pins 12pcs (or flat head pins)

Jump rings size 2pcsin size 5mm or a little larger or smaller

2 ear wires

Seed beads size 11 clear silver lined 2pcs for the heart lamp work beads and 10pcs pink color size 15 for the bi cone beads just make sure the seed bead doesn't slip through the hole of the bi cone beads or lamp work beads

Beading mat (not required but very helpful so your beads don't roll away:-)

TOOLS

Flat nose pliers

Round nose pliers

Cutters

So to begin this project get two head pins and put one size 11 silver lined seed bead and one heart lamp work bead on each head pin and create a loop a wire wrapped loop if you know how and if not a simple loop will do:-)

Next do the same for the remaining headpins.. put one size 15 seed bead on a head pin and one bi cone crystal then loop it but don't close the loop yet as you will be attaching it to the chain.

Once you have done this for all your beads and head pins open your two jump rings sideways as not to weaken or deform the metal then slip on one of the two 4 link chain pcs to each of the jump rings and one of the bi cone beads pink color the close the loop and the lamp work heart bead then close the jump rings.

So at this point you should have a little pcs of chain hanging on your two jump rings with a bi cone crystal and heart lamp work bead.

Next attach a bi cone crystal clear ab colored one on the next links going up towards to top of the chain then close the loop. then add another bi cone crystal in color pink AB to the next link and so on changing the colors till you get to the last loop at the top of the chain opposite of the end with the jump ring. Now add the ear wire of each of your two pcs of chain on the last loop with the bi cone on it. There you have it a beautiful pair of earrings! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them! I would LOVE to hear any and all of what you have to say!!
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Rough times!

Well I have not posted anything for a while and thought I should. I just realized today some people have been looking at reading and commenting on my blogs! It's so awesome to know what I write is being read by others.. that it's not all for nothing:-)
My Etsy shop is doing alright. It could be better, but I am grateful for the sales I do have. I remember being completely new to selling on Etsy and praying for even one sale even if it was only a dollar sale! LOL! I have dedicated so much time and learned so much on Etsy and now make sales every month! It's so exciting to wake up in the morning and check my email to see if I made a sale. It's nice to see all the hard work, dedication and time pay off! I also love waking up in the morning walking into my kitchen where my hubby is always on the computer and ask him if he checked the mail. It's like Christmas when I receive my merchandise from my wholesale provider! Times are hard right now. My hubby just got laid off and I am still trying to find a job myself. We are struggling so every sale helps! Well I must sound like I am just rambling on. I look forward to posting another blog soon. Take care to all and please leave a comment however short or long!
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Pay it forward

Just pay it forward it's that simple. If someone does a favor for you .. something that you can't do yourself no matter how small or simple it is in return of their good gesture try and keep it going. Do a favor for at least 3 other people. Do something nice for them.. something they can't do for themselves no matter how small or simple.

This is not my idea, but it has always been one I love. I wish people would pay it forward. Sure some do, but others fall behind... way behind. If everyone would just pay it forward then maybe just maybe this world would be just a little nicer. I'm no idiot .. I know it can never be a heaven on earth.. well at least not while we are alive, but maybe we could make the world just a pinch better. Perhaps if everyone of us in this world, filled with billions, would do a favor for at least 3 others it would be just a bit better.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Selling on the streets is tough!

Well... I did it. I finally built up enough courage to go out and sell my hand crafted jewelry on the streets today. It's been many months since the last time. Last time was a big letdown. I went and was in the cold for 2 hours... didn't even make 1 buck. Selling on the street presents many problems and requires a lot of courage. Sometimes people look at me like I'm below them.. like I'm trash. It's hard to brush it off, but that's exactly what I do. Others tell me.. " yeah when I get out of the store I will look at what you have." After I wait hoping for that sale ..having my hopes up they walk out and ..yep.. you guessed it... right past me. I don't understand... why can't they just tell the truth and say no instead of crushing my hope for a sale. Today I went to sell outside of McDonalds. At first it was reaaalllly disappointing and I'm mean reaaaaaaaaallllyyyy!!! I tried to give away a pair of butterfly earrings for free... it is packaged in a little plastic baggie with a paper with all my info on it like my web site, BlogSpot etc.... They said "No". I was thinking "how can anyone say no to a pair of free earrings?" Okay.. so I try again...... and again and got the same response... NO! I couldn't believe it. Luckily it didn't stay that way. I gave about 4 pairs away for free then started making sales. At first it was hard to stick to it... I had one person actually laugh at me.... the nerve! People can be so cruel! Maybe they want to work for a boss all their life but I don't want to work for a boss all my life. I want to make a business for myself and be my OWN boss. I did have some good experiences from selling on the street. There was one lady whom said she made jewelry too and was going to check out my supply's shop on Etsy at http://www.sparkleandbliss.etsy.com/ My other good experience was a lady I gave a free pair to. She was sitting in her car waiting for her friend to come out of McDonalds. I approached her car and explained I was trying to create my own jewelry business. I asked if she would like to make a donation for a pair of earrings that was in a package with my info on a paper in it. She said she just gave away her last dolor so her friend could get a ice cream. I then said no problem thank you anyway and gave her the pair free. I went back to sit on the side walk waiting for the next sale. A few minutes later she got out of her car and handed me 3.75! WOWY!! That was cool and totally unexpected! I thanked her and gave her another pair. There are cruel mean people in this world but there are great ones too! Here's a small part of one day of my life in selling on the street. I hope you enjoyed reading. I'm not giving up. I am going to make a living out of making jewelry one day. Please subscribe to my blog and leave a comment... I would love to hear ... well read what you have to say! Come see my jewelry shop... still working on posting more creations... http://www.iloveanabel730.etsy.com/ or if u need jewelry supplies come to http://www.sparkleandbliss.etsy.com/ I will be listing more Tibetan silver charms at wholesale prices soon!

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Monday, October 18, 2010

More about "Sparkle and Bliss Jewelry"

This is my first blog here... and actually anywhere. I want to share more about me and my self made jewelry business. Well for basics I am 26 yrs old. I am a mom of one toddler. She's 4 yrs old now. I love my little helper! She always finds my beads that stray off on to the floor. She gets a kiss and hug for every bead or finding she finds. Lucky me! Lots of kisses!!! I am also a wife to my wonderful husband. I could not ask for more. He is very supportive of me making a business for myself and puts up with me asking.. "So do you like this one?" He gets that from me every time I make a new design loll! I have always had that creative flair inside me. I just never knew where to direct it. I tried many things. I made decorative boxes.. scrap booking.. painting.. etc. I was never satisfied and always got bored from it. Creativity wasn't the only interest I had. I also loved being a sales person both at my job and at home. At home whatever I believed in I found myself trying to sale to others. A good example is Netflix. I absolutely loved Netflix. I told my friends, family and anyone who would listen to me how great it was and how they should sign up. Another interest besides being creative and sales was photography! The first thing I ever bought on credit is my beloved camera and an expensive one at that! I spent so much on it figuring I would have to take wonderful pictures of my baby girl. I never dreamed it would end up being so great for jewelry pictures. How I ended up making jewelry is interesting. One thing leads to another really. You see... it all started like this... One day a friend of mine said I could make a little money on the side selling for Cookie Lee Jewelry. Cookie Lee Jewelry is like Avon. You buy their jewelry at a lower price and sell it. I was considering it until one day when I was at the mall. I happened upon what I thought at the time was a good idea! There was this booth selling these beautiful glass made pendants. They are common now, but back then they were not and it was the first time I saw something that beautiful. The woman told me they had been selling them at the price of $20.00 but reduced them to $5.00. I thought this was a great opportunity to make a few extra honest bucks so I bought a lot and started selling them on the streets. I did well. I made my money back plus a little extra. I started thinking.. jewelry.. selling..hmmm... I can make and sell jewelry. So I used the Internet.. books.. individuals.. classes and whatever I could get my hands on to learn how to make jewelry. Now I make and sell one Etsy and sometimes on the street outside of a grocery store. I have been able to put all three of my interests together to sell of Etsy. I take my own photography..I use my creativity making jewelry and I get to sell it all! Little did I know it is a true dedication building my own business and selling on the Internet. I have come a long way in the aspect of making unique sophisticated jewelry. I'm not beginner at jewelry making any more. I'm currently taking a little break from metal jewelry and working more on beaded jewelry. There are really a lot of different type of jewelry making things. I want to eventually explore how to melt and cut metals, but that takes much more money to invest and more space than I currently have. Selling on the street is a lot different than selling on the Internet. I am learning everyday and have a tone more to learn be for I can start making more money than I put into it. I love always learning new things in this field and making myself better. As my business stands now.. I have and continue investing it by buying supplies and paying for classes. I have definitely put more into it with countless hours, days, months, and money than I have gotten out of it yet. I am dedicated to becoming successful with myself created "Sparkle and Bliss Jewelry" business. A few things that make me different from others who try at jewelry business and don't make it is that I have such love and dedication for it. I am NOT giving up. I will keep going. I am open to any advice I can get and work hard and learn new things all the time. That's a good part of what will make me successful one day...

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