
Spotlight: “Finally listed my creations at Etsy and have sold my first piece!” ~Kim-M

Spotlight: “I must admit that it’s kind of scary to send photos… my work is still new and evolving!” ~Marsha-N

Creative Ideas For Dangling Your Beads:
A fun idea for adding custom jewelry findings to your apple beads or Anjou pear fruit beads, is to bend some copper wire headpins into leaf or stem shapes. This adds character to your Read More→

Spotlight: “Your selling tips paid off… Now my jewelry will be traveling across the country.”
~Carrie-W

Ex-Chef Bakes Fimo In Ways You May Never Have Imagined:
Today you get to meet the Mad Scientist of Polymer Clay. Her name is Kimberly and she makes Tentacle Infested Cupcake Charms; Pink Death-By-Chocolate Read More→

Inspiration From A New Library Member Who Just Got Started With Polymer Clay:
In yesterday’s blog post I talked about how wonderful it is to receive all of your polymer clay bead making success stories. It’s the kind of feedback that makes Read More→

Maria’s Church Bazaar Pendants are “Light Years” Better, says Her Dear Hubby:
The most rewarding part of teaching (at least for me anyways), is reading all of the success stories that come in from students. I LOVE receiving feedback about Read More→

Vid #107: Making Your Own Jewelry Findings Using Very Basic Tools and Supplies:
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about hammered copper wire and jewelry projects such as this Copper Wire + Disc Bead Bracelet. And judging by the Read More→

Adding Emotional Value to the Wrapping that’ll Have Your Customers Saying, “Wow”!
If you sell your polymer clay creations online, then shipping is going to be an important part of your business. Unfortunately, many artisans don’t put nearly Read More→
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Large Polymer Clay Beads… Easier To Make… And More Profitable:
Large beads are all the rage now in fashion jewelry design. I love it… primarily because there are lots of advantages to making big beads as compared to small beads. Read More→
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Just For Fun? Or For Making Money Too?
There are several different reasons for making polymer clay beads. Some of you may just like to make beads because they are pretty and a crafty thing to do. Others use polymer clay beads to make Read More→

A Reader Asks if it’s Possible to Earn Extra Income From Selling His Polymer Clay Jewelry And Beads Online:
The other day in another post here at the blog, Jonathan (Jon) Williams wrote, “I work full-time but have been looking for Read More→

How To Make Your Handmade Bead Jewelry Items Even More Desirable:
It’s only natural that springtime and flower jewelry designs go hand in hand. So it goes without saying that flower-shaped polymer clay beads should be popular at Read More→

Are You Feeling Like Your Stuff’s Not Worth Very Much? Then Your Customers Will Think That Too:
As a bead and jewelry designer, one of the hardest things to figure out is how to price your pieces. This is why you will often Read More→

A Great Production Bead For Your Handmade Jewelry Making Projects:
Sometimes instead of spending a ton of time making detailed or intricate polymer clay beads, it’s better to keep it simple. The cube beads in today’s photo Read More→

Miss Fickle (aka Shannon LeVart) is Riding The Etsy Wave And Doing Quite Well For Herself:
Back on July 2, 2008 I posted a chart showing the tremendous success Etsy has had over the last few years. Today I am Read More→

Enforcement of Child Product Safety Testing Delayed For A Full Year:
Well apparently the squeaky wheel does get the grease… at least for now! Stringent safety testing requirements that were to come into affect as of Feb 10 Read More→
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