Earring Display Cards For Selling Handmade Polymer Clay Jewelry
Need a Clever and Cheap Way to Display and Sell Your Beaded Jewelry Designs?
With all the Christmas Craft Fairs in full swing, you may be looking for simple ways to display your original art jewelry that will set you apart from others at the fair… as well as increase the perceived value for your pieces.
Try making some of your own jewelry display cards for your earrings and pendants from card stock.
The tent style card pictured above has the added design feature of being able to stand up and display your jewelry. This makes for a much more interesting display from a distance than cards that lay flat on the table.
You could have these printed up for you or you could print them up yourself with an inkjet or laser printer at home. Because my laser printer does not handle heavy card stock, I created these cards with rubber stamps and ink.
These earring display cards were made with 2-3/4 inch by 8-1/2 inch strips of heavy card stock paper folded in half. A stiffer card stock is works best, especially for heavier earrings.
I used alpha stamps to print the names on the cards and I rubbed the edges with ink to give them a distressed look. The name I sell my jewelry under is Funky Girl, since my designs have a quirky and funky look to them.
If you are printing these cards on your computer, you can add all kinds of info about how your product is made as well as contact / website details.
Even if you are just selling your jewelry to friends and family, a display card such as this can up the professionalism and perceived value of the piece. You can give your jewelry an indie-artist look like I have. Or you may prefer something more designer in style. It's up to you.
Don't think it is worth your effort? A simple handmade display card like this can turn your $6 earrings into $15 ones… or your $15 sets to $25. Remember that your customers are often buying your jewelry designs for gifts. The recipients never had the chance to meet you. So add a little extra personality to your earrings and pendants by putting them on a great display card and watch your sales soar!
For more ideas on Selling Your Polymer Clay Jewelry, here are a couple of other articles you can read:
So do you think you will try and make some earring display cards for selling your handmade polymer clay jewelry? If so do you have any ideas you'd like to share?
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Comments on Earring Display Cards For Selling Handmade Polymer Clay Jewelry
7:53 pm
Great idea! I've made some from hand-made paper but when I ran out of the paper, I couldn't find anything like it that I could afford. Cardstock is always available! Thanks!
9:09 am
Thanks for the tip Cindy! Displaying earrings has been a problem for me since day one. I had no problems with necklaces or bracelets, but the earrings have always remained elusive. I promised myself that I would figure it out next year and one option was the tent card. I have a few other ideas too but have to work them out in my head first.
BTW-I love the earrings on the left…they look like little eyes staring back at you! : -)
7:45 pm
@Gayle: Thanks! Handmade paper would be lovely, but you're right, if you make it yourself, it's not always available!
@crystalallure: Thank you! I love those earrings too! I'm calling those beads 'Jungle Ninja' because her face is wrapped in leaves and she looks like a ninja! Mother Nature's warrior fighting those who harm the environment! ;-)
9:21 pm
Cindy,
I absolutely love this idea! I never thought about it, but I have card stock, and am going to try to make some for my next craft show.
Thanks so much for the tip!
Kat
1:45 pm
You're welcome Kat! Thanks for visiting!
3:41 am
Do you have an idea for displaying necklaces? This would help me so much–I'm just starting out with jewelry at craft shows & could use all the help I can get. I love the idea of the earring cards. I'm disabled & only do one show a year, but work all year towards it. Thankx–DE BRADEN
6:14 pm
I haven't really figured out an ideal way to display necklaces, yet. I put a hang tag on them and lay them on the table. I do always wear a necklace so that people get the idea how they look on, which really helps. I would like to get one of those busts, or possible make one some how.
If anyone out there has a great idea for displaying necklaces, please share. Darinda and I would really appreciate it!
Good luck on your show Darinda!
6:20 am
that's a really cool and practical tip for displaying your earrings! i'm sure these tent cards won't cost a lot but will definitely add value and appeal to your products. this made me remember the greeting cards that come with handmade bracelets looped around one side of the card. i bought a few of those last Christmas which I gave away as presents. now perhaps these earrings on tent cards will be a good idea for this holiday gift-giving. an earring stand and a greeting card all-in-one!
thanks for the tips! :)
6:45 pm
You are very welcome Liz! Glad to help!
8:21 pm
I need to make display cards for necklace, earrings, and bracelets. The urgency is that I need to make them for a show that is being held this weekend.
I would like more information on the display shown on your site. Thank you for your consideration.
3:45 pm
Are you talking about the cards in the photo above Sandra, because the info on how to make them is in the post? If not, I am not exactly sure what it is you are asking for.
Good luck with your show! Hope you make lots of sales!
3:56 pm
Hi, just thought of an ideal way to show your necklaces like this. Where the two holes are for the earring, do slits on either side (or if your holes are big enough) slide the chain through and then just use a little tape on the back to conceal the chain. Easy peasy :) Hope it helps.
3:36 pm
That is an excellent idea Sophie! I've done something similar though I used a piece of fine copper wire to secure the necklace like a twist tie at the back.
Thanks so much for sharing you display tips!
12:49 am
I have just packed a series of felt earrings with sterling silver findings, which I made myself using ss 20 gauge wire. My biggest problem with these is that when they're lying around in craft shops and galleries, people do like to touch them and if anyone else has noticed, the wires can tarnish if they're left exposed to the air too long. I thought I'd got around that by pushing the wires through a stiff card and putting it into a cellophane (do you get that in the States?) bag, but to be honest it makes the whole lot look homemade not handmade and I think devalues the earrings.
I do like your printed tent cards Cindy, I have a little polymer heart bead stuck onto the top of my card and I put a watermark label of our cottage with bead information on the back – but it still looks 'tacky'.
So I'm still trying to figure a way out, but I have spent ages trying to find a solution.
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4:00 pm
Is it possible to coat the wires with some 'non-tarnish' stuff? I have never noticed this to be a problem with sterling silver in stores, ie. Macy's etc. Certainly the store clerks wouldn't have to polish all the sterling pieces….?
What do big jewelry company's use to keep "sterling silver" coated products so tarnish free? Must be some sort of liquid to dip in?
Hope you can find an answer that is cost and time efficient.
11:03 am
Thanks Debi, I don't know the answer to that, I did look up anti tarnish silver wire, but it was just craft wire not sterling. I wonder if its just a case of faster turnover, specially with the bigger stores. But I've certainly noticed tarnished silver earwires in my jewellery box.
8:21 am
There are anti-tarnish papers and cloths that jewelers place in drawers and packaging that emit some sort of fumes that slow down tarnishing. If you Google 'anti tarnish strips' you'll be able to find them.
9:48 am
here is some info regarding the silver tarnish
found a blog on some ideas re silver with coating
beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2009/06/29/how-to-use-silver-wire-and-findings-on-any-budget.aspx
6:39 pm
Excellent Debi! Thanks for passing that info along!
2:58 am
Thank you Debi, I read that article, its made me want to explore the potential of craft wire. I use copper wire for findings as it is.
I know I can get anti-tarnish pads or strips to put in a drawer or box perhaps, but it was more to find a solution to earrings that hang in the open in craft shops.
I decided to repackage my last lot of earrings and I think they looked much better. Here's what I did:
I cut 300gsm cardstock using stanley knife, cutting board and perspex sheet (the ones used for cutting fabric with the rotary cutter) to the same size as the cellophane bags, leaving a little over 1 inch to fold over.
On to that I stuck a swatch of denim on some and a swatch of felted shetland lambswool jumper, in a lovely Chartruese shade on others.
Made two holes using an awl. Put the earrings on.
Then folded over the bag opening and stuck it down with my watermark label and finally stuck on my signature heart bead.
I must say it was a great improvement and no tarnish!
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12:27 pm
I'm not sure what you could do for metals in the open air Polyanya. I'll keep an eye out for info on that.
Love your packaging idea! The swatches of fabric are an excellent idea. Bet it really gives your work a nice background to sit on.
Tarnishing happens because of Oxidation, so sealing them up in cellophane protects them quite nicely. Great job!