Comments on: Making Polymer Clay Beads for Selling Handmade Beaded Jewelry

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Jewelry Gallery

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Jewelry Gallery — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:54:53 +0000

@Jan VW: I know what you mean, it sure can be a brain puzzler. There are several articles as well as some Gallery posts of my own pieces that are priced, that may be helpful to you in figuring out your pricing. Just type ‘pricing’ or ‘gallery’ or any other word that will help you, into the search box at the top of the page and a list will come up of posts you can read. Good luck!

By: Jan V

Jan V — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:05:45 +0000

Hi, Cindy,

Thanks for all the recipes, etc that you send our way. I’m still enjoying making beads; it’s wonderful to be able to make jewelry to match outfits. I may be doing some custom work for a potential customer next year. Am in the midst of inventory, which I must complete for tax purposes in the US. One of the challenges is how to place a monetary value on certain polymer items after making them…..how much of a block of clay did I use, etc etc. A real brain-puzzler! Anyway I LOVE making beads. Your course has been so very helpful.

Jane

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Rose Beads

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Rose Beads — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:15:36 +0000

Just so you know Jamie, “Oh Great Swami Cindy” is doing a poor job of her housework and yard work lately! :-)

Love your second comment! Talk about niche markets! What a clever girl you are! Bet you have no competition at all. And I bet they just love the special pieces they get from you!

That is what’s great about polymer clay’s ability to adapt. Whether you’re making tiny teapots and roses for the gentle crowd, custom jewelry for Drag Queens, or yoga beads for Hippies, if you can dream it, you can create it in polymer clay!

Thanks for all you add to this blog Jamie! Hugs and Kisses back!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:56:00 +0000

Not to hog your blog hon, but to comment on two of your articles above. I totally agree with the niche marketing tips and the custom made items articles you wrote. Until recently that accounted for almost 100% of my sold items. I used to sell my jewelry in a dance club where my husband was a bouncer, that served a predominantly gay clientele. I had great success making jewelry themed around the different niches within the gay community, and also themed to some of the special event parties they had several times a year. I always made sure they understood that I accepted special requests too, and even made jewelry to match outfits for several of the “Drag Queens” featured there as entertainment. (Which they were always kind enough to mention in their acts.) And I always made sure to donate items for all of their charity events. As a result I passed out a zillion business cards over the course of a couple of years, and I still get calls for special requests and gift items. XOXO Jamie

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:29:09 +0000

How do you do it Cindy? Once again you have read my mind! As I get closer and closer to completing my “studio” (I use that term in the most liberal sense) I find myself thinking ahead to the hows and wherefors of what I will do with my finished “objets d’art” and how I might possibly make some money selling them. But before I can even ask the question, “O Great Swami Cindy” answers all! I just dont know how you do it all. Videos, color recipes, articles, etc… Whats your secret? You can tell me. You’re secretly triplets right? However you do it, please dont stop. You’re the best. XOXO Jamie

By: Cindy Lietz@Etsy Market Boom

Cindy Lietz@Etsy Market Boom — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:17:26 +0000

Another quick note... The resource list I provided above represents just a portion of the articles I've written on this topic of 'Selling The Polymer Clay Beads And Jewelry That You Make'. For more reading material, you can look further up on this page in the left side bar where the topic categories are listed. Click on the 'Topic Category' link that is labeled as '16: Sell Your Stuff'.