Jewelry, inspired by Nature
All about jewellery
The New Year…time for every small business to tally up the scores. Time to draw up the online store balance sheet. Though my jewelry making is more of a hobby than a business to me, I like drawing up balances … Continued
According to Feng Shui fire has the power to destruct metal. So its power should be controlled as much as possible when working with (precious) metal. For this very reason I was always afraid to apply too much heat when … Continued
One of the things I like about etsy are Etsy treasuries. Pick up any items you like, sort them, and you have a board full of virtual gifts. If you can not afford them all, you can still look at … Continued
For many years I have lived with a misconception that photoshop jewellery “is not done”. It looked to me like misleading the customer. But is it so? Making good pictures of jewellery is very difficult unless you are a … Continued
Background is important. Both in general and in specific terms, such as in images of webshop listings. Some webshops, like Amazon.com and ebay require photos to be taken on a white background. And with etsy.com moving in the ebay direction … Continued
It’s been quite a while since my last blog. I can blame it on acts of nature such as the holiday period, but, to tell the truth, other things kept me busy. As usual I bought tumbled gemstones on … Continued
Like any craft artists, jewelry makers are focused on their creations, seeing them as the center of universe. It is quite logical from the point of view of the maker. However it is much better to see your creations from … Continued
What can be more frustrating for a jewelry maker (next to jewellery not selling) than losing hours of work just for a futility? The smaller the processed pieces the easier they get lost somewhere in the atelier, never mind how … Continued
Springtime, time for cleaning up one’s closet. Everybody has somewhere a piece of antique silverware… wow, it rhymes 🙂 But is the precious grandmother’s piece real silver? One can always go to the specialist to have it tested, but as … Continued
Is PMC Standard really THE most difficult silver clay to solder? If you like challenges, try to solder PMC Pro. Soldering is inevitable if you want to integrate (semi)precious stones into your pieces. Or even larger CZ stones, because owing … Continued