Going after the do-it-yourselfer market, Swarovski has opened a super-sized bead store in the Soho section of New York. Complete with a tote bag station to carry the supplies,...
MSLO is now offering instructive "How-to" videos. The videos can be dowloaded to your computer, phone, or portable media player. Obviously, the experienced artist or crafter is way beyond...
My book, "How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Making Business," is now available online and in stores.How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Making Business offers info on the following topics:
Pricing...
Mega-supplier Rio Grande is calling for entries for the 10th Annual Saul Bell Design Competition. Open to the jewelry industry, the grand prize is $10,000.Entries are accepted in the following...
Good news for Floridians and crafters who like to show in Sarasota, FL. - the Sarasota show is back on for the beginning of December.It is limited to fine crafts...
If you operate a sole proprietorship and need some info on who needs to make a 1040-ES deposit, how to figure your deposit amount and when during the year you...
Due to waning attendance by crafters and customers, the Sarasota, FL and Charlotte, NC shows have been cancelled for 2009 and probably permanently.
Sarasota always took place in December, so...
Well, once again I’ve found that someone has lifted some of my copyrighted material and posted it on their website as their own. This time it is a well...
I have a habit of collecting my sterling silver scrap metal so I can eventually send it to the refiner to be recycled. It’s just the nature of the beast...
I flipped through the June 2009 publication of Watercolor Artist magazine today. Two really great articles. The first on page 10 lists seven grant writing tips that...