Rainflower Beads, Make Jewellery & Fair Report
This weekend we’re at London Gem n Bead Fair, Kempton Park Racecourse. The largest Gem n Bead with many exhibitors. Walk round before buying anything!
Then the following weekend, we’re at Brighton Gem n Bead Fair.Click For All Our Bead Fairs at 2022 Bead Fairs. For the MrBead Shop click: https://mrbeadshop.com
Content:
Rainflower Viewing Stone Beads
Newton Abbot Gem n Bead Fair Report
Make Money Selling Your Own Jewellery
Last Bead Fairs Of The Year
New Beads
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RAINFLOWER VIEWING STONE BEADS
Oriental viewing stone is rock carved to look like a mountain or scenic landscape – to conceive a feeling of being at the place. Rainflower viewing stone beads are popular because they create a harmonious feeling and every one looks different.
Rainflower is stone formed along the banks of China’s Yangtze River formed millions of years. Jade, chalcedony, jasper and minerals in the rock create colours and patterns, looking like flowers in the rain with rich glittering colours. Rainflower viewing stone is said to bring harmony, and is helpful to romantic relationships. Balancing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual planes.
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NEWTON ABBOT GEM N BEAD FAIR REPORT
Every year Newton Abbot is getting less visitors and it’s 6-hours from Norwich. However, a few regulars supported us and it’s fun in Devon. We keep saying this is our last show there, but we haven’t decided yet for 2023.
We love the firework atmosphere in Teignmouth on the Saturday evening. Then on our return, we stayed in Bath overnight – £18 clean air fee & £16.50 parking.
See a short video: Newton Abbot Gem n Bead Fair.
CHRISTMAS IS A GOOD TIME TO START MAKING JEWELLERY
Amazingly, a few newsletters readers don’t make jewellery! What do they do in the evenings? Watch TV and worry about paying bills?
If you’re short at the end of the month, top up your cash selling custom jewellery. It’s great fun and very rewarding.
Discipline is essential, so make a plan. Decide what type of jewellery you’d like to make. Choose a niche in the market: something you like making. Like speciality earrings or themed brackets. Join a beading group to learn and for inspiration.
- Research your market. What others are selling on and off line? Are they busy? What do they charge? Don’t try to sell what’s not popular! Look into your typical customer: do they buy on or off line? Do they use social media?
- Decide how you prefer to sell: online or offline? Etsy or craft fairs? Own website (needs a lot of marketing) or rent a display cabinet in a shop?
- Marketing is VERY important, and you need to stand out from competitors. Give buyers a reason to choose you, other than undercutting price. Spend about 10% of sales on advertising. Facebook is good. If you can sell on Facebook from a post – make more of the same and boost the listing. Research to save money, by limiting the advert to your target audience.
- Online platforms and rent is expensive: ensure you can sell at a price to make a good profit. Be bold, but realistic, with prices. If the figures don’t work: try a different way.
- Value your time. Don’t work under minimum wage for a business, rather than a hobby.
It’s laborious designing, buying stock, making and selling jewellery. Allow extra time to start, but aim to make profit right away. Start small and build as you earn more. That way you can’t loose much on mistakes!
- Presentation is everything – perceive your jewellery to look stylish and expensive. Use attractive boxes or pouches. Keep everything looking new and fresh.
- If something doesn’t sell after a reasonable time: change it. Keep experimenting, keep trying. If you find a winner: repeat it and expand its outlets.
- Finally, buy a recently-published book or two on how to sell jewellery and crafts. There’s a lot to learn, so give yourself a head start. Lots of Amazon.
LAST BEAD FAIRS OF THE YEAR
Next year we’ll be holding even more of our own shows, at new locations requested by customers. If there isn’t any bead fairs near you, let me know and I’ll consider your request.
Last Bead Fairs:
Weekend 12th-13th November: London Gem n Bead Fair, Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, London TW16 5AQ.
Weekend 19th-20th November: Brighton Gem n Bead Fair, Brighton Racecourse BN2 9XZ.
For the full list click 2022 Bead Fairs
All Gem n Bead Fairs are open 10am to 5pm Saturday and 10am to 4pm Sunday. With last entry 1-hour before close. Free parking!
New Beads
It’s difficult to get stock when China’s still closed, but we have managed to get some new. New beads sell jewellery! We’ve listed some in the store, more to follow when we get time.
Click New Beads to see.
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Enjoy the new shop with 15% off anything with no minimum order. This is £15 off £100 worth of beads – the more you spend: the more you save!
Shipping is free too on UK orders over £30 – under this UK P&P is just £2.50. International shipping from £5.
Can only be used at the NEW shop & not with any other coupon. To get the discount Key LONDON at checkout now - offer ends Friday 18th November 2022.
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