does anyone sell their own jewelry?

Hey , my names Marissa! I'm just wondering if anyone out there makes and sells their own jewelry? I want to sell at a local farmers market and was just looking for any tips or anything Happy thanks!

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15 replies since 21st April 2011 • Last reply 21st April 2011

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I've sold my jewelry at my hometown farmers market and a few craft fairs, but now that I move around so much I have a facebook page and an Etsy Store! What kinda things did you have Q's about?

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I've sold my jewelry at my hometown farmers market and a few craft fairs, but now that I move around so much I have a facebook page and an Etsy Store! What kinda things did you have Q's about?

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I've sold my jewelry at my hometown farmers market and a few craft fairs, but now that I move around so much I have a facebook page and an Etsy Store! What kinda things did you have Q's about?

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wow...that was weird! It posted before I was even done, and then it posted three tims, :S crazy. Anyway I was also going to say that I live in the states so techical stuff might be different because of law and whatever else.

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oooh cool! so whenever you sold, was it successful? and about your etsy store, ive seen that website, do you sell your items on it??

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The farmers market was always pretty good. You just need to have a ton of stock and then display it really well.

Etsy is really cool for starting selling online, because they are really easy to use and have cool features like coupon code, plus they already have tonz of visitors to their site.

And I just started a page on facebook for my jewelry. I did have it all on my personal page, and just decided to change it over to hae its own. I have done really well through facebook. Better than I though. I put pic of my jewelry up on my own page, kinda just to show my mom and sister what I'd been doing, and other family and friends saw it and started asking to buy things. So that was pretty cool.

If you want to check out how I set up my etsy its at www.blossomingdesigns.etsy.com and my facebook page is also called Blossoming Designs.

What else did you wanna know? Happy

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Cool im inspired more now haha ! I just got into the whole jewelry making, mainly feather earrings and was just looking for some opinions on selling and stuff. I'll have to check out your page, i've been on etsy because they have really cool feather earrings. I didnt know you can sell things on them!

If you dont mind me asking, how much do you charge for you're jewelry?

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Prices depend on how much the supplies cost and how much time it takes to make it. Pretty much I just try and figure in my head like if I were making feather earrings I'd say "ok those feathers were $5 and the earring wires were $4 and the beads were $3 so the supplies alone were $12. Then I add a few dollars on depending on how much time it took me to make them. And also the quality effects the price. Sometimes when I am just messing around with a new style or technique and I think they turned out really cool, but still not the best I know I can do, I'll add them to the "SALE" pile. I know that they arent crappy jewelry, but maybe there are some imperfections, plus people love sales <3

Allmy prices are listed too, on etsy and facebook, so you could kinda get a feel just by looking at other peoples jewelry. Sometimes if I'm not sure, I just search on etsy for a similar item and kinda get a feel for what other people are asking Happy

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I always do good at the farmers market and flea markets

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I sell my jewellery locally, but unfortunately I can't sell internationally until September because I have to be 18 to get Paypal =\
Here's my facebook page though:
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Treasures-Jewellery/145919105456844?ref=ts">Little Treasures Jewellery</a>

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ooh cool thanks girls!

@pammerz, thanks for all the tips! I'm gonna try etsy and apply at my farmers market near by. Happy

@ michelle, good for you! what kind of things do you sell ?

@ rawr (awesome name haha) what knd of jewelry do you sell too??? My birthdays in september too Happy i'll check out your page later on tonight, im at work and fb is blocked haha

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I <3 Rawr.rawr's stuff too! For a swap she sent me a super cool charm bracelet! My fav color with elephant charms..sigh...I love it Happy

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awesome!! idk why i didnt start making jewelry a long time ago, its super theraputic. I work 10 hours a day and i just come home to make new things.... really relaxes me lol

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Reply #14:

I make anything from bracelets and necklaces, to earrings, to phone charms. I also make custom fleece hats with ears, and make custom clothes =]

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