Sharon Zimmerman
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Selling on consignment – from the retailer’s perspective – an interview with Liz Tucker from Poppy
Have you looked into what store owners are looking for in a relationship?Liz Tucker, owner of Poppy in Columbia, Missouri is the store owner who taught me that I could expect more from my consignment relationships. The care and integrity that she takes shows up in the artists that she carries, the loyal clients who…
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Use Canva Pro to remove the background on your photos
I usually use a professional service to do most of my photo processing for when I need something that looks great. I especially need it for when I need a piece of jewelry to be shown in both gold and silver (without having to make both pieces. It’s a process called color masking and it…
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Holiday planning for your jewelry business – part 2 – all about supply chains
The disruptions in the worldwide supply chain amount to some minor changes and inconveniences to my business, for others the disruptions have created even bigger issues.
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What to do when social media goes down?
This won’t be the first time that I have talked about the need for all of us as small business owners to shore up our businesses, and it certainly won’t be the last.
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Stop lying about which gold you use
If your gold is “cheap” it either a) isn’t solid gold or b) someone is getting exploited. Gold fill, plate or vermeil – these are budget-friendly ways to get the look of gold without the higher price. But they aren’t the same thing as a piece of jewelry that is gold through and through.
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Conflict-Free – Does it Mean What you Think It Means? Great Question
Conflict-free. It sounds so nice, doesn’t it? “This diamond is free of conflict” “these minerals are free of conflict” “this ring is free of conflict” They sound like peaceful, tranquil ephemera; drifting along, never encountering conflict. Just free as a bird or a hot air balloon – floating away from and above all of the…
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How Do You Decide Which Jewelry Sources are Ethical? Part 2 – The Roundup
Does it ever feel to you like others are operating with information that is either over your head, or speaking like their information is common knowledge? Me too! And I read and consume lots of news about ethics in the jewelry industry on a daily basis…
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Should you sell your handmade jewelry on consignment? The pros and cons
The upside of selling on consignment is that you have almost total control over what inventory they receive. After all, it is still technically your inventory until they sell it.The downside of selling on consignment almost always involves a breach of trust in the form of late payments, poor reporting, or damaged jewelry.
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Holidays in July: a checklist to prepare your jewelry business for the holiday season
December is the month when I make as much as 25% of my retail sales for the entire year – that is a hefty amount to prepare for and involves so many moving parts – I need to have a marketing plan in place (shows, email blasts, social media posts and more), an inventory plan…
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Why choose Fairmined gold over recycled gold?
Making any changes to your supply chain when you make jewelry comes with a series of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style options. If you decide to change the materials you use, your story changes – different materials can change your pricing, your tools, your process, and your marketing.