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A bottle cap is meant to keep a bottle closed, and once that bottle is open, there’s no use for it, right? Jeanmarie Petro didn’t see it that way when she created Weener Ware jewelry. She realized these shiny items could be transformed into something beautiful. Continue reading “Uniquely Handcrafted Novelty Jewelry, Pins, and More” »
Want to make a statement with your jewelry? Let Palm of Hope Jewelry Design create you something beautiful!
With 40 years of fine art and graphic design experience, Karen Gatchell created this beautiful jewelry in hopes to inspire and empower women all over the world. Karen’s husband, Brian, who also takes part in the design, utilizes his background of 40 years in geology to cut minerals and stones for their unique pieces. Continue reading “FGmarket’s Weekly Pick — Palm of Hope Jewelry Design” »
It is not the “what” but the “why” that makes these pieces special.
That’s what Virginia-based jewelry company Sylvan Spirit wants customers to know about their products.
Sylvan Spirit creates beautiful pieces of art with each necklace, pair of earrings, bracelet and other wonderful jewelry creations that they sell.
The inspiration behind their creations comes from the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Mountains, where the company is located. There, you’ll find beautiful flowering plants and breathtaking views aplenty. Sylvan Spirit takes these gorgeous locales and transforms them into awe-inspiring pieces of jewelry that will transform any outfit into something magical.
Every piece made by Sylvan Spirit is hand painted, assembled by hand or sculpted from clay and cast in sterling silver, bronze or gold. They also use a variety of pearls, Swarovski crystals, and semiprecious stones in their work.
They also have a stunning line of jewelry that incorporates the pattern found on the famous Chilhowie bricks, which were made in Virginia in the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
Sylvan Spirit is also passionate about helping those in need, especially victims of abuse and those living with dyslexia. They have two lines of products whose proceeds go toward these advocacy groups. They are the Prevent Child Abuse America’s Pinwheels for Prevention Campaign. and the “pqbd” Collection, which brings awareness to those living with dyslexia.
Try Sylvan Spirit products today, and see the difference in quality and style.
Do you have customers who seek out unique, expertly-crafted jewelry; products that are a cut above the rest of the competition?
Green Tree Jewelry, a San Diego-based jewelry and gift company, makes amazing laser-cut wood jewelry, steampunk inspired light switch covers, and many other unique, exciting, and beautiful products!
The company was started by father and son duo Lance Nybye Sr. and Lance Nybye Jr., with the goal in mind to create affordable, fun jewelry from USA-based sustainable resources.
Their main goal is to ensure their customers are always happy and satisfied with the beautiful products that they create.
They provide amazing, laser engraved wooden jewelry and gifts for any style, including earrings, steampunk jewelry, clocks, coasters, bracelets, and, yes, even steampunk inspired switch plates!
For expertly crafted products that you can’t find anywhere else, shop at Green Tree Jewelry, and see the difference in their quality, style, and affordability!
Not all businesses come about intentionally.
Take Nell Mercier and her business, for example. Nell Mercier jewelry was started “quite by accident,” as Mercier tells it.
“I have a BFA in graphic design but was a pre-k teacher when my business began. I started oil painting to reintroduce art into my life,” Mercier says. “I quickly felt overwhelmed trying to fill large canvases and consequently swung the pendulum and tried to paint as small as I could instead.”
As more requests for her jewelry came in, more time was spent painting her miniatures, until eventually, Mercier had to make her jewelry business her full-time job.
Each miniature oil painting that Nell Mercier creates is painted on a wood panel, varnished, mounted in a sterling silver setting, and finished with an engraved signature on the back. Each pendant hangs on a 1.5mm sterling silver neck ring. Make no mistake, these piece of miniature oil painting masterpieces are so stunning, they should be hung in an art gallery!
Pendants are Nell Mercier’s best-selling products and for good reason. These wonderful, miniature works of art are expertly painted with the precision that only a true master artist could achieve.
Most of the images that she creates are based on coastal scenes, and these scenes tend to be the most popular, as well.
Mercier says these scenes, with the beautiful colors found in nature, lend themselves to attractive subject matter for wearable art.
Each piece is meticulously crafted to accurately represent whatever subject Mercier is painting.
For example, her Black Lab pendant shows the perfect image of a small black Labrador sitting on the beach and staring out into the vast expanse of the ocean.
Her In Bloom pendant shows a beautiful oil painting of a small pink rose, that’s blooming so brightly that you’d swear you could almost smell its lovely scent.
If you’re buying a handmade pendant from Nell Mercier, you’re going to need a necklace to hang it from, right? Lucky for you and your customers, Nell Mercier also provides some very high-quality necklaces for customers, as well.
Each pendant you order comes with a 1.5mm sterling silver neck ring. Nell Mercier Jewelry carries other sterling silver necklace styles as well if you would like to offer a variety to your customers. The Nell Mercier Jewelry website is set up for retail orders, so please contact Nell to discuss painted images and necklace options.
Nell Mercier is the place to shop if you want to provide your customers with some truly breathtaking works of art. Their jewelry will transform any outfit into a stunning masterpiece.
There’s a lot of good to be said about a company that dedicates its time to not only making quality products, but also working to improve the lives of those customers and their families. Organic Tagua Jewelry of Stuart, Florida is a wonderful company that wants to give back to the community through its amazing, handmade jewelry.
Tagua Jewelry began as a way for founder and creative director Soraya Cedeno to help out families in need, especially families with Autistic family members. That led to the creation of her Tagua puzzle piece bracelet, which in turn allowed her to launch her business, Organic Tagua Jewelry.
Every product sold by Organic Tagua Jewelry is handcrafted from the native Ecuadorian palm tree nut of the same name, which comes from the Tagua tree. Also known as the Ecuadorian Ivory Palm, the Tagua can be washed, dried, and carved into beautiful pieces of jewelry, or even shirt buttons. It has the same appearance, density, and feel as animal ivory, without doing harm to actual animals or the environment where ivory is normally harvested.
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All of their products are organic, eco-friendly, and sustainable, so you can be certain you’re purchasing products that will be safe for your customers and the environment.
Organic Tagua Jewelry only uses high-grade certified organic vegetable dyes imported from Italy to color their beautiful products.
There’s a wide range of jewelry and accessories available from Organic Tagua Jewelry. Check them out today, and give your customers a gorgeous gift.
For baseball, basketball, and football to hockey, cheerleading, and even ballet, All Sports Jewelry leaves no stone unturned when it comes to new ideas for sports jewelry!
Customers will be pleased with the wide selection of styles that they offer as well, including bracelets, charms, earrings, key rings, pins, money clips, and so much more! Whatever the need is, All Sports Jewelry can fulfill it!
And if you have a specific idea that you’d like them to create, All Sports Jewelry also takes custom orders. They do it all!
For sports-related jewelry that will help customers show off their school spirit with ease, check out All Sports Jewelry!
Stunning, handcrafted porcelain jewelry is an age-old product that can be found in retail stores around the world, but have you ever seen porcelain jewelry made through the millefiori technique?
Blue Bus Studio, a Durham, North Carolina business, is led by founder and chief artist Tim Garvin. Garvin is MFA trained in ceramics and metals, and has been working with these materials for more than 35 years. This has led him to perfect a unique technique of clay-crafting known as the millefiori technique. His great line of handcrafted porcelain jewelry will please your customers, and make them want to keep coming back to buy more!
Millefiori translates to “thousand flowers” in Italian, and is an ancient technique that combines colored glass rod to make canes, or lines, of color in your material. These cross-sections are sliced and combined, and then used to create beads, paperweights, vases, and jewelry. It’s a technique that dates as far back as the first millennium B.C., and has survived for many millennia thanks to the beautiful artwork that comes as a result of using it!
Tim Garvin uses this technique, along with more than 500 different colors of clays, to create his extremely detailed and intensely colored pieces.
The jewelry made by Blue Bus Studio goes well with any style and setting, including formal gatherings, casual nights out on the town, work attire, and when your customers just want to show off their trendiness!
Some of Blue Bus Studio’s most popular products are their reversible pendants and earrings, and their bracelets.
The reversible pendants feature a different pattern and coloring on each side of the piece. Need a light blue piece to go with your sundress? Maybe a green pattern to go with your formal wear? Why not get both of these options in one piece? The reversible pendants are extremely versatile, and feature the same beautiful patterns and colors as the normal pendants.
The same goes for their reversible earrings. These porcelain dangling earrings feature sterling silver French hooks, rubber earnuts for security, and a gorgeous 7/16″ x 7/16″ porcelain pendant, featuring two beautiful designs.
Their cabochon bracelets feature small porcelain beads attached to a plated steel bracelet finding. Each bead is a unique design, and the bracelets are available in 6, 10, and 11 bead variants.
Blue Bus Studio is constantly innovating new patterns and colors, and they’ve recently added 8 new patterns to their porcelain jewelry options. These include: river, kiwi, royal, mojave, gypsy, ceci, ocean, and jericho!
There’s no doubt your customers will find the exact piece of jewelry, and the right pattern, to match with any style!
Blue Bus Studio excels at making porcelain jewelry pieces using the ancient millefiori technique, and customers will be pleased to know they’re getting jewelry that’s both beautiful and elegantly made!
Acacia Creations creates eco-friendly jewelry, gifts and home accents at their fair trade studio in Kenya. Improving lives in a long-lasting and sustainable way has been their mission from the very beginning.
Feature beautiful jewelry, such as bracelets, necklaces and earrings created with paper beads, eco-friendly material and shells. The combination of these products truly makes anyone stand out. Not only will you find beautiful jewelry, you’ll also find Canimals that are animals made from recycled aluminium cans and telephone wire. Lets not forget about their home products made from recycled paper, metal & wood, and stationery & gift items. Acacia Creations has something for everyone and would be a great addition to your store.
Jewelry supplies aren’t only for hobby shops. Most any store can find good value in a crafting section, but the added opportunity to make beaded jewelry for sale is the real draw. After all, if you do it yourself, you cut out the middle man and increase your profits. And isn’t that the name of the game? So if you’re looking for the best in Artisan and Free Trade jewelry supplies, check out Antelope Beads!
This company began in 2006 after owner Laura Bittner discovered Kazuri beads, handmade beads from a fair trade co-op in Kenya that primarily employs single mothers. She had been searching for the perfect bead to build her business around, and once she discovered Kazuri, she never looked back. She found that the best beads available were from similar artisan and free trade organizations and she’s made a success out of locating them and making them available to store owners and crafters alike!
Laura views her involvement with Kazuri and the other products she carries as part of a “global circle” of women helping women and artists supporting one another’s art. What an exciting way to spread creative energy around the world!
Looking for a variety of bead types and styles? You’ll find it here. Other than just Kazuri, this company also carries Dorabeth Designs, Regaliz leather and so much more. Even better, if you’re aware of a company that they don’t currently represent, you can suggest it to them and they will look into picking it up!
So what all is available? You’ll find wooden beads, ceramic beads, glass beads, copper enamel beads, porcelain beads and even pewter designs. They carry high quality leather and cork crafting options, rubber o-rings and leather and suede cords. They carry a variety of chains and crafting wires, riveting components and tools you’ll find invaluable in your own crafting or necessary to provide to your customer for their crafting endeavors.
Whether you are interested in making your own jewelry or want to provide your customers with the best in Artisan and Fair Trade supplies, Antelope Beads is the place for you!
