Custom Wire Wrapped Jewelry

Hi All


These are some of my custom pieces that have gone to good homes. When I started using the Internet I used picturetrail.com to host my photos and info. Did not work well for sales. Smile.


I later set up a site on Etsy.com in 2008 along with some other sites because they were easy to use. This after I did not have success with a couple of web designers. Now I'm in the process of setting up my own site. I'll announce it here when its up.

I have always searched for unique and unusual gemstones. I now have a collection dating back some twenty years. I wish I had kept more pieces like the turquoise from the Sleeping Beauty Mine. You are hard pressed to find good quality pieces without matrix.

I enjoy doing custom work and wish I had taken pictures throughout my career. I didn't. I am a prolific designer. I juried into Kindred Souls women's artist cooperative in Detroit. (Thanks to Pat Kobore who dragged me to the interview and saw the artist in me when I didn't. I was just making a living to provide for us.) Kindred Souls taught me how to do production work as an artist. I would amaze my eldest by laying my work out and making a hundred pair of earrings in an hour. I used to have people come up to me at a show and pose. They would just stand there waiting on me to compliment them on my piece they were wearing. So I had to start taking pictures.

Then I picked up wire work and it was must easier to remember my pieces. The wire work takes longer and the nature of the wire keeps it from looking the same all the time. This happens  even if I'm doing a design I've done for a long time (ie., my cowrie shell pieces).

Share your birthstone or favorite stone. If sharing your favorite gemstone , please give any information you have on it. Ex. country of origin, purported properties and color of the stone.

Thanks,

Michelle

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Setting up My Own Website

Hi All! 

 I've been procrastinating about setting up my own handmade shop on my own website. I didn't want to do another site on someone else site. I purchased an account with hostmonster.com some time ago and have been playing around with Magento, WordPress and Weebly. I've told you before I get easily distracted by bright shiny things and knowledge. I've finally decided I want to go ahead with a WordPress site using an e-commerce theme and a woo plugin. No, its not finished. I really would like to move my blog to WordPress so I can monetize it. Yet, that I think this is going require a specialist. So I'm now on the hunt for someone.  If you have suggestions of folks you know who have ACTUALLY done a transfer let me know.

So now I've given myself one week to get in gear and get the basic skeleton up. I will show my progress as I move forward.

Now, I'm curious as to where those of you who sell products are finding your markets. So here are my questions?

1. Which social media platform is generating the most sales for you?

2.  Why do you think this platform is out performing others in your case?


3. Are blogs being more effective than social media in driving visitors (sales) to your site?


Suggestions and tips greatly appreciated? Smile

Thanks,


Michelle

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Etsy Treasury featuring my Earthstone Ring

Hi All


Here's a lovely collection of handmade gifts including my handmade earthstone ring.

All pictures are clickable and will take you to more info page.

Thanks for looking

Michelle

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