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Christmas Beads,
The Bead Queen & Turquoise
Beads
We can deliver your Christmas present to anywhere in the world - just enter the mailing address in our checkout. However, please order early for Christmas - allow at least two-weeks. Although we will be mailing right to the last moment - all orders after 18th December will be delayed.
Christmas in Hong Kong is a
mix of East and West, but being an ex-British colony (like the US!), Christian
culture predominates. It can be get as cold as 10 degrees C, but is always
sun and no rain.
Drink more and have a fun Christmas - there is more to life
than beading!
For our bead store click
MrBead.com or
MrBead.co.uk.
Christmas Beads
Great Present Ideas
Gemstone Properties e-book at
1/2 Price!
How to Sell Bead
Jewelry – The Bead Queen
Turquoise – the birthstone for December
Turquoise &
Pearl
20% off
anything!
Free EMS Express Airmail on orders over US$200 or
£130
How to Make a
Killing Selling Bead Jewelry - what a wonderful present!
Beaded jewelry
makes great presents. Small and light, so being easily mailed or tucked in
a stocking. It’s also personal and easy to remember who the gift came
from. You can even hang jewelry on the Christmas tree.
Boxed necklaces
with matching earring sets make great presents and easy to wrap.
Offer your customers free gift wrapping and mailing.
For personal gifts buy ready-made jewelry online, requesting your
supplier to mail direct with no invoice and a
happy Christmas note. December is the
peak retail season, when many stores take one-third of their entire year’s
sales.
Turquoise is
the gemstone for December, but pearls make ideal Christmas presents too – try
combining the two or mixing pearls with silver. All give an air of
sophisticated quality. To read about pearls
and how to make a pearl necklace click
here.
Christmas Present Ideas - Click a link for details:
Books
also make a wonderful valued present, lasting far beyond the festive season.
Next year everyone will be looking for extra income - so a wonderful present
that can be e-mailed to anyone is our new book How to Make a Killing Selling
Bead Jewelry. Order it at a discount to be sent to someone else or as
a gift to yourself - for details
scroll down or click here.
Gemstone
Properties e-book at 1/2 Price!
Healers and
new agers believe certain gemstones heal on a metaphysical level, because of the
earths energy that has been absorbed by these stones. This book of 26 pages
explains what the stones are, along with a color photograph of each, and the
benefits of 48 of the most popular gemstones used to make jewelry today.
Click to buy this book through Paypal in £3.99 Pounds or $6 US Dollars.
For other bead books on Amazon click here.
How to sell Bead Jewelry – The Bead Queen
It just goes
to show it can be done in these difficult times!
You can make a lot of money selling handcrafted jewelry.
There will always be a market for quality, limited-edition creations. The
problem facing most crafters is finding paying customers among increasing
competition.
Lorraine
succeeds because she “lives and breathes” beading to the extent where she’s even
making pieces while travelling on a train or watching TV.
She never misses the chance to sell - attending all her local fairs as
well as organizing her own when no other outlet is available.
And potential customers are infected with her beading enthusiasm,
resulting in excitement and trust bringing extra sales.
For
inspiration and to get an idea of future trends, she studies the fashion
magazines and analyzes colors and styles in high street boutiques.
This ensures she stays ahead of the game and her designs don’t go out of
style before they’re sold.
Lorraine
understands that presentation is everything.
A neat box adds to the perceived value of her jewelry, and little labels
explain what her beads are made from. She also knows that customers prefer sets
of a necklace with matching earrings – because these are ideal for them to give
away as gifts. Price too is
important - she prides herself on competitive charges.
Too expensive and sales will slow, too cheap and there’s not enough
profit for marketing.
YOU too can
be like Lorraine. Don’t hesitate
booking a fair or making jewelry – Go For It right away!
Offer a wide selection of different priced jewelry to attract the most
buyers. The more diverse the range,
the better chance you’ll have to sell.
However, ensure you have a few very-expensive items that will make your
other jewelry look more affordable.
Don’t just
lay your designs on a cloth. Use
your creativity to arrange differently to other sellers.
We have another customer who hangs her jewelry from the branches of a
curly hazel tree trunk fixed to a plank of rough wood.
She says it “catches people’s eye - and the more unusual the display, the
better”. She lives by the sea and
also uses large shells and goat horns to show her designs.
A website or
online store is a must these days.
If you don’t already have one – you’re losing sales.
Customers that don’t buy from you right away may go online to purchase at
a later date. Lorraine’s son built
here a splendid internet shop with an attractive front page that changing
display of all here latest designs.
To
see The Bead Queen Store go to
www.TheBeadQueen.co.uk
One
of our top UK customers is prospering the recession by selling heaps of bead
jewelry at local craft fairs.
Lorraine Cannell, “The Bead Queen” from Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, is
overwhelmed by the demand for her originally-designed hand-crafted jewelry.
However,
like any business: some do well, while others fail.
And the failure rate of new business is appalling. To succeed you need to
carefully plan everything. Work long
hours, minimize
your costs, maximize your selling price, and market like hell.
These beautiful necklaces were crafted by The Bead
Queen using MrBead's rainbow blister pearls, rainbow mother-of-pearl, and our
millefiori.
These necklaces use MrBead's calsilica, freshwater pearls and garnets.
To
see The Bead Queen Store go to
www.TheBeadQueen.co.uk
For selling, turquoise
is similar to jade and pearl for the same reasons.
Everyone appreciates it, and the gem always looks good however it’s used.
Turquoise is the birthstone for December.
What is turquoise?
Turquoise
is a soft, opaque gemstone, formed by volcanic rock reacting to copper deposits
brought by water. Color ranges from
blue-green, to yellow-green with grey, black or brown veining.
Most non-green turquoise these days is dyed.
As genuine turquoise is expensive, reconstituted turquoise is common -
crafted from real turquoise chips fused with other stones to cut cost.
History
Turquoise
has been found in 5,000-year-old Egyptian tombs and the Tibetans used it as
currency centuries ago. North Africa and the Middle East hold large deposits,
but most turquoise today originates from Burma and is carved in China. Turquoise
didn’t reach Europe until the crusades when the name originated, meaning
“Turkish stone”.
Benefits
Ancient doctors thought turquoise prevented injury and ground it into a powder
to cure stomach disorders, internal bleeding, and insect bites. Turquoise has
always been used to protect the wearer from danger, attract wealth, and warn as
a talisman or good luck charm. Some believe it will fade when danger or illness
is near, or a lover is unfaithful. It’s also said to protect against pollution
and strengthen the body.
Looking after
Turquoise is porous, so contact with liquids, oils or even perspiration should
be avoided. This is why it’s often impregnated with plastic, colorless oil or
wax to improve color and durability.
Jewelry should be removed before washing.
Untreated turquoise will eventually turn green.
There are many different turquoise in the store, see at: MrBead.com or MrBead.co.uk
Turquoise & Pearl
Turquoise
and pearl go so well together - creating natural, expensive-looking, quality
jewelry, ideal for presents. Wrap it in a nice box and try to be present
when it’s opened - that's if you can't resist keeping the piece for yourself!
Turquoise also looks great with red coral, creating jewelry with mystique,
giving a Tibetan effect.
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To see all our turquoise beads in US dollars click here, in GB pounds here
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Offer to Sunday 18th December 2011 only - so order NOW! For use in our
store at the checkout only and not valid for wholesale, for less than above
minimum, or with any other offers.
How to Make a Killing Selling Bead Jewelry
“Ultimate guide revealing
proven steps to successfully sell beaded jewelry”
169 jam-packed pages of the latest jewelry selling secrets. Everything you ever wanted to know profiting from handcrafted beaded jewelry - including how to source at the lowest prices. See your income soar from new profit sources. Instant results! Dynamic growth potential. Comes with free bonus books of Gemstone Properties and Guide to Cashing in on eBay.
MrBead newsletter readers can purchase our new just-published book at a 33% discount. NOTE: ignore the price on the sales page - click the Buy Now button and you will see your 33% discount at the Paypal checkout. Paypal only for this offer, and only valid until end of the year. On Paypal's confirmation of payment page, click "IMPORTANT: click here to download your product". You will also be e-mailed your download URL.
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