JEWELRY EXPRESSIONS BY ANITA: October 2009

Monday, October 5, 2009

New Items for the Craft Show

It's been a while since I posted. I've been busy babysitting and making some new jewelry for my upcoming craft shows at Yankee Lake and in Hartford. The show at Yankee Lake, in the Ballroom, Brookfield, OH, is on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10am to 5pm. The show in Hartford, OH is on Nov. 21 from 10am to 5pm. I don't have all the details for the Hartford show (like location!), so will update this post when I have the info. I've made some new items in copper, completely hand made, hammered, patinated, and have also made a few items for the younger girls in cats eye and lampwork beads. The necklaces are around 14" in length, but adjustable. Bracelets around 5 1/2" with some adjustability. I will have all of the items listed on Artfire, as well as these items at the show. I hope to see some of you there! Thanks for looking.

MARKETING YOUR WEB SITE

I recently posted a question to http://askszarka.blogspot.com/ regarding ways to drive traffic to my new jewelry site at ajhearn.artfire.com. I did not want to attract unwanted spam, so asked for their feedback on how to accomplish this in a cost effective way. Robin Hawke, who does freelance PR and Marketing, shared the Jewelry Marketing information she learned at the Tucson Gem Show. Robyn's feedback was informative and practical, especially for the budget-minded entrepreneur. And, it does not simply apply to jewelry marketing. Go to Szarka's blogspot listed above. You will also fall in love with Szarka's jewelry designs. You can also visit Robyn's web site at http://www.magpiegemstones.com/.

Anita