JEWELRY EXPRESSIONS BY ANITA: March 2011

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Egyptian Coil Necklace

Completed this a.m., this Egyptian coil necklace is created in jeweler's bronze wire and embellished with a beautiful multicolored Fenicio Flat Oval Venetian glass bead, purchased from http://venetianbeadshop.com/. The bead is wire wrapped in jeweler's bronze square wire. There is a rainbow of colors in the bead including blue, green, orange, red, and a sparkling gold leafy vine interspersed. A wonderful spring necklace! As always, thank you for looking! Blessings, Anita

Sunday, March 13, 2011

NEW IN MARCH!

I have been attempting to learn the basketweave wire wrap and after tearing several wraps apart and starting over, I am reasonably happy that I am starting to get some good results with this technique. These are some cabs I completed for a friend and for myself. FYI - if you are learning a new techniuque, don't get discouraged - just practice, practice, practice. It does get better!!

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