Comments on: 17 Years Old and Starting My New Jewelry Business! https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.20 By: Wendy Shillingford https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-481165 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:54:40 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-481165 Way to go McKenzie, I wish you every success! Lovely beading, keep it up.

]]> By: Joan https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-480822 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:19:13 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-480822 After looking again at your pic. of your booth setup where you’re sitting on the chair. I have a few recommendations: raise your tables up at least 5″ and keep everything neat. no wires hanging. Later when you’re ready to buy any display/accessories be sure to coordinate the colors. Go to thrift shops and you will find alot of ways to reuse. Use what you have around the house or the woods 🙂 (tree limbs, etc. pcs.) always take pictures and print them of ea. setup and study it. You will notice a lot and it helps to see how to improve and what the buyers see. I always take a pic. after i’m setup and it’s amazing what i notice…..crooked table cloth, wrinkles, too crowded, storage under the table showing, wires, etc. and it could go on and on. I’ve only been selling for 3+ yrs. at our local craft events, and have learned so much. sooooo take those pics., open your mind, and enjoy your jewelry. Good luck and enjoy.

]]> By: Jean BH https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-480817 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:02:43 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-480817 McKenzie, great work. Congratulations on your new beginnings. Research as much as you can to improve your marketing skills and jeweling making skills. This is one of my favorite sites and it hold a wealth of information. Good luck.

]]> By: Joan https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-480804 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:28:44 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-480804 It makes my heart happy to see how proud you are of your creations/setup. I wish you much fun and experiences with your new business. I would like to help you by sending you my excess beads. It will be beads, etc. that don’t fit in with my style, etc. and perhaps you can use all or some. my bus. email is Tillersgold@aol.com. I have no website, and i strictly sell at local craft shows. I’ve never done this before and i would like to help you. Good luck McKenzie.

]]> By: Joanne https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-480697 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 14:35:11 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-480697 Lovely work, McKenzie! As you’ve already seen, Rena’s site is a wealth of information and inspiration… you’re off to a wonderful start!

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-480464 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 23:40:00 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-480464 Congratulations on your new jewelry business, McKenzie! You have a good idea of what teens like, and that may be helpful in deciding what direction you want to go. Also helpful for you is that you’ve already got a good start on your social media. And your jewelry looks well made. Your booth is inviting, and I like your unique tree-stump jewelry risers. It looks like you’re off to fantastic start!

Here are some ideas for selling your jewelry while you wait to be eligible for online selling venues:
Success Tips for a Teenage Jewelry Artist.

Jewelry Home Party – would your Mom, Aunt, or other ladies be interested in hosting a jewelry sales party for you? Or how about a jewelry selling party for people of your age group? Here’s how teenager Annalea did just that: Annalea Sloan, Young Jewelry Business Entrepreneur.

Good luck and keep up the great work! And please keep us posted on your progress. 🙂

]]> By: Dianne Culbertson-Jacques https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/17-years-old-and-starting-my-new-jewelry-business/#comment-480147 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:45:13 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=46496#comment-480147 Great job! Anyone have any ideas to help McKenzie sell online?

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