I went to Folksy, and the same thing happened, but I’m just stubborn enough to find “work-arounds”. I put earrings in the search engine, then found a pair by lancsrosedesigns, and clicked on the name there. That worked. She has some very unique and lovely stuff.
Good luck!

Can you please tell me how do you apply the pledge?

That’s great, Char. You have good reason to feel confident and sell your work.

About the importance of care instructions: a friend made me a pendant from PMC, which I have never used. She had told me that metal clay turned into pure silver when fired, and she didn’t give me care instructions. The first day I wore it, not being particularly careful with it, the pendant chanced to hit something hard (something pendants often do unless they’re very short) and broke in half. Lesson learned, but I would rather have learned it the easy way!

Thanks, someone else said the same:)

If your pieces have passed the triple test of dropping, throwing and being worn then you should have confidence that they are durable enough to sell.

Thank you, and I just wanted to give you a tip on the Mod Podge because I have tried it as a varnish.
Don’t use it as a varnish!
I used it as a varnish on some of my first pieces and it seemed good at first, but a few months later they all became tacky. I researched and found that that is not uncommon.
I’m not trying to bash it because I still keep some around as a glue, not a varnish. I just hoped to save you that trouble.

Thank you, Judith. I always keep the first “model” of each type I make as my own jewelry. I have not had problems with any except for one accident involving a tree branch and when I think I got some essential oil on a pair and it ate the varnish.

Thanks, and, no, I haven’t. My clay is durable (I have dropped and thrown [!] some of pieces), but my issue was that a few cracked while they dried. I’ve read this is a common problem with all air dry clays, though.

Thank you for the tips, Barbara

https://folksy.com/shops/margarethobbs I was curious!!! I used to work with precious metal clay waaaaay back, and I’m thinking of getting back into it.

As for how many pieces to have available to sell for a show, one guideline I’ve read is 10 times the cost of the show table.

Obviously, you need to vary that number allowing for the price of your items. Also have a range of prices. You also don’t need to put everything out on display at once.

I suggest going to a few shows first as a visitor that you’re interested in participating in and critically examine how other people set up their tables, what are the price ranges at each show, how many people come to the show, and absolutely critical: how many other jewellery vendors are there? If there are too many of any craft, it dilutes the potential earnings for everyone.

Then you look at what you have and be brutally honest about how you are differentiating yourself from everyone else. Do some trial table setups at home and take photos. Watch out that your table skirt just skims the floor in front. I’ve done one particular show three times a year for 7 or 8 years, and I used to always go for a walk to check sight-lines from different aisles approaching my table.

Shows are terrifying at the beginning, and don’t be disappointed if you sell nothing; you’ve acquired a ton of good information to use for the next show. I had to take Gravol the first show I ever did, because I was literally throwing up from fear. Now it’s just another day, I’ll see all my pals (customers and vendors) from previous shows, plus we have ad hoc vendor dinners to look forward to.

Good luck!!!
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Hi Margaret,
I tried looking you up on Folksy as I am very interested in jewelry made with air dry clay but kept getting “no search results.” How does one find your shop on Folksy?
Lynn