Customizable Stringing Styles for Your Jewelry Making

re: Customizable Stringing Styles for Your Jewelry Making

Damyjo — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:43:01 GMT

Love the idea of being able to add more or less thanks Kristal for the ideas

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VonnA — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:32:22 GMT

I designed something very similar in June to wear to a show. Very nice design, Kristal. The piece is simple, elegant with the texture and fun you have so many ways to wear this. The interchangeable element is the key.

I don't really visit the retail stores to look at what is out there I wait to see what my daughter and her friends are wearing. You truly have to make a piece to fit the consumer's budget these days.

To appreciate the handmade quality of an artisan piece the consumer has to feel it touch it wear and hopefully buy it.

re: Customizable Stringing Styles for Your Jewelry Making

MaryW — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:30:51 GMT

I think this is a really nice idea! I saw a necklace by a famous maker in a department store recently that had 3 strands with small lobster clasps at each end to attach to the chain. To me it seemed very bulky.Putting only one clasp on the chain makes it much less bulky but every bit as interchangeable. I'm going to try it. Thanks.

re: Customizable Stringing Styles for Your Jewelry Making

Phantastes — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:51:50 GMT

This style was my New Interchangeable Necklace idea that I presented in August at the Eureka Reagan Festival in Eureka, IL. But it didn't go over very well. People didn't seem to know what to think about it. They could buy different sections to make different lengths of necklaces. They could even buy pendants I had to go with them. Great idea, right?! I only sold 2. I will try it again at some point, but it just seemed that people want what they see and that's it. They didn't want to have to pick out different parts. Too hard to choose, I think.

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grammajojo — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:29:31 GMT

Kristal, I just tried making a necklace similar to this a couple of weeks ago, but it looked so "unfinished" where the three strands connect on to the chain that I gave up on it. Now I'm thinking that if we brought the three strands up through a large bead before crimping them together in one loop to fasten to the chain..........hmmmmm think I'll try it and see what it looks like. I'll let you know.