Lazy Link Love - The Business of Craft

Photo: #B131
Small Wrought Iron Metal Bracelet Display from Subastral Inc.

Getting Your Product Out There....

Cafe: Call For Entry https://www.callforentry.org/
Zapplication: https://www.zapplication.org/

Show Listings

Craftin Outlaws http://craftinoutlaws.com/
Festival Network Online http://festivalnet.com/

Event Lister http://eventlister.com/

GemShows http://gemshows.blogspot.com/

Craft Sales Sites:
1000Markets http://www.1000markets.com/
ArtFire http://www.artfire.com/
Etsy http://www.etsy.com/
iCraft http://icraft.ca/
IndieCollective http://www.indiecollective.net/
Yessy http://www.yessy.com/

Displays
Jule-Art http://jule-art.com/
NEC Store Fixtures/Displays https://www.fixtures-displays.com/
Nile http://www.nilecorp.com/
Rio Grande http://www.riogrande.com/
Store Supply Warehouse http://www.storesupply.com/

Subastral Jewelry Displays http://www.subastralinc.com/
Thunderbird Supply: http://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/

Photography Tips
Super Simple Light Tent http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-Simple-Light-Tent/
You Are My Sunshine ($5 Photo Studio) http://www.dawnandevan.com/photo_tutorial.htm

A Little Social Link Love!

Some of my favorite Social Networks:
Eons (for baby boomers): http://eons.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/
Flickr: http://flickr.com/
Friend Feed: http://friendfeed.com/
Linked In: http://linkedin.com/
MySpace: http://myspace.com/
Plaxo: http://plaxo.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/
Vox: http://vox.com/
Xanga: http://xanga.com/
Yelp: http://yelp.com/

Fashion (it is important to keep up with current fashion trends if you are a jewelry designer):
StyleFeeder: http://www.stylefeeder.com/
StyleHive: http://www.stylehive.com/

Social Networks/Forums for Jewelers:
Yahoo Groups has a multitude of Jewelry oriented groups... from Beadingaholics (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Beadingaholics) which covers all media to Unique Wire Artists (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UniqueWireArtists) which specializes in wire wrapping to your local metalsmith guilds (here is my local Metal Arts Society - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MetalArtsSociety/). So take a minute to search Yahoo Groups for topics of interest to you!

ArtMetal: http://www.artmetal.com/
Crafster: http://www.craftster.org/
Deviant Art: http://www.deviantart.com/
IndiePublic: http://www.indiepublic.com/
Jewelry Artist Network: http://snipurl.com/dgr44 [www_doxallo_com]
Jewelry Geeks (formerly MetalChasers) http://www.jewelrygeeks.com/
Lapidary/Gemstone Forum from TaoGems: http://gemstone.smfforfree4.com/
My Handmade Registry: http://www.myhandmaderegistry.com/

Ning - is a network of social networks - you can search their networks or start your own...like Jewelry Artist Network: http://jewelryartistnetwork.ning.com/

Most sales sites have a forum:
Etsy http://www.etsy.com/
Artfire http://www.artfire.com/
1000Markets http://www.1000markets.com/


Your favorite magazines also have Forums and other "Community" resources like ArtJewelry: http://cs.artjewelrymag.com/artcs/

...and last but not least - the "mother" of all jeweler's forums - the Orchid Forum at Ganoksin http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/orchid.htm

Sunday - Lazy Link Love....

Photo Credit: tanzanite_10ct_03 Super Gem from babarara on Flickr.com




Lazy Link Love...

Feeling a little lazy on this warm Sunday afternoon - so I thought I would show a little Link Love to some of my favorite resources...

Some great info about and examples of Colored Stones:

MUNSTEINER http://www.munsteiner-cut.de/

The Opal Society http://www.opalsociety.org/

AGTA http://www.agta.org/

Jewelry Television :
The Vault http://www.jewelrytelevision.com/vault
The Learning Library http://learning.jewelrytelevision.com/

Tutorials:

Eni Oken & Friends' Jewelry Lessons http://www.jewelrylessons.com/

Hans Meevis http://www.meevis.com/Jewelry-making-class-list.htm


Diamonds:

Rio Tinto http://www.riotintodiamonds.com/

Kimberly Process http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/


OKAY - have fun exploring these great sites and I'll see ya next time - going out to enjoy the sun!