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Question: where can I find gold filled beads?
i wanna make a necklace

Answer: www.artgemsinc.com But sometime it cost more when you ...
www.artgemsinc.com But sometime it cost more when you make it yourself compare to buy it ready made.

Question: Does anyone know any good websites for learning the basics of jewelry making and beading?

Answer: Take a class at your local adult ed college that offers ...
Take a class at your local adult ed college that offers classes. You will learn so much more there. I did and even soldgoods. I loved it.

Answer: About.com has a jewelry making and beading section with ...
About.com has a jewelry making and beading section with projects and instruction. FireMountain gems has a huge website with supplies and instructions. Bead and Button Magazine has a website with instruction, articles and other stuff for the beginner. They also sell magazines targeted to the beginner, and the magazines have plenty of ads for stores the cater to the beginner. Their magazines are a good investment. http://www.firemountaingems.com/ http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/default.aspx http://jewelrymaking.about.com/ http://beadwork.about.com/

Answer: LoveBites and Bruises: http://www.lovebitesandbruises.com ...
LoveBites and Bruises: http://www.lovebitesandbruises.com They make your jewelry designs that you send in. Thye also specialise in engravings and crystal additions. They're popular for all the 'scene queen jewelry' type stuff you see all over Myspace nowadays - I beleive they are the ones who started the trend and a lot of people use their services to resell jewelry on their Myspace and Livejournal pages. But they also have an entire community of jewelry makers and companies that can help with design, naming your company, advertising, selling etc. They also deal with copy right issues i.e. whether something is legal or not to replicate. There are a few magazine editors on there as well! Good luck! :)

Answer: Go to your local library. Hundreds of books and you get to ...
Go to your local library. Hundreds of books and you get to have them all spead out where you need them in the house or at your bead table. I startedbusiness that supportsfamily with just books from the library.

Question: Can chamilia and pandora beads be interchanged?
i was thinking of getting a pandora bracelet, but was wondering if I can put chamilia beads on it (or pandora beads on a chamilia bracelet). is this possible?

Answer: no creo que pueda ser..
no creo que pueda ser..

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Question: What is an appropriate price for beaded earrings on sale at a local crafts fair?

Answer: $15 to $25
$15 to $25

Answer: 1.50 ?
1.50 ?

Answer: It depends on how many beads and how expensive the beads ...
It depends on how many beads and how expensive the beads are. Somewhere between $10-20. If you aren't selling them, lower the price.

Answer: I sell them for 3 dollars a pair and frequently people buy ...
I sell them for 3 dollars a pair and frequently people buy more than one pair for that price

Answer: 2$ you want to sell them cheap because everyone will be ...
2$ you want to sell them cheap because everyone will be selling them and everyone knows that you can make them yourself

Answer: It pretty much depends on the quality of the earings. If ...
It pretty much depends on the quality of the earings. If they are nice, professional earings I would ask $5.00-$7.50 cents. However, if this is a fundraiser, people will pay more because its for a cause. If they are excellent earings and they are for a fundraiser, dont ask for more than $15.00. Sorry I couldn't be more help!

Answer: Depends wat types of beads because if some are really rare ...
Depends wat types of beads because if some are really rare to find then I'd say from $2.50 to $7.25. Don't ask for more than $14.

Answer: what youve got to include how much money and time it ...
what youve got to include how much money and time it took to make it quality and how unique the product is ... would you pay $_____ for your product if you were the customer dont go to expensive but dont sell your self short or you can take offers

Answer: I have gotten them as reasonable as 5-8 bucks, made and sold ...
I have gotten them as reasonable as 5-8 bucks, made and sold by native americans like at a trading post or selling to tourists at a national park...Not a crafts fair per se. I would say the tones were semi precious...tiger's eye, jade and torquise

Answer: That really depends. First you want to take into ...
That really depends. First you want to take into consideration how much you have invested in materials and the effort it took to make them. Are they real simple or are they of a complex design. Personally I wouldn't pay more than 20 bucks for any pair of beaded earrings, no matter how they looked-I'd just make a pair like 'em. Now, I think that you also have to take into consideration who you're selling to. To answer I think anywhere for $5 for a simple pair to $15 for a pair thats more detailed.

Answer: Depends on how much work was involved in making them. If ...
Depends on how much work was involved in making them. If you are using base metal or .925 silver, gold, gold filled, titanium, platinum, etc. If they are on cards, in little gem bags, in plastic bags, in boxes. I usually figure how much $$$ is tied up in them and double it on the cheaper made one and triple it on the better made earrings. If it involves a lot of work like the ones done with the delica beads, I usually check out other craft shows first or check the crafts on eBay. But the last ones I sold on eBay with the Delica beads, I auctioned them and they finally sold for $22.79.

Answer: between $5-$20
between $5-$20

Answer: well, that depends on what the earrings are. I would go by ...
well, that depends on what the earrings are. I would go by 5-10% profits. whatever was the individual cost to make the pair of earrings, add on 5-10% of the amount of money you spent. it makes a good profit but isn't so much that it wouldn't be appropriate to sell at a local crafts fair.

Question: where can if find cute beaded jewerly?
where can I find cute beaded neckalces and braclets.also where can I find flats for school.these are kinda cute http://www.payless.com/Catalog/ProductDetail.aspx?&TLC=Womens&SLC=WomensCasuals

Answer: well, u can find the shoes at payless...duh, no brainer ...
well, u can find the shoes at payless...duh, no brainer there...and cute jewlery, I would say claires

Answer: A really nice place to get beaded jewelry is target! I get ...
A really nice place to get beaded jewelry is target! I get almost all ofjewelry from there, and I also get beaded jewelry from Claire's... but I really recommend target. :) Here are a couple links... http://www.target.com/b/ref=sc_fe_l_0_13330751_5/602-9390646-6687810?ie=UTF8&node=365085011 http://claires.com/category.asp?rcid=31&scid=34&null And, a great place to shop for shoes is definitely DSW, you can not buy anything online, but if you get the chance, stop by there, they have the cutest shoes! :) I also reccomend Old Navy, not only do they have pretty clothes, they have REALLY nice shoes :) Here's the link to that - http://www.oldnavy.com/browse/category.do?cid=5523 Hope I helped!!! Sincerely, Autumn