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04-06-2006, 16:43 jennyrose Joined on 03-31-2006 Potters Bar Posts 21 Jewellery Making Hiya I'm hopefully doing the Nile Bike Ride for OXFAM next Feb and have to raise £3000. I didn't think of myself as at all creative before, but to raise money I had a look on ebay and other shops for jewellery making supplies. You can buy all the stuff in bulk and although there's an initial expense to get the equipment, you hardly ever have to stock up on what you've got. There's loads of tips on the internet too! I've made about 10 pairs of earrings and 3 bracelets so far but have only being doing it for two days and I would guess that each item has probably cost me about 20p to make. Then as summers coming up, I going to try and sell them at Car boot sales, summer fairs and sports competitions. Even if each thing is sold for £1 you still make a profit!!! Just need to check if there are regulations at each site on selling but as its going to charity, I've probably got more chance of selling. I hope this idea helps someone Jenny jenny www.justgiving.com/jennystrek    Report

04-07-2006, 12:07 james@justgiving Joined on 10-03-2005 Justgiving Towers, London Posts 396 Re: Jewellery Making Hi Jenny, What a great idea. Let us know how you get on. You could get some little cards printed with your Justgiving web address on them and include the cards with every piece of jewellery you sell. That way, your customers can go home and sponsor you online... Justgiving's Blog - news, views and other fun stuff from JG Towers    Report

04-07-2006, 22:21 jennyrose Joined on 03-31-2006 Potters Bar Posts 21 Re: Jewellery Making Oh yeh good idea!! I'll definitely do that! cheers x jenny www.justgiving.com/jennystrek    Report

04-11-2006, 17:40 Jade Joined on 04-04-2006 Stroud Posts 2 Re: Jewellery Making Hi Jenny, I am in the process of raising money for a children's home in Tanzania at the moment and will be climbing Kilimnajaro in March 2007. I think that your jewellery making idea is brill! Do you have any advice on what sites to visit to get advice/purchase supplies etc? Would really appreciate any tips! Thanks very much, Jade    Report

04-14-2006, 19:12 jennyrose Joined on 03-31-2006 Potters Bar Posts 21 Re: Jewellery Making Hiya I've had a look on a few websites to find stuff. www.justbeads.co.uk has some good stuff and also ebay has some great deals on equipment, wire and beads. I've also been to craft shops and markets so that I can see exactly what i need. Also http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/beginnerscorner/ (the spelling is correct - I think this may be the american way of spelling it) is good for advice on how to make basic stuff and to give an idea of what equipment and materials you need. I've not really looked around too much more other than to go on shop websites (like accessorize) to get ideas but as soon as I got the beads and wire I just played around and made up my own stuff. Hope this helps Jenny jenny www.justgiving.com/jennystrek    Report

06-11-2006, 20:55 jennyrose Joined on 03-31-2006 Potters Bar Posts 21 Re: Jewellery Making Hiya Just an update, I've sold some of my jewellery now, some at the school i'm a teacher at (made about £50 there) and have just spent the day and our town's summer carnival and sold some more and made about £100 so I'm gradually on my way! Got a few friends involved in making the jewellery too and it's actually quite theraputic! i hope everyone is getting on well with their fundraising! Jenny x jenny www.justgiving.com/jennystrek    Report

09-29-2006, 21:09 Vanessa Joined on 09-29-2006 Posts 1 Re: Jewellery Making Hi my name is vanessa, I love making jewellery and i have been doing it for 2 years now. I want to be a jewellery designer when i am older and i think it is really good what u have been doing. Tip for you the best website where i by my jewellery supplies from is a website called www.littlebeader.com this site is really good it is the best so far and the best thing about it is that it has free post and packeging for orders over a fiver!! I sell my jewellery in sets to friends as gifts for people they know or my mum so she doesnt have to buy her friends any presents and i get the money of my mum i make loads of profit. At the end of making something i always think i want it  lol anyway hope u carry on doing what you are doing as it is great fun making them.    Report

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