How to prepare your jewelry stand and what to take with you.

In this post I'd like to share some of the ideas that had helped me to organize my jewelry stand. First of all, I needed to select the items I was going to sell, so I chose jewelry pieces that are different in style and price range. Second, I didn't want my jewelry to simply lie on a table, therefore I decided to take some of the boxes, earring display stands and necklace displays to arrange the pieces.
Also, I asked my friend to assist me and it was such a great idea. She helped me with placing the jewelry, talking to customers when I was busy, and distributing business cards.

Other things to keep in mind:
-I put some chocolates on my table to attract customers and talked to them while they were unwrapping the sweets
- Taking some tools with me was very useful, because one of the customers wanted to shorten a necklace and I was able to fix it quickly
- Mirror. Of course, you want to see how earrings or necklace look on you.
- A small notebook to make notes. Some of the customers wanted to customize pieces so I wouldn't remember all the details without my notebook.

It was my first time selling jewelry using a stand and I was a bit nervous at the beginning, but later it was just awesome to communicate with a lot of interesting people and see that they like what I have created.

My jewelry stand.

One of my favorite hobbies besides making jewelry is dancing salsa. I love the music and the rythm, and the movement of the dance. The best place to learn and enjoy salsa in South Beach is place called Salsa Mia. It is located at 501 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 This is their website www.salsamia.com
So if you come to visit South Florida and want to learn more about Latin culture in general and Cuban salsa in particular come to Salsa Mia.

Well one of the days I brought my jewelry there. It was my first experience organizing a jewelry stand, but I think everything went just great. It was fun interacting with customers telling them about my jewelry. One of my friends was helping me and I have to tell it's a really big deal when someone
can help you.

My ETSY store.

I recently added some new listing to my online ETSY store. Please check them out. This is the link cameribeadstudio.etsy.com Enjoy and thank you for stopping by.

Spring is here!

Restored vintage necklace.

I've purchased some broken vintage necklaces which I wanted to restore, because they were so beautiful. I love the structure and the vintage look of the beads, but even more I love the charms. I didn't have enough original beads so I had to dance around and add some other components and beads.
Please tell me what you think.

More flowers

I added fabric flowers to bring a new look to a dress that I've already worn before. It's a great and fast way make clothes look different. I've also created these gorgeous two-toned earrings to complement the dress.  

Look how this flower can upstyle a look in just a second.

Nature inspiration. Trees.

Today I'd like to share my Tree of Life pendants.

1. This was my first tree of life. I used two-toned wire and turquoise chips. I really love the color of the stones. It looks so natural, so leaves-like. After I gifted the pendant to my friend for her baby shower, her mother-in-law asked me to make a tree. She asked me to add some pink stones for her three grand children. Unfortunately I didn't make a picture of that lovely necklace.

2. I made this tree after beeing inspired by beautiful Japaneese sakura trees I saw on the internet. For this pendant I used dyed turquoise beads, rose quartz chips and moonstone beads. So far this is my favorite tree pendant.

3. Look at the color of these beads! Don't you love it! I thought it would look beautiful and funky if I combine this indigo-blue wire with hot pink beads. I also love the structure of acrylic icy beads.

A splash of color inspiration.

Omg! I've just found this amazing blog. Check it out. Even though it's in Russian, it's full of incredible photos. The blogger is a clothing designer. Click the link below
A splash of color

Where does your donated clothing go?

Just found this interesting article on etsy.
Tracking Your Used Clothing

Perfume bottle necklace.

I made this necklace using a vintage perfume bottle from 1950-60s, and accented it with beautiful chocolate acrylic beads.

Chinese perfume bottles. Exhibition.

I've mentioned earlier that we visited Morikami Museum and Gardens to celebrate a new year. During that visit I was lucky to see an exhibition of Chinese perfume bottles, dating mostly from 19-early 20th centuries. Thay are so beautiful and detailed.  Enjoy.

Vintage inspiration.

I've always loved all things vintage. I remember as a child spending hours looking at my great grandparents photos. It was fascinating to see people who had lived many years before I was born and imagine what they were thinking or doing.
I looked at their clothes and imagined the streets full of people dressed the same way.

So now my love for vintage is expressed in enjoying blogs and websites featuring vintage style jewelry, clothing, photos and whatever else.

One day during my trips to a local market I found a woman selling vintage jewelry. She also had some broken pieces that she put together in a bag. So I instantly had an idea to purchase some of the broken items and then restore them or use for my future designs.

 Please come back to see what I created. ;)

Oshogatsu. New Year celebration in Morikami Gardens

One reason I'm in love with South Florda is a great cultural diversity. Look at these beautiful Japanese kimonos.

Attention to detail.

Inspired by nature. Flowers.

1. Leather flower

2. Organza and shifon flowers.

3. Flower pendant and matching earrings.

 

4. Beautiful necklace with birds and flowers



Feathers

I like to work with feathers.

1. I like how the red glass bead kind of repeats the pattern of the feathers.

2. Native American inspired pendant.

3. Hearts and feathers earrings.

4. Butterfly pendant. Feathers, shell and glass beads.

5. These earrings add some volume.

6. Feathers and marble earrings.



My first works

I'm new to blogspot, so still trying to figure things out. Today I'd like to show you the pics of my first handmade jewelry.
1.

 Necklace and earrings. Glass beads, Malaysia jade chips, turquoise chips.

2. Earrings

3. A heart pendant.

4. Earrings. Glass beads.