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With the busy festive season approaching, Autumn is a great time to re-stock and replenish, to ensure things are looking their very best, ready to maximise those sales opportunities. Thankfully we have some great new products which are going to help you to do just that. Display is absolutely key at this time of year as every retailer vies to grab the attention of those all-important customers. Make sure you are not left in the shadows by refreshing your display materials with some of our lovely new products. Ice Grip Wing Neck Display Stand Large, (994 529W) and Ice Grip Earring Display Stand Small (994 543W) Our Ice Grip range is coated in an innovative non-slip material which literally grips the jewellery as it is put in contact with it, meaning no more fiddling around with window displays that won’t stay in place! You will no longer need to pin or tape items into position which is going to look much neater and save you valuable time when putting in the window displays each m...

Many people assume that making your business more eco-friendly can have a negative impact on your bottom line. This is not necessarily the case – in fact, it can even improve it. Wondering how to go about it? Start with sourcing eco-friendly metals for your jewellery! To help you get an idea of the best sustainable metals to use, we’ve put together a guide on choosing the most eco-friendly metals for your business. A guide to the most eco-friendly metals You hear it on the television and you read it online – most businesses are making the effort to go green. Whether this is through making their processes more environmentally friendly to using more sustainably sourced materials, it’s something on everyone’s radar. So why not do the same for your jewellery business? To reduce the environmental footprint of your business, we’d recommend trying to source these eco-friendly metals: Recycled Silver For a green alternative to sterling silver, choose recycled silver instead. The beauty is...

Looking for a way to make your jewellery designs stand out amongst the crowd? One way that you can add a unique touch to your jewellery is by learning how to engrave metal with a Dremel tool. Adding a distinctive engraving to your precious metal designs will set you apart from your competition, and help you adapt to your customers’ requests. Just starting out? The Dremel engraver is an excellent investment for those who haven’t turned their hand to engraving before, making the entire process quick and easy. Read our guide below and learn how to engrave metal with a Dremel tool. How to use a Dremel engraver step by step 1. Dremel engraver setup All you’ll need to do to set up is: Make sure you wear protective glasses and a dust mask to prevent any metal particles from getting into your eyes or lungs. Remove the protective rubber cover from the engraving tip. Plug in, switch on, and you’re ready to start practising! 2. Which engraving tip? Your Dremel engraver comes with a st...

The busiest time of the year for retailers and designer/makers is rapidly approaching. So now, (while things are still relatively calm), is a good time to plan and prepare the workshop for the battle that is to come! So, we put together a quick summary of the best ways to prepare your workshop for Christmas. Clean down and check stock Cleaning and tidying may not seem like a priority, when there is stock to make, but it is essential to enter the busy period of the year with some sense of order and organisation. It will stand you in good stead, when time is limited. Allowing you to easily see at a glance what metal and consumables need to be re-ordered. Scrap Bag (4CASBG) Our suggestions: Clean down bench surfaces collecting any lemel and scrap for refining. Check your stock levels of consumables e.g. solder, flux, buff sticks, emery paper, earring findings, chains in a range of styles and sizes, jump rings etc. and re-order if required. Check tools are sharp, clean and damage ...

Halloween is rapidly approaching once again! There are only a few weeks to go until the 31 st ,  so now is a great time to start creating/sourcing your own unique Halloween jewellery to get you ‘party ready’ for the big event. Our bestselling Sterling Silver Cat Enamel Stud Earrings – (XSS 2135) and New  Sterling Silver Cat & Pearl Design Stud Earrings (XSS 2202) We have extended our finished jewellery range this year, which now includes some matching items to some of your favourites from previous years. Our Halloween inspired pendants , such as our cute enamel cat and polished silver sugar skull pictured below, now come ready to wear on a silver chain. Ideal items to grab and go if you don’t have the time to make something this year. Some of our favourites include the glamourous & sparkling Silver Spider and the Cat & Pearl Design Stud Earrings . Both of which are new this season. Sterling Silver Sugar Skull Halloween Jewellery Pendant and Chain Set (1VP...