Hello all,
This is my maiden voyage at blogging!
I am a jewelry designer. I love jewelry, always have. I love style and new fashions, but as I am…let’s say…not built for high fashion, jewelry allows me to be a part of current trends and fashions when I might not be comfortable with the current clothes. Thank God for jewelry, purses and shoes!
I began making my own jewelry when I was a teenager – earrings, bracelets and necklaces, often from seed beads (hey, it was the 70′s) and by the time I was in my twenties I started selling jewelry on the side as a part time job. Even though I was making a TON of jewelry, I still often purchased pieces made by other jewelers at craft fairs and in galleries. This is because my favorite kind of jewelry is always the unique and unusual pieces you find when you shop for hand-made jewelry.
My goal with this blog is to write about topics that will be of interest to me, and to you. Some ideas I am working on are:
Gold Filled vs. Gold Plated – what’s the difference anyway?
How can I tell if I am getting a good price on jewelry?
What (if anything) makes designer jewelry worth so much money?
If you have ideas or questions about jewelry, let me know. Or, if you just love to buy and wear jewelry, tune in and hopefully I can provide some useful information in the coming months.
Alison
