Beaded jewelry – Citrine for the coming summer time

August 24, 2012 By

The summer time is arriving to your door, what should you do for this coming season?

There are lots of thing you should go for this summer time, colorful clothes for the warmth sun would be your first choice to go with. Then, think about the nice time out with your family and friends, in the warm and cheery weather. What else then?

Beaded jewelryTo complete your perfect look in this summer time, you can just simple put one the beaded jewelry which are delightful and versatile to any dress you have on. Either the old summer dress in your wardrobe or the new dress for this coming season, you can complete your look with the beaded accessories for the sensible choice in this summer.

The fashionable beaded jewelry for this 2012 summer time is definitely involved with citrine. Citrine is a variation quartz that have many features and comes in various colors, from lemon yellow to brown and red. The most common color for Citrine is in yellow which make it named as gold topaz or Spanish or Madeira topaz. But there are many differences between Citrine and topaz, just only the similar in color. Citrine is classified as hard stone as it is quartz crystal. Although it is not as hard as diamond which has 10 Mohs scale, but Citrine show the hardness at number 7. With the stone hardness, Citrine is considered for general jewelry accessory for any outdoor activities; graduations, picnics or parties according to its hardness for any scratch or chip.

Citrine is not only come with hardness for any jewelry pieces, but also coming with elegant look. The beaded jewelry with Citrine offers you many chances for using, from working to after work party or any other casual events. As the colors of Citrine are coming in different color shade, you can easily match your Citrine beads jewelry  with different outfit colors. The general color of Citrine is yellow which is a very cheerful and notable color, this color can easily blend to any color for summer dresses, pink, greens or other light color for the summer breeze. The earth tone can also goes well with this yellowish jewelry.

Citrine beaded jewelries are coming in different in sizes, styles and shapes. You can go with any design that you like the most, but think about the match with your outfit styles as well. The recommended pieces for this summer time are tear-drop necklace, chunky Citrine ring and bracelets for your perfect summer look. Let’s get one for your summer time.

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Start the B2B or B2C, all you need to know Part II

August 24, 2012 By

The next step after your decision of either B2B or B2C on wholesale jewelry is

2. Choose the jewelry type that you would like to distribute. The type of jewelry can easily classified as costume jewelry, fine jewelry and fashion jewelry. The difference for these jewelry types is all about the price. The fine jewelry is the most expensive one while the costume jewelry is the cheapest one. The materials used of each jewelry type also determine their prices. If you go with cubic zirconia, the price will be definitely cheaper than diamonds. With the precious metal use; gold, silver or platinum, the price will be different.

3. Find out about your target groups. This is another important step for the success of your business. If you cannot define your target group, your product designs and styles will be varied and cannot really attract any customer attention. Find the target group beforestart the other process.

With the B2B business type, you can find your target group by just call to any jewelry retailers and talk with them about your products, services and also price offers.  The other way to find your target for B2B is to attend the trade shows and offer your products to the retailer.

With the B2C business type, you have to find your target group before start your own business. You can look for the example from a success website like ebay. You will be able to determine your target group, product price, product description and also, how to make your product hit to the website search engines. Take your time for this step, it will definitely determine your business success.

4. Go with the jewelry styles that you like. This is the best way to start your business as you will know the best for both price and style of the jewelry you like. Apply all your knowledge with all the products you have at your shop for the right start.

5. Make the clear list of all suppliers, retailers, distributors and customers you have to contact with. Put all the details inside as you might have to come back and look for interesting items they can provide for you – in the case of wholesale jewelry suppliers. But in the case of jewelry retailers, distributors and your customers, with the detail in the list, you can get the detail about what they like for jewelry styles and designs and then you can offer them for the right product that match to their requests.

That’s all you need to know on wholesale jewelry business before start your own. Now, good luck.

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Start the B2B or B2C, all you need to know Part I

August 24, 2012 By

There are many steps involved with the wholesale jewelry business beginner. For many people, get involved with the wholesale jewelry might be just a piece of cake if you are looking from the outside. But if you are starting to set up the business by yourself, it is actually not a piece of cake anymore. However, it is not difficult to set up. All you need to do is to pay attention and make up your plan. Here is some guideline for anyone who wants to set up the new business for wholesale jewelry.

jewelry b2b

1. Make your plan, decide for what you want to do. Are you interested in a business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-customer (B2C)?

The B2B is the business that you will buy jewelry at wholesale prices from jewelry suppliers and then sell the products to jewelry retailers. The price for selling would be lower than retail price, but higher than your purchasing price. By this definition, you need certain amounts of initial money to start your investment and also never forget about product storage places. You need to start your own business with buying wholesale jewelry in bulk, keep them as your stock and contact to the retailer for product transfer. The B2B business is limited incertain number of customersbut the profit will be less than the B2C business type.

The B2C is the business that you buy jewelry from wholesale suppliers and selling it to the end users, without any jewelry retailer involved. The business can be done through your local store or on your own website. The other way for selling the product is via a third party like e-bay or other web services. For this business type, with your great planning, you can place the order to your supplier and use a drop-shipping service to your customer directly. This way will save your space for jewelry transferring between your supplier, your shop and your customer. However, you will never see the product by yourself. Therefore, make sure that your supplier will deliver the right and high standard product to your customer. Otherwise, you can get the complaint from the customer instead.

If you know already about the business type you would like to for, then follow the next step for your business set up.

(to be continue)………………

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Semi-precious gemstones – quality selection tips for the best stone

August 6, 2012 By

The term precious and semi-precious gemstone was referred back to the past jewelry history. This term was used to classify for the availability of each stone type in the past, which diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald were rarely found while other gemstones were often found and classified assemi-precious gemstone instead. Howeverboth terms are continuously used until today. People do accept that precious gemstones are limited for only diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald and the rest stones are put into the semi-precious gemstone type.

Semi precious gemstones

For any gemstone type, precious or semi-precious gemstones, you need to get some information in advance before make your decision on the pieces. Here are some buying tips for both gemstone types.  You need to look for the quality of gemstones. The quality of a stone is directly effect to its price, the high quality stone always come withhigh price. To consider for stone quality, think about the 4Cs rule.

1. Color – different stones are coming with different colors, this is true. But you need to look inside each color of the stone for the quality determination. A clear, medium-tone, intense or saturated colors are reflected differently to the stone. Too dark or too muddled color is not recommended. The bright with clear color stone is considered as a high quality one.

2. Clarity – high quality stones should coming with no visible flaws inside. This option is actually not easy to decide. You might need to ask for the expert comment on the stone clarity as some ofinclusions are not easily to be spotted. However, in some stone type like emerald or red tourmaline, they are normally found inclusion inside but the different effects of inclusion make different value to the stone properties.

3. Carat – the unit size ofgemstone. Stone is sold by weightand the stone weight is measured in the carat unit. Be careful with the unit as different gemstone contains different density which is directly effects to the carat of each stone. So similar in stone unit can give different in size which varied in cost.

4. Cut –important factor of stone look on the jewelry pieces. A good cut can increase stone price although it is not the first factor for cost determination. A well stone cut will reflects light for the best stone beauty.

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