[Jewelry making - Article 00847] - Re: [Orchid] Should prices be visible?

[R . E . Rourke]

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    i agree stickers of any sort suck but i have used polymer
    clay,sculpey fimo-,any bakeable polymer to create a cylinder that is
    a virtual stamp.On one end of it one cantaper to a depth yu
    desire,then deboss or emboss a makers mark, and price. 

    then using a simple geometric form of your choosing and small
    size,yet large enough to be visible from about three feet,cut out
    with a template or however you want to achieive uniformity, a number
    of the tags..placed in front of a piece or a display of equally
    priced bangles for instance, they are not only innocuous, but can
    coordinate nicely with your display.It not only emblazons your
    brand/makers mark in their minds but clearly states what your price
    is. I usually go for a basic colour that coordinates with the
    display- with an embossed white though, you may want to go over the
    lettering with a sharpie or some pigmented ink that accentuates the
    stamp making it easier to read.( i generally deboss the things so
    they are raised though). I think the movable type systems are tacky
    as well, this allows you complete freedom and many more choices in
    coordinating with your pads,backgrounds, etc..they do not need to be
    attached to a piece either, although a nice thread does the trick if
    you remember to take a coffee stirrer and punch a hole in the tag
    before baking it off, or leave a section of bamboo skewer in the tag
    while baking to avoid a hole, if you want one, from any possibility
    of closing ( if you want to leave it in the tag while baking, i give
    the section of bamboo an ultra- light swabbing of pure silicone
    liquid ( though syrup is more descriptive!) so the product shrinks
    away from the tag rather than sticks to it and deforms your desired
    shape... 

    you can make a number of cylindrical stamps very cheaply,customized
    and for many purposes (like karat,materials, makers mark,and
    different prices)-so you have what you need when you need to say
    something without having to repeat it to hundreds of people in a day!
    The resulting tags are virtually unbreakable,waterproof, and quickly
    reproduced in whatever colour works for you,once you have a set of
    stamps made.Too bad they can't be used to mark metals,but can be used
    on metal clays if you also. create a set of texturing stamps.. just
    one potential solution that has worked well.. 

R.E.Rourke
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