[Jewelry making - Article 00572] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[Nicholas Carter]

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    Etsy has been fantastic for us (nicholasandfelice.etsy.com), but we
    don't do fine jewelry. It is more a venue for crafty stuff, than
    fine jewelry. That isn't to say fine jewelry doesn't sell there, just
    that it's main focus isn't that "professional". It is part of the
    "new" DIY movement, so you get people not charging enough, all making
    stuff from findings from the craft store, etc. But we all had to
    start someplace. 

    The listings that seem to not be handmade bug me, although I tend to
    ignore most of it as it's the same at craft fairs and on the
    interweb/real life in general. (There is one shop that sells carved
    druzy rings that either has figured out how to mass produce lapidary
    work in the US incredibly fast, or is lying, but Etsy says they're
    kosher, so...I had to let it go, mentally). 

    Etsy has also allowed me to put experimental pieces up and quickly
    determine whether I should go into production - as a testbed it is
    excellent. I have been more creative in the last year than the
    decade previous, simply because of the quick feedback loop and the
    chance to sell odd stuff. I try and do geeky jewelry, and keep
    pushing the envelope of nerdiness. I don't know where else I'd sell a
    pair of stamped "Schwa" earrings, local craft shows are not the best
    place for that sort of stuff. Etsy hasn't let me down yet. Felice has
    been working on all sorts of big wire jewelry, and again Etsy is
    great for that. 

Nick
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