Gypsy Moon Designs
I have been creating and selling my jewelry since 1994. It is truly my passion and with hard work, and persistence I have been able to turn my passion into my livelihood.
My designs range from chunky & funky to sweet & simple!
I currently sell my designs at craftshows in the pacific northwest and online at Gypsy Moon Designs
Chunky Jewelry is hot
The summer craft season has ended and now it is time to get the online store shelves stocked for the holidays.This fall/winter season chunky beaded necklaces are the rage. As a chunky jewelry designer that really makes me
happy!
This season I am designing with these yummy large copper hoops. It is great selling all summer at craft shows, it allows me to get the public's reactions to my designs.
These three designs went like hot cakes! I have them available at my shop Gypsy Moon Designs,
Chunky Necklaces
This chunky necklace is designed with stones of Larvikite. These stones have incredible light flashes of silver/blue.
funky from CafePress
2009 Craft Show Season
Best Ever
Craft show season 2009 is the best season I have ever had! I have been selling at shows off and on since 1995. I have been consistently selling for the last 6 Summers.With the poor economy I expected a bad season. I sell from May thru October each year. This May started out incredibly strong. By mid June I noticed it was starting to drop. I thrive on being pro-active, so I started making a ton of earrings in the $6 to $10 category.
Pyramiding your inventory from low price to high end really helps. My average sale was $15 and when I sold a $100 to $250 piece it helped raise my average sale.
When you sell a ton of lower price items it does create a lot more production work for you. But, I do this for a living and with my work being very seasonal I just remind myself that Winter will come and I can work at a more relaxed pace then.
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Beads supplies
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How to start your own website
I already have a website on Etsy.com,which is a handcraft website. I am new to the world of online and discovered how spoiled I am by the ease of Etsy.I decided to branch out and get my own website. I first started by getting my domain name. I went toGo Daddy for that and I am very pleased with their great customer service. Being new to this I had not a clue of what I was doing. So, I had the domain name forwarded to my Etsy shop while I searched out a place to host my website.
I chose Big Cartell. They are a shopping cart and use Pay Pal. That made it easy because I already use pay Pal for my Etsy shop.
Once I signed up with them I went back over to GoDaddy.com and forwarded and masked my domain name to my Big Cartel shop.
I am discovering that it would be easier if I understood HTML better with the Big cartel site. Part of me wishes I would have tried Homestead.com. I am finding it difficult to make my shop look unique on Big Cartel, but, it does force me to learn about CSS and HTML. But, I like the idea of templates at Homestead.
Through the forums on Etsy I gain a ton of information. I put my domain name into the Add your URL to Google. The bots or spiders have not crawled my shop yet, so I don't see my shop when I Google it. I hope to soon!
One doesn't have to be a member of Etsy to read the forums there. You can search forum titles and find some useful information.
My new shop is at GypsyMoonDesigns.com . It is still in the making and I eagerly await my first sale.
I hope you found some helpful information here for beginners (like me)!
Genuine Chunky Turquoise necklace
This genuine chunky turquoise is drop dead gorgeous! The vivid blue color is natural Nacozari turquoise. The design is contemporary and sophisticate.Nacozari Turquoise is from Sonora, Mexico and rivals in it's beauty with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise.
American/Mexican Turquoise is just becoming rarer and should raise in value over time.
This chunky strand is graduated in size from 22mm wide to 12 mm wide. Total carat weight is 515.
You can visit my Etsy shop to see more photos and other jewelry designs.
Blog
I started a blog too! I would love you to come visit at Gypsy Moon Designs
Romanesque Earrings
I was watching the HBO series "Rome" when I got this idea for these earrings!I made myself a pair also and was complimented twice that day on them!
These earrings are designed with copper and Lapis Azul. You can find them at my shop, http://www.gypsymoondesigns.etsy.com
Queen of the Nile Necklace set
$60
Hand made brass pendant with rich Lapis Azul and Sodalite.What lenght of necklace do you wear the most?
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Road to Zanzibar necklace set
Love to hear your feedback!
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SemperFidelis wrote
Very pretty designs!
Blessed by a Squid Angel today! :)
Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel
Posted August 25, 2008
beeobrien wrote
Beautiful lens. I'm adding it to featured lenses at my Artisan Jewelry lens.
Posted May 03, 2008
DazzlingDesigns wrote
What a delightful lens and beautiful jewelry. Here's 5-Stars! Please feel free to stop by my Custom Handcrafted Jewelry lens. Thanks, Donia
Handmade Beaded Jewelry Gallery
Posted April 05, 2008
Duffy Designs wrote
Thanks for the poll! It's been helpful to me, too! I've always wondered.
Posted February 24, 2008
wrote
Hey thanks for talking about this on etsy forums! great stuff!! Just starting my own squidoo now! yeay:)
http://www.squidoo.com/joujouxboutique
Posted February 22, 2008
garciagirl82 wrote
Wow, great pieces in your shop! So very beautiful!!
Posted February 22, 2008
Some helpful Craft Show Books
How to Show & Sell Your Crafts: The Crafter's Complete Guide on How to Display Work at Shows and Make Profitable Sales
Thorough, well presented, and easy to read, this volume is a terrific guide to many aspects of selling your crafts at shows. The first section covers market research, setting prices, handling publicity, and building a stronger public image of yourself as a crafter. The second section explains how to achieve effective craft-show displays, as well as commercial displays for products that are placed in retail shops. Section three explores salesmanship: what to do at craft shows to increase sales, how to interact properly and effectively with customers, and how to close a sale. Throughout the book, charts, lists, diagrams, and worksheets provide further help and enable you to evaluate specific aspects of your own situation, such as ideal customer profiles, price comparison studies, and effectiveness of your current display. How to Show & Sell Your Crafts is a very user-friendly guide for anyone pursuing the craft-show path.
Amazon Price: $14.81 (as of 11/12/2009) 
Crafts and Craft Shows: How to Make Money
From Library Journal
For many crafters, the proliferation of craft shows presents an opportunity to do enjoyable work while making money. However, the craft business is like any other small business, with all the pitfalls. Kadubec, who with his wife ran a successful business selling baskets at shows for several years, here gives us the benefit of his experience. In the chatty, anecdotal style usual in this type of guide, he emphasizes good business practice as it relates to dealing with customers, pricing, and presentation in the show booth. There is a lot of behind-the-scenes information about applying to shows and dealing with promoters. For its realistic picture of today's craft business, this is an excellent selection for public libraries.
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 11/12/2009)
500 Tips for Marketing Your Crafts
Book Description
A huge collection of tips by and for artists and craftspeople to help you sell what you make! If you want to make money with your crafts, these invaluable solutions will save you time and money. Includes hundreds of tips about how to find craft fairs, how to get into them, and how to survive them and make money. Also covered is doing your own photography, making your own display and anchoring it, and traveling to shows by road or air.
Suggestions for designing your trade show booth and marketing your crafts to craft galleries and other wholesale markets.
Tips for selling on the internet, putting your crafts on a web catalog, making your own website, and selling on eBay.
Advice for pricing, planning, bookkeeping, selling, advertising, promotion, packaging, copyright, health, computers, taxes, sales reps, etc. 56 photographs and screen shots.
Amazon Price: $29.00 (as of 11/12/2009)
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