Black Friday through Cyber Monday Sales

This Friday, November 25th starts the biggest sale weekend of the year and I'm going to play. My handcrafted jewelry studio, Pink Sunset Jewelry Designs will be having an unbelievable Holiday Sale.

I have a variety of jewelry including handcrafted Artisan necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets and pendants. Crafted out of sterling silver, leather, Swarovski Crystals and pearls and semi-precious gemstones just to name a few.

Everything in the studio will be marked down 25%. But wait! There' more. I will also be including FREE shipping to anywhere in the US. And there's MORE. (Do I sound like an info-mercial yet?) I will also provide complimentary gift wrapping if you want.

You can get steals like this one, a turquoise magnesite gemstone slab and sterling silver necklace. Regularly $38, will be marked down to $28.50. That's a sterling silver necklace for under $30.

Or how about a handcrafted leather and gemstone triple wrap bracelet like this one:

Regular price already low at $35...will be $26.25

The sale will begin Midnight on Thanksgiving and will end Midnight on Monday November 28th.

Don't miss out on this fabulous sale.

 Wear Something "You-niquely" You

Give a unique handcrafted gift this Holiday Season!

Visit ArtFire to see more wonderful handmade items that will satisfy all your gift giving needs

Happy Holidays!

Broaden Your Customer Base with International Shipping and Metric Conversions

When I first opened my shop, Pink Sunset Jewelry Designs, on Artfire, I only shipped within the US. My initial worry was the cost. How much is it going to cost me to ship to, say, Europe or Australia. What about customs, fees, taxes. Those fears kept me from offering shipping to anywhere but the US. When a customer shopping on my Vintage store (Back In Time Vintage Jewelry), requested to know if I would be willing to ship to the UK. I admitted to her that I was very green when it came to international shipping. I did tell her that I would research it and get back to her. Come to find out, that was just the push that I needed. And, in the end, it was rather painless. I sell small/light items, most under 5oz.(142 gms) so the shipping around the world was less than I expected. The next day, I recieved a sale from a lady in Germany.

It opened another world, literally, to my customer base. The views picked up rather quickly when I added International shipping. Think about it, research it at the US Postal Service website.

The second thing I am in the process of doing, is adding product sizes in metric. I have seen this requested by some folks on a forum thread.  If Google is your search engine, you can just hover over the length or size and you will get a pop up with the conversion. But not everyone chooses Google as their browser. So I have been trying to update my site with the metric conversions in order to make it more informative for current and potential customers.

The bottom line is...listen to what potential customers say.

JMcCoy in the Spotlight

I recently recieved a Turned Deer Antler Perfume Pen from a very talented woodworking artisan named Jim McCoy.

He has a shop on ArtFire called JMcCoy Logs to Lumber.

A little bit about Jim. He is a retired Paramedic (22 years in the business end of an ambulance) Trying to devote more time to his shop. Jim says "Before I retired I learned on every call as everyone was different and the same applies to my woodworking where I also learn a few lessons daily as every piece of wood is also different."

Nearly all of his material comes from trees that were removed for various reasons and very little is bought commercially. Between a chainsaw, saw mill and a band saw he produces the majority of his material.

Some of the items he creates are Pens, Barrets, Jewelry Boxes, Signs, towel holders, peppermills, tealights,
Perfume pens and Weaving tools.

Please watch the slide show of the amazing progression of my perfume pen.