Beads, Tools & Jewelry Making Supplies by WigJig Newsletter 07/12/2007

We believe that this is one of our best earring designs.  Our professional jewelry critic, Boomer's Mom, has commented "We should sell those." about these earrings.  She only says this about jewelry that she really likes.  While, we probably won't sell these earrings, we do believe that this design would sell well in the right market. 

To make these earrings you need some 18 gauge round wire, 22 gauge round wire, a pair of lever back ear wire findings, about 15 inches of medium commercial chain, a pair of 10 mm low wall bezel findings, a pair of 8mm low wall bezel findings, a pair of 10mm gemstones and a pair of 8mm gemstones.  In our instructions for making these earrings we identify each of the products used in making the earrings.  Please note that we have placed the lever back ear wires, the medium chain,  and 18 gauge round 1/2 hard wire used in making these earrings on sale for 20% off while our supplies last.   

 To view our instructions for how to make this Chain, Jewelry Wire & Gemstone Earrings jewelry making project select here, or select the picture above.

Jewelry Technique:
This week's jewelry making technique is an introduction of our some of our new jewelry making kits.  Our kits are a good way to purchase the materials to make jewelry at a slightly discounted price.  We have added several new kits to our Internet store and if they are successful, we will add even more.  To view all of our kits, you can select the picture at right, or select here.

If you want to have some fun, make a pair of earrings like the 4 carat simulated diamond earrings shown above-right and put them in one of our leatherette boxes (Item 3251) like the ones shown at left.  Then go to happy hour and sit at the bar with the earring box open in front of you.  Now wait for questions.  People will ask about the earrings.  You won't have to find people to buy the earrings they will see the earrings and ask.  What Gary does is tell people who ask that he will sell the earrings for the best offer over $30.  The kit to make those earrings sells for $15.49 and the box sells for $1.99.  Gary uses the money he gets from the sale of the earrings to pay for happy hour.  Gary also enjoys hearing the comments on the earrings.  This approach only works at happy hour.  It seems that people are more willing to ask questions during happy hour and are also more willing to spend money.  Please note that to do this, the box is mandatory.  It makes the earrings look so much more professional.  (This box is also on sale!)

Nostalgia Corner:
This week's featured design in our Nostalgia Corner is the design for our Queen of Clubs Wire and Beads Earrings.  We have re-done our description on how to make these earrings to make it more suitable for beginners.  This is the project that we suggest beginners use as their first jewelry project.  If you are new to making jewelry, we suggest that you take 10 minutes and make yourself a pair of our Queen of Clubs Earrings.  The earrings are a great way to turn an interesting bead, even a lampwork bead with a large hole, into a pair of earrings that you can wear or give away as a gift. 

Please select here, or select either picture above to view our instructions for making the Queen of Clubs Wire & Beads Earrings shown here.

Warning! Joke Follows.  
This is only a joke.  We tell jokes because we are in favor of smiling, laughing and being happy.  This does not mean that we are opposed to anyone or anything. 

If you have ever in your entire life been offended by any joke  -- please skip the below paragraphs.  It is not our intention to offend anyone!  We don't write these jokes, we only re-tell jokes that we have heard on the public radio or other public media. 

Boomer Humor:  Boomer has a friend who isn't too bright.  This friend listens to the news, but doesn't totally understand what he is hearing.  Recently, this friend heard a lot of news reports about gay marriage.  The friend responded to Boomer that he was in favor of gay marriage.  What business was it of his if a gay man wanted to marry a gay woman?  This friend was explaining to Boomer that if they were to have a son, the "gayness" might cancel out and they would have a straight male son who was good at decorating.  Boomer's friend just isn't too bright. 

Boomer was also trying to explain to this same friend that he had been walking by that friends house the prior night and the blinds were open.  Boomer explained that he saw wild passionate sex through the open window.  The friend responded "Ha, Ha, Ha, you're so wrong.  I wasn't even home last night.  It was my bowling night."  Again, Boomer tried to explain to his friend, but the friend just isn't too smart. 

We are continuing to improve our newsletter, so please feel free to provide feedback at custsrv@wigjig.com. 

Announcements:
Online Books.  If you are looking for new and interesting jewelry projects -- try one of our Online Books.  Our most detailed instructions are for sale online.  Please select here to view our selection of online books.  These books are delivered over the Internet and there are no shipping costs on an order with just online books. 

Shipping Policy.  We waive the shipping charge on orders over $60 shipped within the US (as long as these orders remain over $60).  For International orders we ship via UPS international service and charge $34.95 (our average cost) for this expedited shipping service.  Please select here to view our entire shipping policy.

WigJig University.  We provide over 2,500 web pages of free information, tips, techniques and free jewelry making designs in WigJig University.  We encourage everyone to view this information as a source for new ideas, projects, or a way to learn new techniques.  We now have a page in WigJig University that shows our designs sorted by the WigJig tool used to make them.  Please select here to view that information. 

International Vendors.  We do have vendors who sell our WigJig products outside the US.  We encourage customers to contact these vendors in their home country.  Please select here to view our list of overseas vendors.  We are also happy to sell our WigJig tools to stores.  Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in selling our WigJig tools. 

Classes.  We have a listing of various jewelry making classes using our WigJig tools that are offered by bead stores throughout the country.  If you are interested in classes, please select here.  If you know someone who has classes in using our WigJig tools, please ask them to send us an e-mail at custsrv@wigjig.com so that we can include them in these pages. 

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