Category: Jewelry

If you collect antique jewelry, you must know about jewelry appraisals, how it is conducted and why it must be done. You might be wondering why you would need to appraise antique jewelry, but soon, you will find out that it is really needed.

Antique jewelry is personal property but that doesn’t make the materials exempt from risks. As valuable property, you must make sure your antique jewelry will be secure and safe whatever happens.

The best way to ensure the safety of your antique jewelry is to take out an insurance policy. If you insure your antique jewelry, you can make sure your rights will be protected whether there is a theft, fire or any untoward incident. In such occurrences, your antique jewelry can be lost, but you won’t lose its value.

That is why you need to appraise your jewelry. An appraisal is a process when you determine the estimated and probable value of the asset or property. Land, homes and many other properties are being appraised so the owner will have an idea as to the current and proper value of the property. Such is also the case for appraisal of antique jewelry.

You need to know the proper appraisal of your antique jewelry when you want to do two actions involving the personal property. First, when you are aiming to sell the jewelry, and second, if you are aiming to secure an insurance policy for the gems. You wouldn’t want to sell your items at prices that are way below their current market price.

If you are aiming to secure an insurance policy for your antique jewelry, proper care and appraisal will be necessary. You need to appraise the jewelry so you will know how the item will be priced. That way, you can determine the current market value of the item, so you don’t pay the proper and designated premium for such a piece.

If your value or estimate of the jewelry is lower than it should be, you could lose a lot if something happens to the jewelry. If the value is higher, which rarely happens, you will be the winner because that means you have the opportunity to sell the jewelry at a higher price. In investment turns, there will be a higher investment return rate.

Finding an appraiser

However, even though it is very important to have your antique jewelry regularly appraised, you may find it hard to find a qualified and certified appraiser. There may be many people who would claim to be one, but the sad fact is that you can never be too sure.

Another setback is that there are no formal qualifications, exams or industry certifications for the jewelry appraiser. There are many appraisers who practice on the market, but most of them appraise other forms of properties like land and homes. Rarely will you find appraisers who are trained and experts in appraising antique jewelry.

Finding someone to appraise your antique jewelry can be a challenge. To do this, you need to solicit recommendations from friends and colleagues. You can ask jewelers if they endorse someone who can appraise your antique gems.

Making Handmade Jewelry Home Based Business To Financial Success

Within the last few months you have been considering that your hobby making handmade jewelry qualifies as a home based business that you would like to pursue.

Let me ask you:

1.Have you laid out your business plans and dreams?
2.Do you have all your business ducks in a row and ready to enter the business world?
3.Are you ready to make money now?
4.Would you like to become a famous world jewelry designer?
5.Would you like to be recognized and receive praise and recognition for your outstanding jewelry designs?

For many people earning money is the primary goal for going into business and it will be up to you as to how large a business you would like to have. At each step of advancement money will follow.

They say to stay upbeat and positive when writing. I would like to talk about success. The reason being that after you spend tend years, twenty, years, thirty years, forty years or more and you look back on your business will you feel that you were successful?

In the beginning we have high expectations of earning a great deal of money and hopefully becoming well known in our artistic pursuit. And in the jewelry designing business this can happen.

But, if possible jump your thinking and imagination into the future to review your business and personal life backwards. Not everyone can do this, but do try this mental exercise.

The reason for posing this question is that when going into business there will be circumstances involving people, things and other matters that you cannot control and which will cause setbacks.

Do you have what it takes to continue?
Can you keep a positive attitude?
Can you limit your worries with constructive criticism?
Can you handle fear?
Can you handle discouragement?
Do you have drive and ambition?
Do you have motivation and energy?
Can you handle emergencies, obstacles, unexpected problems and keep your business active?

The above questions are not meant to discourage you but to help you think of your readiness to start an at home business. If you answered yesgo for it. Success is riding on your shoulders.

Money can buy many pleasures such as vacations, sport activities, theater, fine clothing and much more. Of course, it will purchase necessities such as food, housing, and medical care.

More importantly it will open doors to meeting other people, opening new opportunities, enhancing your personal life, and providing new experiences and many memories of people who have purchased or worn your jewelry bringing happiness into their lives as well as your life.

As you recall your exercise of looking into the future and reviewing your life backwards, please write down the results. Years from today, open that sheet of paper and compare. It will be very interesting.

Executive Summary

The report titled Greater China Gems and Jewelry Industry Outlook to 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis on the gems and jewelry industry in China and Hong Kong, covering various aspects such as market size of the gems and jewelry sector on the basis of revenue generated from retail sales, market segmentation on the basis of retail sales of gold jewelry, diamond jewelry and other precious stones jewelry segments, major gems and jewelry import and export market size and segments. The report also entails competitive landscape and profiles of the major players operating in the gems and jewelry industry. The SWOT Analysis is also provided to understand the market conditions in each country. The report also covers future projections to provide an insight on the prospects in the gems and jewelry industry.

Greater China, which consists of Mainland China and Hong Kong is a major jewelry market and is currently the second largest market in Asia closely behind India and is poised to topple India to become the leading gems and jewelry consuming region in Asia in 2011.

China witnessed a growth of around ~ in 2010 to record retail gems and jewelry sales worth of around USD ~ billion in 2010. This growth was backed by the economic recovery in 2010 which resulted in increased personal disposable income and rise in consumer spending on luxury goods.

Hong Kong is home to many domestic and foreign jewelry retailers. Some major domestic retailers include Chow Sang Sang, Chow Tai Fook, Luk Fook, Tse Sui Luen, 3D-Gold, Imperial, King Fook, Ma Belle and Madiaetc. Chow Tai Fook recorded annual revenue of USD ~ billion in fiscal year ending December 2011 while Chow Sang Sang showcased revenue of USD ~ billion in FY ending March 2011. Hong Kong jewelry sector is chiefly an export oriented market and is the fourth largest fine jewelry exporting country after Italy, the US and Switzerland.

Chinas total gems and jewelry sales is expected to cross USD ~ billion mark by 2014 and will record sales worth of USD ~ billion by 2015 at an expected 5 year CAGR of ~%. Gold jewelry which held a 55% market share in 2010 is expected to grow at a 5 year CAGR of 16.4% to clock sales worth USD ~ billion and hold a market share of ~% by 2015.

The number of rich people are on the rise in Greater China and are growing at a fast pace. They have higher propensity to spend on jewelry than the middle class. For the growing rich and elite class in Greater China, jewelry is more of a necessity than luxury, thus resulting in increased consumption. The wealthy class is estimated to expand more in the future, which will fuel the growth of jewelry industry.

Key Topics Covered in the Report:
-The market size of gems and jewelry by retail sales, imports and exports
-Market segmentation and market share on the basis of retail sales of gold jewelry, diamond jewelry and other jewelry segments. Segmentation of gems and jewelry import and export segments inclusive of the major 5 import and export destinations.
-Trends and developments pertaining to this industry.
-Retailers profiles of the major players operating in the region
-SWOT analysis of gems and jewelry industry
-Future outlook and projections of the retail sales of gems and jewelry and its segments till 2015 along with cause and effect relationship analysis between macro-economic and industry factors and industrys prospects
-Macro-economic and industry factors including population, GDP, tourist arrivals and receipts, metals and mineral production with regard to gems and jewelry industry

For more information please refer to the below mentioned link:
http://www.ammindpower.com/report.php?A=241

Jewelry making is a popular and beloved pastime that has become more than a hobby for many throughout the world: it has become a passion. Making jewelry with wire and beads is a process that takes a long time to truly master, but a wide variety of jewelry can be made without having an expert or advanced skill set.

There is a wide variety of skills that, when mastered, allow you to create the most unique and advanced jewelry imaginable. By learning about these various skills on the internet or through books or magazines, you can push your jewelry making hobby even further.

Some of the more basic skills include cutting jewelry wire, straightening jewelry wire, how to bend jewelry wire, making a variety of loops with your wire, and more. Some of the more advanced skills include: hardening wire to make it permanent, making earrings using ear threads, and making advanced wire spirals.

As you can see, making jewelry has many different skill levels so that you can find your niche and improve upon it.

The right tools will help your jewelry making ventures be successful. You will need flush cutters for cutting wire, round nose pliers for making loops, and chain nose pliers for bending and grasping wire.
Above and beyond those essentials, there are many supplies that can greatly enhance your jewelry creating experience. These tools include: a ruler, a chasing hammer, a cub bur, ben closing pliers, an anvil, step jaw pliers, and nylon jaw pliers.

There are also different jigs available that help to make wire crafting easier. With jigs, you wrap the wire around various pegs to create the different shapes and patterns that you desire.

There are three basic supplies that are needed in order to begin jewelry making: beads, wire and findings. Beads are made from a wide variety of materials and come in a wide range of colors and shapes. There are glass, wood, metal, plastic, stone, semi-precious, precious, and bone beads that you can browse through and choose from.

Jewelry wire is generally either silver-plated, gold-plated, copper, brass, silver, or gold. All wire is sold in a few different sizes that are called gauges. The larger the gauge, the smaller the wire’s diameter. Most jewelry makers use wire ranging between 16 and 22 gauge.

Findings are components including ear wires, clasps, jump rings, head pins, and more. If you are beginning out in the world of jewelry-making, you should have a good supply of head pins, ear wires, clasps, and jump rings. This collection will get you started out, and as you grow as a jewelry maker, you can enhance upon your findings collection.

Jewelry making is a fun and creative hobby that could turn into a money-making enterprise!