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Selling Your Beadwork, Patterns, Beads and Beading Supplies
Help for professional beaders - whether you sell finished work, bead patterns, beads or bead related materials, you'll find lots of resources to assist you in your beading venture.
Before you Sign That Beadwork Sales Contract
Before you sign a contract to create and sell beads, beadwork, or beaded artwork to a gallery, a bead store, a jewelry store, a chain of specialty stores, department stores, or even through some auction facilities or third-party selling agents, read that fine print! Some artist contracts can be incredibly limiting in scope, causing you to not even be allowed to create gifts for others without advance permission.
Before you sign a contract to create and sell beads, beadwork, or beaded artwork to a gallery, a bead store, a jewelry store, a chain of specialty stores, department stores, or even through some auction facilities or third-party selling agents, read that fine print! Some artist contracts can be incredibly limiting in scope, causing you to not even be allowed to create gifts for others without advance permission.
Ethics and Copyright for Beading
A look at ethics and copyright as they apply to beads, beading and bead design
A look at ethics and copyright as they apply to beads, beading and bead design
Finding Great Craft Shows
Great tips for finding just the right craft show to sell your beautiful creations! From William T. Lasley, the About Guide to Arts/Crafts Business.
Great tips for finding just the right craft show to sell your beautiful creations! From William T. Lasley, the About Guide to Arts/Crafts Business.
The Top Five Craft Business Books
From William T. Lasley, our About Arts & Crafts Business Guide, comes this list of the Top Five Craft Business Books.
From William T. Lasley, our About Arts & Crafts Business Guide, comes this list of the Top Five Craft Business Books.
Canopies and Displays by Flourish
Really nice looking indoor booth frames and some very good looking enclosed canopies with one side open only - excellent for cooler weather.
Really nice looking indoor booth frames and some very good looking enclosed canopies with one side open only - excellent for cooler weather.
Craft Association
Loads of information for crafters, such as business builders, links, affordable webpage design, and more.
Loads of information for crafters, such as business builders, links, affordable webpage design, and more.
Craft Report, The
The best print magazine about marketing your crafts. Interviews with sucessful craft sellers, resources, articles and tons of information. This site is full of information, and is geared toward both wholesaler and retailer.
The best print magazine about marketing your crafts. Interviews with sucessful craft sellers, resources, articles and tons of information. This site is full of information, and is geared toward both wholesaler and retailer.
Crafts Fair Online
Free resource center for people who want to sell their crafts on the Web.
Free resource center for people who want to sell their crafts on the Web.
Creative Thought
All sorts of information on the crafts business. Packed with information about promoting and marketing your crafts. Take some time here, it is a huge, informative site.
All sorts of information on the crafts business. Packed with information about promoting and marketing your crafts. Take some time here, it is a huge, informative site.
Fetpak, Inc.
Packaging, carrying cases, display items, pouches, trays, and many more items for display and transport of your inventory.
Packaging, carrying cases, display items, pouches, trays, and many more items for display and transport of your inventory.
Jewelry Designer Manager
Great new program to help you manage your design business. Helps track inventory, maintain stock, price your finished pieces and much more. If you design finished jewelry, give this a look.
Great new program to help you manage your design business. Helps track inventory, maintain stock, price your finished pieces and much more. If you design finished jewelry, give this a look.
U. S. Copyright Office
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Copyright, but were truly too afraid to ask! A hot topic among beaders, and a good thing to be acquainted with.
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Copyright, but were truly too afraid to ask! A hot topic among beaders, and a good thing to be acquainted with.