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Don't Sell Jewellery
Cheap!
If you sell your
jewellery cheap, not only won't you make any profit, but
you could end up working all hours with no time for
creativity. The end result will be a lot of work
for little return. See the below advert showing what
others' are selling simple necklaces for.
Note their recommended
retail price is DOUBLE! So if people will pay this
on mail order without actually viewing the jewellery,
you're sure to do better in a more-personal environment
where the customer can actually see and feel the
quality. And I hope you sell in boxes, rather than a
cheap velveteen pouch like they do.
For those outside the
UK, the sale price is about US$76 for just the necklace,
or US$108 with the matching earrings, plus shipping.
Lapis Lazuli
Beads
 The
combination of royal blue and flakes of gold has made
lapis very popular right now.
Its quality speaks for itself making it easy for
you to sell.
And everyone expects jewellery made from the
gemstone to be expensive, giving you an edge on price.
Lapis Lazuli is a gemstone straight
out of fairy tales of the Arabian Nights: deepest blue
with golden shining pyrite inclusions which twinkle like
little stars.
 Named
after Lapis, the Latin word for stone, and the Arabian
for blue. Thousands of years before Christ, Egyptian and
Persian royalty wore lapis as a talisman to deter
danger. In other cultures it was worshipped as a holy
stone and thought to have magical power in oriental
countries. Many believe the Biblical sapphire was
actually lapis lazuli. Through the ages, lapis has been
associated with power, wisdom, love, and a stimulant for
psychic ability. And in the art world it’s famous for
the ultramarine blue paint used by the Grand Old
Masters, like on portraits of the Virgin Mary. While
other compositions have long since paled, lapis has lost
nothing of its brilliance.
 Lapis
is still mined in the remote mountains of Afghanistan,
the best stones being deep and intensive blue with
finely distributed golden crystals. The twinkling
inclusions are not gold but pyrite, caused by iron. The
blue color comes from the sulfuric content of lazurite,
and looks dull until polished. Lapis is a soft stone
that should be treated gently while polishing.
Unpolished, the dark blue looks dull with golden
inclusions and whitish veins from marble. However, a
Lapis which has dulled after being worn too often is
easily polished, and jewellery is often surface sealed
with wax or resin.
 For
many people lapis is a stone of truth and friendship.
Bringing harmony to relationships and helping its wearer
openly state their individual opinion. While aiding
inner vision, wisdom, insight and good judgment. It’s
also said to be good for treating thyroid problems and
helping to get in touch with our inner selves. A
powerful gemstone that should not be worn by those who
lack strength of character.
MrBead has 23 different shapes of
lapis beads at
MrBead.com and
MrBead.co.uk
Free Shipping
For free shipping on our bead store enter LAPISBEADS in
the box at checkout and click "Redeem Coupon".
Use NOW - as expires Saturday 21st February 2015.
No minimum order, but can only for used at
MrBead.com
or
MrBead.co.uk
and cannot be used with any other discount or eBay.
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We've
just returned from a buying trip across the border. Many
of these new beads will appear in our What's New store category,
and latter in the year at our UK bead fairs. Pic shows Nigel
with over 300 kgms of beads from our place in China to our place
in HongKong. 
Pictures
show Johanne from Southampton Bead Shop, Michael & Sarah from
Bead Buyer, and Nigel from MrBead sporting 'local transport'.
Plus fireworks at Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong. And there
was still time to buy new beads!