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Good Morning, I have a question about using bead caps. What do you use to secure them to your beads. I am using the bicone shaped beads and just wondered if there is a certain brand of jewelry glue that is you use to secure them to the bead. Or should I use a certain type of bead cap for the bicone beads?

With the economy and all.. seems like I read somewhere or heard on the News that people are not buying much "jewelry" right now.."expensive"... so.. to me this means we can step up..What do you think...?

Found this on photobucket... hope it helps...

Good Morning everyone, I thought I would bring up the topic of what your opinon is about what jewelry is selling this time of the year. Do you see more necklace sets selling or charm bracelets or just rings selling at this time. If you have any ideas on new trends, feel free to include that info also. I went to research ebay the other day and from what I could see, I noticed alot of necklace's with a silver chain and a heart charm of various kind's were the number one item being bidded on. Tell us what you are seeing and what you have heard is selling right now.

Happy to have you on board..

Sorry to all of you who are trying the web site I switched the e and r around try again please the correct web address is www.greymalkingallery.com

I just posted a photo of a golden turtle. Though I did not actually pour the gold for the turtle, I did design it. there is a story that goes along with it. My husband passed away about 9 years ago. After his passing I bought 3 necklaces one for each of my daughters and one for myself to place some of his ashes into. When I gave the necklaces to my oldest daughter my 2 young grandaughters (8 & 6) were asking if they could have a grandpa necklace. After a little thought I remember he left a nice ring with a very pretty stone in it. I had that ring melted down and poured into the mold of a turtle using the stone as the turtle's shell. The jeweler left an opening in the back and gave me a gold plug to seal in the ashes. I gave this to my oldest grandaughter I then had an old locket of mine repaired that I had lost part of repaired and ashes put into it for the youngest girl. Each of them now has a grandpa necklace that they show to their friends. They had a cherished part of a man who was not their biological grandfather, but in everyway was very dear to each of them.

I replied to myself, let me try this again the web site for the gallery is www.gerymalkingallery.com I'm sitting at the gallery right now we close at 7 pm makes for along day sometimes but its our place so its ok

Be for I went into partnership I had my studio and shop in my home I'm glad to have closed that and opened this

Does anyone find that sales are increased if you dress like an "artist"? you know - the way they expect artist types to dress, Caftans in bright colors, blowsy blouses, etc.

Hi ya'll
I am a jewelry designer and artiest it keeps me sane!
I am also the co owner of the Greymalkin Gallery It gives me a place to sell my stuff as well as a place for other artiest. if any one wants to talk beads I've doing it for around 15 years