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Copper Reflections is looking for handmade jewellery distributors in the UK and other European countries. We can make custom designs that will represent the country, and also designs that people are looking for and will enjoy more. This way we believe we can be more successful. Copper Reflections, we are family owned company specialized in the designing and manufacturing of unique copper gift items and handmade jewellery. We have been working on our craft since 1985 and we believe that we are the only ones doing this type of work. The designs and the techniques that we have come up with over the years are unique to us. We have been established in wholesale jewellery and unique gifts in Canada and the United States for over 20 years. We have distributors in the US and Canada. We can be contacted online at www.copperreflections.com . Please visit our website to see all of our handmade jewellery and unique gift ideas. The reason that our handcrafted jewellery has been selling well for nearly 25 years is that we have very reasonable prices; our jewellery actually looks more expensive than their cost. They are very high quality as we have the experience of making them for a long time. They are unusual and unique as we are the only ones in the world making this type of unique jewellery. They do not tarnish as we have unique techniques to protect them with high quality finishes. Earrings are light weight so they do not hurt peoples ears like some heavy weight cast earrings. We use surgical steel hypo-allergenic ear wires on all our earrings. We have a reputation for great customer service, a huge selection, fast shipping and great prices for our unique handmade jewellery. We always strive to create and develop the most original and unique jewellery ideas so our customers always have new fresh lines to sell. The artisans of www.copperreflections.com have been providing unique handcrafted jewellery and unique gift ideas using an exclusive ancient copper craft for over 23 years. All of our handmade jewellery and unique gift ideas are silver plated and individually diamond cut on copper. Each piece of our handcrafted copper jewellery and unique gift idea has a protective acrylic coating to prevent tarnishing so no polishing is required. We have been designing and producing our handmade artisan jewellery and unique gift ideas since 1985. We have many animal jewellery and gifts designs, northwest and southwest Native American jewellery and gift designs as well as flower jewellery and gift designs on our handcrafted unique jewellery and unique gifts: *Animal designs include hummingbird, cat, butterfly, dolphin, whales, turtles, wolf, eagle, bear, polar bear, horse, loon, elk, moose, coyote, roadrunner, unicorn, dragonfly, owl, elephant and puffin. We have a wide selection of dolphin jewellery, as well as western and horse jewellery. *Southwest designs include end of the trail, four elements, desert scene, cactus, roadrunner, sunburst, star, geometrical, cloud, kokopelli, turtle, feathers, hummingbird, butterfly, frog, thunderbird and bear. *Northwest designs include hands of creation, killer whale, orca, bear, sun, eagle, salmon, wolf, otter, moon, hummingbird, butterfly, raven, lovebirds, beaver, totem poles, totemic, frog, thunderbird and owl. *We also have a wide range of handcrafted artisan jewellery and gift designs including inukshuk, maple leaf, angel, cross, geometrical, art deco, art nouveau, medieval and celtic. *North American western designs include cowboy boots, cowboy hat, horseshoe, team ropers, bull rider, guitar and horse jewellery & gifts. *We have many styles of unique handcrafted jewellery and unique gift ideas with flower designs including daisy, iris and lilies. The artisans of www.copperreflections.com can also make your custom designs in our handcrafted artisan jewellery including handcrafted necklaces, handmade earrings and handmade bracelets. All of our wholesale jewellery and unique gifts can be handmade using your unique gift idea.

The internet provides everyone with many opportunities for advertising their handcrafted jewellery online. Taking advantage of all the opportunities is very time consuming; blogging, article submission, press releases, social networking. Handmade jewellery retailers and handmade jewellery wholesalers alike need to focus on branding and advertising in the right places. There are only so many hours in the day so you have to reach your target market and make sure they respond. You have only one chance to make a first impression, how do you ensure it is a good one? Every handmade jewellery artist needs a well optimized website. Research your target market and find the right keywords for your products. Use your keywords properly within your content to get good search engine rankings. Pay close attention to meta-tags; create title and description tags that will let search engines know what your webpage is about, but even more important is to tell your customers (or prospective customers) why they should visit your webpage. Don't forget to use your keywords in the image alt attributes to let the search engines know what the picture is about. Your website should reflect your personality and your creativity. You are the one who knows your hand crafted jewellery the best. People want to connect with the artist, feel comfortable and relaxed. High pressure flash may work for some but generally to be avoided. Show your work, tell your story and let your handcrafted jewellery do the rest! Your website should be well organized with easy navigation. Every link is a good place for keywords and another chance to get into the search engine rankings. Search engines are your best friend and will send more targeted visitors to your handmade jewellery website than anything else. Use blogs, press releases and article submissions to get backlinks as well as drive targeted traffic to your website. The more people that see your handmade jewelry the more likely they are to buy your handcrafted jewellery. The more often they see your name and your work, then they may refer other people to your sight giving you added exposure to your target audience. Social networking is another great way to get your name out there. Although it can be very time consuming, bookmarking sites and social sites add to your handmade jewellery advertising. The more active you are on the sites the more chances of connecting with the right people and even coming up in the search engines. Personally speaking, it's better to focus on one or two sites than trying to be on everything. See what your response is and if it's not working try something else until you find something that fits your personal style. Just like making handcrafted jewellery, it's alot of trial and experimentation that in the end will yield the results that you want. The amount of time that all these things require is at times a little frightening. Focus is key to bring your handmade jewellery website into view. The online handcrafted jewellery marketplace is forever changing and you will constantly need to update and re-focus your efforts. All your efforts will be rewarded in time, enjoy the journey!

Handmade Jewelry displays will increase retail sales. Time and time again we have seen that retailers who take advantage of our handmade jewelry display packages dramatically increase their sales and their reorder rate also increases.

One of the most important factors for sale increases in the 300 - 400 % range has to be offering your customers a wider variety of choices. Most handmade jewelry displays are designed to hold handmade earrings, unique bracelets, handcrafted necklaces, rings, lockets, etc. This increases the number of multiple piece sales, "Aunt June loves butterfly jewelry, let's get these butterfly earrings and the matching bracelet." When placing your orders at the upcoming Wholesale Jewelry and gift shows always keep in mind that most customers who like a product will also be likely to buy matching sets.

Most handmade jewelry wholesalers offer retail display packages that are free of charge or the cost of the display is offset with free merchandise. Generally the buyer is responsible for the shipping charges of the display. Jewelry wholesalers will work with the retail store buyers to find the most suitable display for their stores taking into consideration space restrictions of the store itself. Large free-standing displays work well for bigger stores increasing the variety of designs, styles and products that you can make available to your customers. Smaller stores with limited space tend to opt for the countertop displays.

Other points to consider when choosing a handmade jewelry display is your stores clientelle as well as your stores traffic patterns:

A) If your clientelle is composed largely of repeat local customers offering a larger selection will increase your sales but the countertop display is probably your best option. Always have a catalogue close by in case they would to special order their favorite design if out of stock. You may want to reorder often so the products are always new and fresh to returning customers.

B) If you are located in a tourist area where you have large numbers of people arriving at the same time, like bus tours, you need to have a good variety as well as quantity on the display. The larger free standing displays will make sure you don't run out of the best selling designs and more people can view the product at the same time.

C) Keep in mind your stores' security record, these are tough times and some stores are more vunerable than others. In these cases, when ever possible place handmade jewelry displays in close proximity to the cashier where customers are in plain view. Having sales staff in those areas to help customers will also provide additional security.

D) Especially with handmade jewelry your customers always appreciate extra information so be knowledgable on each product line you carry. Some wholesale jewelry suppliers will go that extra mile and supply literature regarding their products, cards or flyers, explaining how they make their unique handcrafted jewellery. This gives each purchase a personal touch and a connection with the artisans who have made the jewelry.

Handmade Jewelry displays are well worth the investment and your store will benefit from greatly increased sales. Your customers will appreciate the wider selection of designs and styles to fit everyones tastes and budget. In these days of financial crisis it is important to offer your customers unique products of lasting quality and value.

Well, it's that time of year again, the wholesale jewelry and gift shows for 2009 are underway! Is it just me or did 2008 go by exceptionally fast? It seems as though we just started preparing for the new season and now it's here. Our wholesale show preparations are almost finished. For Buyers the preparations are just beginning. Here are some tips for getting the most out of your buying season:

1. Review your sales records for last year. This will give you a good idea of what sells and what hasn't sold well in your area. Sometimes this review will surprise you.

2. Eliminate slow sellers, discount them and sell through remaining stock to make room for new products.

3. Go through the buyers guides for the wholesale jewelry and gift shows that you will be attending. Mark your suppliers booths on the show map to ensure you place your orders with your existing suppliers. Some shows have expanded recently, the CGTA show in Toronto for example, alot of your suppliers have moved into larger booths because of the expansion of the Toronto Congress Centre, make sure you know where they are so you don't miss out on seeing their new products for 2009.

4. Make a budget and stick to it! Make allowances for new products from existing suppliers and well as new suppliers' minimum order requirements. Leave yourself room for some last minute additions.

5. Research new products online. Go through the buyers' guide and visit the websites of suppliers you are interested in. You can find out about their products and services, minimum orders, shipping costs, etc. without walking that extra mile to see their booth.

6. Make a list of questions for suppliers. During the hustle and bustle of shows important questions sometimes get overlooked.

7. Take advantage of "Show Specials". Many suppliers will offer free shipping or free point of purchase displays. Displays, especially for handmade jewelry, will greatly increase your sales. Most of our customers who have taken advantage of our jewelry display packages have seen significant increases in sales of our handcrafted jewelry, some 200-300% increases.

8. Make sure to offer your customers a variety of unique gift ideas. Focus on your best selling price points, but also offer some high-end as well as low-end alternatives.

9. Keep in mind your customers! If you are a local retailer you will want to freshen up your existing lines for your existing customer base. If you are in a resort or tourist centre you can stick will proven sellers as your customers are always changing.

10. Wear comfortable shoes!

Making the right preparations will ensure your buying success. Research is key, these days everyone is online and trying to provide you all the information you need to make the correct buying decisions for your stores. We hope these tips will help you with your Wholesale Jewelry and Gift Show preparations.

Despite what all the so-called internet gurus say, internet marketing is not as easy as collecting money while you sleep. No, we did not wake up today to piles of money being deposited into our personal bank accounts. Not yesterday, not today and probably not tomorrow! But that dream is still there and we continue to work on it hoping that someday all our hard work will pay off, big time!

Until then we’ll continue to do what we have always done, sell handmade jewelry and unique gift ideas. I guess what I’m trying to say is don’t quit your day job quite yet. A lot of people get fed up with their life and want to start something new. One of the easiest looking things to do seems to be working at home on an internet business. Looks can be deceiving and frustrating, very frustrating. The list of things to do never stops with an online business and it takes a long time to establish that internet empire. If we didn’t have an existing business we would have been broke a while ago.

The only ones making money on the internet seem to be people telling you how easy it is to make a million dollars online. So how come they don’t have a page rank? For instance we got an estimate from an SEO company, $4,000 for optimization and $500 monthly maintenance for a year, guaranteed #1 ranking. We have a better page rank then they do! Maybe they should optimize their own site first and then give us a call!

There are so many scams that it becomes frustrating trying to do an honest business online. When all is said and done, it seems the only thing left to do is put ads on your site and make a little money to pay a few bills. That really wasn’t the plan we had in mind. We have worked hard to get traffic to our site to sell our handmade jewelry and unique gifts; we don’t want people clicking off our page to some other jewelry supplier. We want visitors to our site to become our customers. We have a 90% re-order rate with our wholesale jewelry and gifts. We are not ready to sell out to ads quite yet.

Perseverance is a virtue and today I’m feeling virtuous (that doesn’t happen all that often!). I’m not ready to jump at that dangling carrot, I’m going to stick with it and keep doing whatever needs to be done to get quality customers to our site. I’m not going to give in to the lure of easy money. If we made a successful business offline, we are sure to be able to make a successful business online.

We initially went online so we didn’t have to print an 80 page catalog, the expense was killing us as we are constantly adding new products and handmade jewelry lines and revising items to make them sell faster. The website is so easy to keep up to date. We have saved a lot of money, quite a few trees and made it easier for our customers to order. Our website has done its job.

Our main source of targeted customers comes from Wholesale Jewelry and Gift Shows, but more and more we are getting inquiries from around the world because of our website. It takes a lot of time and SEO work to get the targeted traffic so don’t waste your efforts on the wrong keywords and phrases. Do your homework and you’ll get lasting results!

The effort you put into your website shows to your customers and the search engines as well. Approach it like a “real world” business and you will do well.

After years in the basement working hard with blinders on, we are now trying to work smart. Online marketing is the business of choice for many people who want to work for themselves. They want to do what they want, when they want to do it. And the best part is you can do it wherever you want. You can be in your garage or your basement or living by the sea; it absolutely doesn’t matter! What does matter is to make money your website has to be found by the right people.

Whether you are blogging and collecting money from affiliate marketing or actually have a product to sell makes no difference, your website must attract the right target market. Online marketing is not any different than marketing 101, just more complicated! Instead of marketing a product you are now marketing your website. Is doesn’t matter if you make the best product in the world if no one can find it!

When we made our first website a few years ago, we sat down with a website designer and he made the website just how we wanted it. We were busy with our wholesale handmade jewelry business and didn’t focus on the website, it was just there. We had invested money not time to understand how to make the website work for us. It was like printing business cards before you know what you are going to sell, pointless!

In the last six months we have devoted a great deal of time to learn about internet marketing and to develop our website. It takes a lot of time, but research is the key to success. Knowing your target market and creating a marketing strategy are very important. This is not an overnight process; it takes time to find out what works and doesn’t work. It is a work in progress; every day we learn something new and try to apply it to our situation.

Six months ago you couldn’t find our website unless you typed in our URL. Now we are in the top ten for several of our keyword phrases and seeing improvement every day for the more competitive phrases. Every day we get inquiries about our handmade jewellery and unique gifts. The world is slowly opening up to our website and the future is looking fabulous!

We have been making handmade copper jewellery and unique gift ideas for almost 25 years. We have built our company from the ground up. We started with just a small table on the street, we had a retail store, we have participated in arts and crafts shows in Canada and the United States, exhibited at wholesale jewellery and gift shows and now we are online for the entire world! There is no overnight success in business; you need to build your business step by step on a solid foundation to ensure continued success.

A lot has changed over the years but we still find that the wholesale jewellery & gift shows are continuing to generate increased sales. Exhibiting at wholesale gift shows is still the best way to get your product noticed. Buyers from all over the country come to the gift shows looking for new products and suppliers. Even if you come away with just sales leads, they are targeted and with a few follow-up calls you will make the sale. You are showing your product to a targeted market that has been established for decades. People go to wholesale gift shows to place orders and see your products first hand. Even the best photos cannot sell your product as well as you can.

Most wholesale buyers still find ordering online intimidating. At wholesale jewellery & gift shows buyers see the product, touch the product and time and time again they order the product. They feel confident that they will be able to sell your products. The sale becomes more personal in a world that every day becomes more impersonal; there is nothing better than making the sale face to face. Buyers associate your product with you. The relationships that you build at the gift shows will continue for many years. We have found that many of our new customers are referred to us by our existing customers. There is no better compliment.

While online marketing opens the whole world for your wholesale products, it is still very important to have a continued presence at wholesale jewellery and gift shows. The majority of our orders and re-orders come directly from wholesale gift shows. We continue our online efforts to support our existing customers in Canada and the United States and we are making good progress to attract our targeted market from around the world.

If you have a retail store or boutique these days you have to stand out from the crowd. With so many products available, providing handmade jewellery and unique gift ideas for your customers makes your store stand out and people take notice. Variety is the key to great sales. Provide your customers a wide range of styles, shapes, colors and prices. Offer a choice of materials; stones, beads, shells, resins and metals. You will find that casual sales become repeat customers if you select a great variety of unique handcrafted jewellery and gifts that will suit everyones personal style! Aim to give your customers an unique shopping experience, unusual high quality products and excellent personal service.

Where do you find suppliers for wholesale handmade jewellery and gifts? You have lots of choices but obviously the easiest and fastest way would be online. Just Google or Yahoo! search “wholesale handmade jewellery” to find suppliers for your store, can’t get much easier than that! You can also search “handmade jewellery directories”, most web directories even have a separate section for unique handmade jewellery. You can search anywhere, anytime; whenever it is convenient for you. Today you can find everything you need online without all the expenses of attending the traditional Wholesale Jewellery and Gift Shows. Everyone has a contact us page so you can ask any questions you may have if its not already in the FAQ. Online companies try to give you as much information about their products as they can. This is hard to absorb in the hustle and bustle of shows but comes naturally when you are relaxed and interested in the product. You will know the special features and techniques used to make the handmade jewellery and gifts. This information will help you to sell the products better.

If you are more a hands-on type, wholesale jewellery and gift shows are the next best option. At these shows you will see the actual products but attending these shows can be quite costly, tiring and they are only held at certain times of the year. The wide range of products available might overwhelm first time buyers but you’ll quickly learn how to narrow your search to find the items you want to see. You may just find that you can sell the handcrafted products better when you have made a connection with a real person. Pay attention to how they sell their products to you and you can carry that over to when you are selling their products to your own customers. The better the personal connection with a product, the better your sales will be!

Handcrafted artisan jewellery will attract new customers to your store. Many jewellery artists have a loyal following who will seek you out in order to buy their favorite artists’ jewellery. Look to provide a range of products and prices. People generally look for that extra special piece once in a while; for anniversaries or weddings. Have some outstanding pieces for them and to draw people into your store. More reasonably priced jewellery will sell more often to more people. Pay special attention to what we call the “added value” jewellery - this is handmade jewellery that looks more expensive than it is. This is the impulse buy type of jewellery; who can say no to unique handcrafted jewellery that is affordable and you can wear it every day?

Your goal is to make your customers come back time after time to check out your great selection of handmade jewellery. Whatever the occasion handcrafted jewellery will continue to keep them coming back for more!

Sometimes the road to success leads to wonderful places! Sometimes the road is bumpy and sometimes filled with potholes! We have taken the road less traveled...there are times we know why it's less traveled. We hope you enjoy our stories about our Handmade Jewelry Business!
You’ve got great ideas; unique products and a lot of energy…So off you go to the local craft shows! Everyone loves your handmade jewelry so you come up with more great ideas, fun and fashionable works of art! You move on to juried craft shows in your area and then bigger shows, bigger sales. Life is great! You are doing something you love and everyone loves your work!
Sales are coming in and you can hardly keep up with your orders. You have to find ways to save time…you never have enough time before the next show. Eureka, you’ve found the answer and now it’s easier to keep up with orders, sales and traveling to all the best shows. But you’re starting to get tired of running here and there, setting up, tearing down… and the sun… and the rain…and the wind…
Below are some pointers that we learned the hard way along the way in our Handmade Jewelry Business. Some of the advice might seem simple but most mistakes are simple as well!
Outdoor craft shows and festivals are wonderful and fun to do and a great opportunity to showcase your handcrafted artisan jewelry, when the weather is nice that is. Unfortunately the weather doesn't always co-operate with the show schedule. Always remember the Boy Scout motto: BE PREPARED! These are just a few suggestions to keep everything going well:
1. Always have materials available to weigh down your canopy. We always had weights like paint cans filled with concrete, cinder blocks, empty jugs to fill with water for extra protection from the wind lifting your tent to OZ. Sometimes you will have to hang on as well! This is especially important if you are in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Art Festival; the canopy was being lifted right into the air! What goes up must be held down!
2. Always carry hammer, nails, wire, small pieces of wood, string, rope and the like. We liked to make sure all our display boards were securely hammered to the tables so they wouldn't tip over on a customer’s head when the wind blew.
3. Make sure to have all extra stock in watertight containers, especially for jewelry that is on cards or can be damaged by water. If the cards get wet or dirty it can really be a mess. You will appreciate this more when you are up to your knees in water, mud and sawdust!
4. Try if possible to put earrings on display boards or frames. This makes it much easier and quicker to pack up just in case of a storm or tornado.
These are just a few suggestions to those starting out on the craft show circuit. It may not sound like a lot of fun but I sure miss those “good old days”! It was a wonderful way to spend the summer and make some money besides!

HANDMADE JEWELRY BY THE ARTISANS OF www.copperreflections.com

OUR HANDMADE JEWELRY IS TRULY UNIQUE HANDCRAFTED JEWELRY AS EACH PIECE IS INDIVIDUALLY HANDCRAFTED BY HAND

Copper Reflections provides unique handcrafted jewelry and unique gift ideas using an exclusive ancient copper craft. All of our copper handmade jewelry and unique gift ideas are silver plated and individually diamond cut on copper. Each piece of our handcrafted copper jewelry and unique gift idea has a protective acrylic coating to prevent tarnishing so no polishing is required. We have been designing and producing our artisan handmade jewelry and unique gift ideas since 1985. I started my wholesale fashion jewelry business in Vancouver, Canada. I began selling my unique jewelry crafts at retail craft shows showcasing my handcrafted necklaces, unique handmade earrings, unique handmade bracelets and various styles of my handcrafted artisan jewelry and unique copper gifts.

We also design unique rings that are adjustable and bangle watches that are expandable to fit the wrist . The lockets and handmade chokers come with a beautiful chain. Handmade Pins Brooches match the handmade earrings, handmade bracelets and barrettes that we make. All our unique handmade jewelry can be made into matching sets. We enjoy making them with a great care hoping that you will enjoy wearing them.

I began to wholesale my artistic jewelry and my unique gift ideas throughout the United States and Canada at wholesale jewelry and gift shows focusing on wholesale fashion jewelry, wholesale costume jewelry and wholesale trendy jewelry. We came up with new techniques and artistic designs over the years that has made this type of handmade jewelry and copper gifts unique to us. We have received artisan awards for the originality of our unique handcrafted jewelry and for the quality of our unique craft. The designers and artisans of Copper Reflections make each piece by hand, individually handcrafting copper into unique modern jewelry. Our artisans bring to you the antique copper craft in modern designs and exceptional quality.

We have many animal designs, northwest and southwest native American designs and floral designs on our handcrafted unique jewelry and unique gift ideas:

*Animal jewelry designs include hummingbird, cat, butterfly, dolphin, whales, turtles, wolf, eagle, bear, polar bear, horse, loon, elk, moose, coyote, roadrunner, unicorn, dragonfly, owl, elephant and puffin. We have a wide selection of dolphin jewelry, as well as western and horse jewelry.

* Southwest native American jewelry designs include end of the trail, four elements, desert scene, cactus, roadrunner, sunburst, star, geometrical, cloud, kokopelli, turtle, feathers, hummingbird, butterfly, frog, thunderbird and bear.

* Northwest native American jewelry designs include hands of creation, killer whale / orca, bear, sun, eagle, salmon, wolf, otter, moon, hummingbird, butterfly, raven, lovebirds, beaver, totem poles, totemic, frog, thunderbird and owl.

* We also have a wide range of handcrafted artisan jewelry and unique gift designs including inukshuk, maple leaf, angel, cross, geometrical, art deco, art nouveau, medieval and celtic.

* North American western designs include cowboy boots, cowboy hat, horseshoe, team ropers, bull rider, guitar and horse jewelry & gifts.

* We have many styles of unique handcrafted jewelry and unique gift ideas with flower designs including artistic daisies, iris and lilies.

We can also make your custom jewelry designs in our handcrafted artisan jewelry including handcrafted necklaces, unique handmade earrings and unique handmade bracelets. All of our wholesale fashion jewelry and gifts can be handmade by artisans using your unique jewelry and gift ideas.

Are you looking for wholesale handmade jewelry that incorporates fashion and trendy designs into handcrafted artisan jewelry? Look no further than Copper Reflections, unique handmade jewelry by designers and artisans fashioned in copper to meet all of your handmade jewelry needs.

Please contact us for more information and pricing details about our Handmade Jewelry at ; thisir@copperreflections.com