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Permanent jewelry, small-business lessons, metalsmithing projects and favorite supplies — from someone who built the business, worked the markets, and learned along the way.
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Thoughtful articles for the jewelry business you want to build.
How to Start a Permanent Jewelry Business: My 10-Step Beginner Guide
What I would do first, what I would skip, and how I would budget.
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How to Make Permanent Bangles: Tools, Sizing & Finishing
A practical introduction to creating bangles that fit and last.
Read the guide ↗Stop Just Showing Chains: Tell the Story Behind Your Jewelry
A more useful content strategy for makers than “here is what I sell.”
Read the guide ↗Free resources that do the math for you.
Price your bracelets, explore what a realistic event schedule could earn, create your price menu, and download practical outreach worksheets.
Explore free resourcesLearn by making.
Projects for makers who want to add something personal to their lineup.
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Why Your Permanent Jewelry Welds Keep Breaking: 7 Common Problems
Seven places to troubleshoot before changing everything.
Read the guide ↗How to Make Permanent Bangles: Tools, Sizing & Finishing
A practical introduction to creating bangles that fit and last.
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DIY Chain Connectors for Permanent Jewelry
Small details that make a bracelet feel custom.
Read the guide ↗Making Your Own Jewelry Chain: Is It Worth It?
When handmade chain makes sense for a small jewelry business.
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Making Stacking Rings to Add to Your Jewelry Business
A practical add-on that encourages customers to build a set.
Read the guide ↗How I Approach Making Gold-Filled Hoop Earrings
Minimalist hoops, thoughtful finishing, and realistic pricing.
Read the guide ↗Better tools. Better questions. Better choices.
I have strong opinions about buying quality where it matters — and skipping what you don't need yet.
Browse my supplier guideBuy the right tools for the business you're building, not the business someone else is selling you.
A note from the workbenchBuild your business.
Pop-ups, pricing, private parties, and the parts of making that happen off-camera.
How to Organize Your Own Pop-Up Without a Market Organizer
Your favorite coffee shops and boutiques could be your best partners.
Read the guide ↗How to Pitch Permanent Jewelry Events to Apartment Communities
Resident programming can be a great private-event partnership.
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How to Price Private Permanent Jewelry Parties
Deposits, minimums, travel fees and per-guest pricing explained.
Read the guide ↗How to Find Profitable Pop-Up Markets for Jewelry
The research process I recommend before paying a vendor fee.
Read the guide ↗Stop Just Showing Chains: Tell the Story Behind Your Jewelry
A more useful content strategy for makers than “here is what I sell.”
Read the guide ↗The suppliers worth exploring.
Pepe Tools
Metalsmithing tools, forming equipment, chain, and the little essentials for making beautiful things.
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Welder setups, protective gear, maintenance accessories, and the machines I learned on.
Explore my picks ↗03.My Amazon Lists
My permanent jewelry startup and resin tools lists, curated for makers.
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Built at the workbench, not from a wishlist.
Years of markets, metalsmithing, welding, teaching and trial-and-error shaped these guides. I’m sharing what I learned, what I loved, and the tools I’d actually choose again.
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