Finding Resources for Your Arts/Craft Business

Learn about resin arts and crafts made from a two-part epoxy. While many jewelry artists use resin, it is a great medium for sculpting, mixed media and painting. Find out about resin basics and artists and crafters using it in their work.

Charmed jewelry is one of those perpetual favorites that never go out of style. When done right, your charmed jewelry is a wearable statement of your personal life. This involves building your jewelry from scratch so that all the charms interlink and tell the tale that you want told. Find out more about charmed jewelry and learn how to make your...

Making resin jewelry charms is quick, easy and inexpensive. This article shows you how to use two-part epoxy resin to make a resin pendant.

Before I start a new arts or crafts design I do a tremendous amount of research. This includes ripping pictures out of magazines with great color combinations or appealing shapes. Regardless of your area of art or crafts, find out which magazines provide great inspiration for your designs.

Follow my instructions and pattern to make a cute black cat Halloween treat bag. If you're not a silk painting pro, use black felt to create the cat design.

Follow my instructions to make a knotted sterling silver Figaro chain charm bracelet. No soldering skills required. Use split rings and split ring pliers to attach the charms and chain to the clasp.

This Mother's Day surprise that special woman with some handcrafted charmed jewelry. This article gives easy DIY instructions for a charm bracelet that a child can make with supervision. It also shows how to spice up the design for those with a minimal jewelry-making skills.

Interested in creating models using polymer clay? Check out this review for "Creating a Faery Figure with Wendy Froud". Easy to follow for the beginner, but also great for an experienced polymer clay crafter who wants to learn how to make models and figures. Wendy Froud is a well-known polymer clay artist who has created models for The Muppets...

If you want to use polymer clay to make dolls for your arts and crafts business, it's important to have the right tools. This articles gives you information about various polymer clay equipment and supply items. Of special interest is the polymer clay for dollmaking which eliminates the needs to use flesh-colored paints and a source for...

Issuu and Photosynth are on Time.com’s 50 best websites list. Issuu's Smart Look feature is an excellent way to create a catalog within your website or make instructional pages (like your FAQs) look like a book. Use Photosynth to create a three dimensional image of your product for online shoppers. Best of all - both offer a free version.

If you are looking to add some leather jewelry to your arts and crafts business product line, try this easy-to-make wrapped leather bracelet. Recently they've been seen on many celebrity wrists which makes them a good seller for your business if properly promoted.

It’s never a bad idea to take a class in your field of arts or crafts to advance your basic skills. Watching the instructor and your peers just may show you a better way to set up your workbench, perform your craft or you may get a referral to a fantastic vender. Here are some suggestions to find local arts / crafts classes.

Easy instructions to make a flag plaque loosely based upon the original flag design Betsy Ross made for the Continental Congress.

Here are some tips to help you navigate your way through a bead show so that you have a wonderful and productive day.

Resources and links to online craft supplies, craft organizations, craft schools and trade publications. Listings for craft shows in your area. Get tips on how to run your arts and crafts business from other artists and crafters. Learn where the best places are to sell arts and crafts.

LINC is a ten-year national initiative to improve the conditions for artists working in all disciplines.