The Blog

You ARE worth it!

By Robin Kramer | May 21, 2013

I just love our F&TA community of jewelry designers! There is so much support, sharing and love for one another… it’s truly awesome. A few topics having been popping up…

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Designer Spotlight: Leonor Heleno

By Tracy Matthews | May 17, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I am a mathematician by career, and I needed to do now something more artistic and creative! I…

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Be careful what you wish for… cuz you just might get it!

By Robin Kramer | May 14, 2013

I love a good wish (business or otherwise) and I especially love having a sales goal/wish and going after it! I have been fortunate to have many wishes come true,…

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Designer Spotlight: Justine Standaert

By Tracy Matthews | May 10, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I make colorful & eco-friendly jewelry. I want my pieces to be wearable and sustainable that's why I…

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The 5 signs that you know your are in the right place with your jewerly biz

By Tracy Matthews | May 7, 2013

Today, we Robin & I wanted to talk about how to know you are in the right place. Having your own business can be exhilarating, rewarding and fun! However, at…

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Designer Spotlight: Amanda Nicole Moreno

By Tracy Matthews | May 3, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. From early in time I embraced fashion and its allowance for creativity. I knew as a young girl…

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The secret to increasing your income as a jewelry designer

By Tracy Matthews | April 30, 2013

Jewelry designers ask me all the time how it’s even possible to make a good living as a designer. I think it’s a common struggle, I love making and designing…

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Designer Spotlight: Jennifer Benaim

By Tracy Matthews | April 27, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I create the only known jewellery pieces and artworks of this nature in the world, I developed the…

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Do you have questions about Multiplying Your Profits?

By Tracy Matthews | April 23, 2013

We have been getting a lot of questions about our second signature course, Multiply Your Profits. Instead of the usual Tuesday blog post, Robin and I decided to spend some…

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Designer Spotlight: Patricia Baranyai

By Tracy Matthews | April 19, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I design and hand solder a line of vintage style jewelry and exhibit my line at craft shows…

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