| Are you looking for new markets for your | | | | small pieces of sea glass. These items are unique |
| handcrafted jewelry? To sell handmade jewelry in | | | | and customers will realize they won't have the |
| a competitive market, it's important to come up | | | | opportunity to purchase these items once they |
| with less competitive markets. Everyone is selling | | | | get back home - so sales can be brisk. |
| their handcrafted jewelry at craft shows and | | | | How to Sell Your Handmade Jewelry to Hotels |
| boutiques. Why not try something new - like | | | | If you have a brochure depicting photos of your |
| displaying your jewelry at hotel gift shops? | | | | jewelry, you can drop it into a large envelope |
| Good Reasons to Sell Your Handmade Jewelry to | | | | along with your business card and send it to the |
| Hotels and Resorts | | | | owners of hotel gift stores. Include a brief note |
| The hotel gift shop market can be quite lucrative. | | | | saying you'll contact them with wholesale pricing |
| Generally when people go on vacation they're | | | | once they have a chance to view your brochure. |
| more relaxed and free with their money. They | | | | Give them 10 days or so to review your |
| expect to indulge themselves a bit. For women, | | | | information and then contact them by telephone |
| this can mean buying your artisan jewelry designs. | | | | to see if they'd like a wholesale price list. Follow up |
| Plus, people want to return home with a unique | | | | will be critical as many of these gift store owners |
| souvenir they can show their friends. Handcrafted | | | | are busy people and will forget to get back to |
| jewelry is the perfect item to show off to friends | | | | you even if they're interested. |
| back home. Have you ever considered that many | | | | To find resort hotels, simply do a Google search. |
| men travel on business and want to take a small | | | | If you can't find the direct contact information for |
| gift home to their wife? They don't want to | | | | the gift store, call the hotel front desk and ask |
| travel far from the hotel and will frequently | | | | for their direct phone number and mailing address. |
| purchase an item from the hotel gift shop. This | | | | Also, don't forget about hotel gift stores in your |
| creates a perfect way for you to sell your | | | | local area. You may not live in a resort area, but |
| handmade jewelry. | | | | these can still be a good way for you to sell |
| Handmade artisan jewelry can be an attractive | | | | handmade jewelry. Look for large hotels that are |
| souvenir item, particularly if your market jewelry | | | | also conference centers. They tend to get a lot |
| designs depict a vacation theme For example,an | | | | of traffic from visitors with expendable income. |
| ocean inspired line of semiprecious and seashell | | | | Give this idea a try and see if this is a viable |
| jewelry or necklaces and earrings created from | | | | market for your handcrafted jewelry business. |