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Research: How To Register As Self Employed

These are some links to HMRC websites with how to register as self employed, I will do more research over summer. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/ http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/register-selfemp.htm

Research: Jewellery Market Trends

I wanted to see if there were any trends currently in the jewellery making industry to help me get a better feel for it. This website gives a brief overview http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/market_trends.html UK Trends http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/uk_hallmarking_figures_trends.html

Research: Starting A Jewellery Business

This is a pretty comprehensive guide to starting your own jewellery business. Obviously some of it will be different in England, but its a good start for researching, because I think this will be the route I go down http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/start-a-jewelry-business/ I also found this book on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Setting-Successful-Jewellery-Business-Guides/dp/1408130440. Which helpfully is also in the college library, I…

Research: Yorkshire Craft Centre

When I visited the Leeds Craft and Design Gallery on Saturday, the Yorkshire Craft Centre was mentioned on one of the displays. I hadn’t heard of the place before but I thought this would be a good place to check out over Summer, hopefully it will have some jewellery and good exhibitions. http://www.yorkshire.com/view/attractions/bradford/the-yorkshire-craft-centre-1217153

Development: Final Pieces

I gave these all a sand, and then used a silver polish cloth to finish them off. I got boxes for all the pieces. To make my project live I have put the pictures of the finished necklace on my website. http://sophiekirk77.wix.com/portfolio#!metalwork/c1hh8 I didn’t put up the ring photos because although I am pleased with them I…

Development: Preparation For Hand In

I thought it would be a good idea to go over the copper pieces I had done with sand paper again and then to go over them in a clear patina to stop them from oxidising more while they are being marked. I also bought boxes to hand them in.  

Research: ‘Jewelry Concepts and Technology’ By Oppi Untracht

Alison Macleod suggested looking at this book in her reply. I was going to ask the library to buy it but it turned out there was a typo on the listing so I couldn’t find it in the catalogue but they had it all along. I got it out on Saturday and have had a…

Organisation: To Do Lists

Over the past few weeks I have used to do lists in order to organise what I still need to do, and to see how much I still have left to do. Here are my to do lists from the past few weeks.

Research: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist

I decided to look at a jewellery journal to get more of an insight into the industry of jewellery making. This project involves using a lapidary unit which can be used for cutting and grinding down stones. Unfortunately this is not a piece of equipment I have access too but I can still appreciate the…

Development: Making Project Live

I went to the Craft Gallery today to see if the staff would give me some feedback on my necklace. Unfortunately they said they themselves didn’t, but they said the manager might be able to give me some feedback and gave me the name and email of the manager and they even said I might…

Development: Friday in the Jewellery Workshop

I made two rings but didn’t have time on friday to make the butterfly to go on top. I textured the necklace after annealing, then sanded it then put it in the barrel polisher and  also had a go with using the dremel to polish the sides of the bezels which the barrel polisher didn’t…