***HOLIDAY 2025 Promotion***
Thank you for supporting handmade and shopping small. I am so grateful to be able to do what I do for a living and know I could not do it without you. November 28 - December 1, 2025 save 15% off the total purchase price on both FELT and Metal Jewelry by entering Coupon Code HOLIDAZE15 at checkout.
The fine print: All orders placed using the HOLIDAZE15 coupon code will be shipped UPS Ground with tracking by December 16th at the latest, unless discussed otherwise. To avoid shipping costs for local or visiting customers please reach out to me PRIOR to placing an order so we can plan a pick up, preferably at my studio. There will be Chicago sales tax. I will then draft and email a PayPal invoice for remittance to be paid in in full. There will not be any shipping refunds once an order is placed. The HOLIDAZE15 discount cannot be applied to previous or future purchases and cannot be used for special orders. Thank you for understanding. Holiday gifts may be exchanged for merchandise credit only. Please initiate desire for a merchandise exchange by January 5, 2025 via email at mafdesign1@gmail.com. Item(s) must be received by me no later than January 15, 2025. Please feel free to reach out to me with questions. Thank you!
Michele A Friedman FELT and Metal Jewelry. Handmade in Chicago, IL USA
Blog
How to Layer Necklaces
I love wearing layered necklaces. Over the course of my career this subject has come up repeatedly as I often wear multiple necklaces when I am at a show and it sparks conversation when I am selling. Many do not feel comfortable selecting multiple necklaces and find it overwhelming, though they love the look. I am going to try to help with some tips.
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Mix different link chains. Mix different thickness and size link chains and different style chains together. EXAMPLE: a delicate bar-link chain with a heavier rolo chain.
Artist Intersection
It has been quite a year. Everything is upside down. My shows have all been canceled or postponed, only to ultimately be canceled. As a result my peers and I are have to rethink and reorganize our micro businesses. Pivot is the word. In the world of art fairs, craft shows and knitting conventions, where human interaction is crucial in selling my jewelry I am suddenly adapting to the current normal and shifting my business online. That is not so easy for this iPhone and social media loving but tech challenged Gen-X'er.
Sales Ninja
Meet Sales Ninja
My husband found him on the ground in a grocery store parking lot near our home years ago. We thought it would be fun to start bringing him on the road and so Sales Ninja now travels with me all over the country as well as all over the world while on vacation. Ninja has become my good luck charm. He hides in my cases. The kids always spot him and point him out to their parents. He works very hard. Recently we bought Mr Ninja a pet, an orange gummy plastic triceratops at an anime store in Tokyo. I named him Spot.
