Jewelry Software

If one of your resolutions this year is to finally start turning your jewelry making hobby into a business, then it might be a good time to take a serious look at the latest version of Bead Manager Pro! I’ve written about Bead Manager Pro before, but they just released version 4 which adds a lot of features that make it even easier to use and customize than previous versions.

Bead Manager Pro 4 is here!I’ve written about all …

There’s a new Nintendo DSI video game for tween girls aimed at designing bead jewelry! You can make your virtual bead jewelry in the video game and then have the real version sent to you!

One of the ways to make your handcrafted jewelry or bead business more profitable is by instituting a degree of control and order over your beading inventory and customers so that you know exactly how much you’re spending in materials and you can price your jewelry appropriately. By keeping track of how much you spend on your beads you can use specially designed bead jewelry software to not only automatically figure out your cost-per-bead for you but you can also keep track of bead sales and always be aware of where you’re getting the cheapest beads from!…

I don’t have to tell you that a lot of women (and even some men) are working at making bead jewelry at home now and many of those people are trying their hand at selling the bead jewelry they make. And while I’ve seen people spend thousands of dollars setting up a bead jewelry workshop or room in their home, I rarely see them spend a tenth of that on a few basic jewelry business software applications which could make their bead jewelry business a whole lot easier to run.

Here are a few pieces of software …

I have to admit that it took me a while to get “into” this next resource, but once you get the hang of it it’s actually quite fun.

It’s the Virtual Beadboard Designer over at Fire Mountain Gems. It allows you to actually choose your beads, assemble your pieces and even buy all your supplies all on the screen!

Fire Mountain Gems is one of the largest suppliers of beads and jewelry supplies in the country and they’re famous for sending out their massive catalog once or twice a year. I’ve …