Tracy Matthews

Designer Spotlight: Melanie Muir

By Tracy Matthews / October 11, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I studied textile design at Glasgow School of Art, waaay back when, and discovered polymer about six years ago, after a worklife in business. Its myriad…

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Mystery Solved: the Top 10 Topics to Cover on Your Jewelry Blog

By Tracy Matthews / October 8, 2013

Over the past several months, Robin & I have been teaching one of our signature courses, Ramp Up Your Holiday Sales, over here at Flourish & Thrive Academy. During the training we focus on different ways to promote…

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Designer Spotlight: Melissa Camilleri Magliola

By Tracy Matthews / October 7, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I never really knew what I was REALLY good at until I turned 30. My gift is to uplift. I’m really good at finding the best…

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Designer Spotlight: Deryn Mentock

By Tracy Matthews / September 27, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I’ve always been a maker of things and have had my finger in just about every creative pie, but jewelry making is a passion. I love…

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The Power of Being Persistent & Consistent

By Tracy Matthews / September 24, 2013

The holiday sales season is here! Now more than ever you need to be on your game running your jewelry business. But it’s easy to get off track. It’s very common to have feelings of frustration or to…

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Designer Spotlight: Reisha and Rachelle Walton

By Tracy Matthews / September 20, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. We have always been in love with fashion jewelry and we started making our on beaded bracelets around two years ago. We decided to try out…

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Unique Ways to Host Jewelry Parties for the Holidays

By Tracy Matthews / September 17, 2013

In NYC, the city is abuzz:: New York Fashion Week just ended, Instagram feeds are going off with the newest collections and stores are having their own version of sip & see parties. It’s all the prep to…

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Designer Spotlight: Pamela Jackson

By Tracy Matthews / September 13, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I weave little pieces of magic out of gold and silver and gemstones. Using various gauges of wire, I knit, crochet and wire wrap all of…

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Hey Jewelry Designers… Do You Want to Get Discovered by a Well Known International Retail Catalog?

By Tracy Matthews / September 10, 2013

Flourish & Thrive Academy + UncommonGoods = All sorts of Goodness for jewelry designers! Have you always wanted to get your jewelry into the hands of a buyer for a well-known catalog but weren’t sure how to go…

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Designer Spotlight: Dawn Hill

By Tracy Matthews / September 6, 2013

A brief story of what you do and why you do it. I design and create jewelry for hands and feet; barefoot sandals, hand harness jewelry, bracelets, anklets, toe rings, & finger rings. I do it because I…

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