January 24th 2006:AmyPetersStudio.com

1.When did you start making jewelry? 2 whats the coolest item you have made? I began making jewelry when I was 8 years old. I took a class in metal enameling and it sparked a lifetime love in all things jewelry relate.

3 is youre jewelry custom made? I design and hand fabricated each piece then we have a mold taken and they designs are repeated using the lost wax technique of casting.

4 when did you open up your online store? I first put up a website in 1997, solely as a wholesale business to business tool. We enhansed it in 2003 with a wholesale online shopping cart. In May of 2005 we began selling online to retail customer.

5 How do you package your items? Each design is packaged in our signature gift box. We have just received our custom boxes and we are thrilled. The boxes are our signature teal color with a copper hotstamp of our logo and the enteriors are cream colored raw silk. They are then tied with a copper bow. Keyrings and charms are packaged in teal raw silk bags (we will have an image of this next week)

6 was it hard when you first started to send off your stuff? No, I was thrilled that someone was willing to pay me for my art.

7 who is your biggest fan? I have many customers that are great fans, my guestbook entries are filled with them.

8 whats your fav color? Teal

9 do you use beads? We generally only use beads as accent pieces for my designs. to add a touch of color.

10 what do you like better beads or wire? This doesn't really fit me. I hand fabricate my designs out of sterling silver sheet.

11 what 2 words describe youre shop? Inspirational jewelry

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