Making Bead Jewelry for Senior Citizens
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With America’s aging population a lot of towns have not one but many retirement and adult communities in them. Many of these retirement communities hold craft shows, yard sales and other events to promote social activities while generating a small superfluous money from the surrounding township.
If you are a bead jeweler or jewelry artisan of any sort then you should certainly check out some of these retirement communities to see if you can be a vendor at their next craft show. Not only is their table space often dirt cheap or even free, but you are given the chance to promote your jewelry to a large audience of people who may not if not venture out to see you at any other storefront or honest.
Though, if you are going to make and sell jewelry for grown-up women, especially senior citizens, then you may need to make some physical changes to your jewelry to make sure it suits them and their needs. Here are a few ways you can modify your bead jewelry to appeal more for your grown-up clients:
Use Simple To Open Clasps: You’ll quickly learn that arthritis and reduced hand dexterity makes opening and closing typical small clasps hard for grown-up people. Some senior citizens avoid wearing jewelry altogether because it is simply too hard to place on and take off. You’ll want to use simple to open larger clasps on your necklaces and bracelets. You may want to deliberate by magnetic clasps of some sort. These are not as secure as more traditional clasps but they can be opened and closed much more easily by grown-up people.
Deliberate No Clasps: You may want to skip the entire clasp issue entirely by making over sized necklaces and bracelets that can easily slip over the head and wrist. You will want to bring your jewelry tools with you so that you can shorten pieces for customers aptly at your table if your bracelets are simply too large for thinner wrists.
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