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Is there anything like Ravelry but for jewelry-making? (I'm primarily wanting something that would help me do an inventory of my supplies.)

Date: 9 May 2010 05:27 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] rivenwanderer
I've heard that there's an iPhone app for stuff like that, but I don't own an iPhone...

Date: 9 May 2010 03:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com
I don't know of anything like that for jewelry, but I keep track of my seed beads, which is what I have the most of, by far, with a database on my computer.

Date: 9 May 2010 09:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com
I made it myself. It keeps me from re-buying seeds I already have.

Date: 9 May 2010 09:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] clever-doberman.livejournal.com
really? as in an entry for each kind of bead, and how many you have?

I'm curious, how does that help you, or in what way do you use the information? and what do you make with your seed beads?

Date: 9 May 2010 09:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com
I've got about $10K of seed beads, and so I have entries that help define the beads. The entries across the top are Type (letters given to sizes and types of beads by most sellers), Number (manufacturer's number), Sandi's Number (that seller's number), Betcey's Number (that seller's number), Beki's Number (that seller's number), Size, Manufacturer, Grams, Name.

This keeps me from buying seeds I already have, and it also shows me when I don't have enough of a color. I have so many now that I'm trying not to buy new, but there are some colors that are really necessary. When I finish a piece, I change the Grams part to the new number.

You can see what I make here: beadwork.mjlayman.com

Just click on the titles. I'm too lazy to make an index page and links and such.

ETA - I'm a really bad photographer, so they won't be very easy to see.
Edited Date: 9 May 2010 09:25 pm (UTC)

Date: 10 May 2010 09:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mjlayman.livejournal.com
Thanks! I don't have all of them up online; I have to take time to do that some time.

Date: 9 May 2010 09:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] clever-doberman.livejournal.com
how will you use this inventory?

Date: 10 May 2010 11:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] leandra333.livejournal.com
Here is a website that reviews bead inventory software:

http://www.beadjewelryblog.com/bead-jewelry-software-for-running-your-business/

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