I love navy. I love the formality of it, the vintage feel and the fact that it’s not black. So my vote goes to navy, combined with a gorgeously sumptuous yellow. Here’s an example from Vibrant Bride:

Bright colors are also big for 2011. These include hot pink, orange and apple green. They bring some beautiful touches to a wedding and are particularly nice for summer weddings.

The alternative are vintage-style colors – khaki greens, creams and burnt red. These colors are particularly nice if you’re trying to keep the bridesmaids and mother of the bride’s look similar and make for nice flower choices.

Bringing in grey as a mixer was already something that started emerging in 2010 and will probably continue into 2011, as will the emerging trend for nudes, like coral or peach.

If you want to try out some color combinations, why not use Pantone by The Dessy Group? You can bring together lots of different looks and compare color combinations, to make sure you get the look you want! Also, you can take inspiration from celebrities. Chelsea Clinton, for example, went for dark but impactful colours, revolving around plum.

See more of the best wedding color trends for 2011!

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• State of the economy – the recession is coming to a close… now what?

• Jewelry Retail Sales Outlook – where we have been and where we are going…where are you?

• The HOTTEST trends in Gold, Silver, Platinum and Gemstones!

• All important Diamond industry news – Get important updates from the #1 Diamond expert in Virginia!

• Necklace, Bracelet and Earring trends – things are getting big, bold and colorful!

• Men’s jewelry and Watch trends – the guys are staying very bold this season.   

• Beads, Lampwork Glass and Body jewelry trends – the wildest designs yet!

• Handmade jewelry trends – important designs in the fastest growing sector of  jewelry.   

• Eco and Nature trends – this is the future of jewelry design and you won’t believe your eyes this season!  NEW!

• Wedding jewelry and Engagement rings – Spring is coming and I’ve got the HOTTEST design info!

• The important Spring Colors Outlook – Pantone sets the stage for subdued excitement!

• Future jewelry trends – Incredible designs for a new year with attitude!

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• Pearl Jewelry Trends – the hottest gem of the season and how to sell it!   NEW!

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We all know how important it is to keep up with jewelry trends if you’re in the handmade jewelry business. It certainly would not be in your best interest to be selling bright, colorful neon designs in a year when the trend screams black and white! Not that you want to completely alter your jewelry line based on trends since you have a unique voice of your own which is why people buy from you. If they wanted strictly trendy, mass market jewelry, they would buy it at their local department store. BUT, it is important to be aware of jewelry trends so that you can make subtle changes to your line based on demand.

One of the best ways to keep up with handmade jewelry trends is to follow the styles shown in magazines particularly the ones being worn by popular celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, and others. Celebrities that are currently starring in an important film are particularly important to watch for trends. The Oscars and other award ceremonies are also good sources of impending jewelry trends. Good excuse to take a little break and watch T.V, huh?

Today I thought I would give you a list of the magazines I read to follow jewelry trends. Many of the following can be found in your local bookstore while others may need to be ordered online. I’ve tried to include links (when available) for ones that may need to be ordered. Some of these magazines have actual beading projects while others have photos of finished jewelry to inspire you and give you an idea of what’s being promoted to the public. Here we go:

1. Bead and Button Magazine

Includes lots of very sophisticated beading projects and patterns with a particular concentration on seed bead designs. If you make higher end, one-of-kind jewelry designs using seed beads, you’ll want to subscribe to this magazine. Most of the designs are not for beginners and there aren’t alot of jewelry trend or marketing articles. It’s still a beautiful magazine that you may want to subscribe to and collect. I can’t imagine throwing a single issue away!

2. Bead Style

In addition to some nice beading projects and patterns, this magazine has an excellent synopsis every month of jewelry trends. I buy it strictly for the jewelry trend section since it tends to be so helpful in regard to handmade jewelry trends. The projects and patterns tend to be simpler than Bead and Button with less emphasis on seed beads.

3. Step by Step Beading

This is another magazine with a variety of beading projects designed for beginner to intermediate beaders. Doesn’t really have a regular trend analysis section like Bead Style. There’s not much emphasis on how to market your work. I don’t subscribe to this one, but I do look at it periodically in the book store.

4. Crafts Report

An excellent magazine that covers high end craft marketing. It gives you ideas and suggestions for marketing and selling handmade crafts of all types including jewelry. Also gives ideas for show displays, presentation as well as covering the business of crafts and how to maximize your profits.

5. Ornament Magazine

A gorgeous full-color magazine covering the world of high end, one of a kind wearable art. Covers jewelry and fabric artistry about equally. You won’t find any projects or instruction here, just lots of inspiration from the beautiful full color photos of objects created by top designers in their fields.

6. Accessories Magazine

This magazine is designed for retail stores to keep abreast of trends in accessories. It covers accessories of all types including hats, gloves, scarves, belts, jewelry etc. It does do a fairly in depth look at jewelry trends several times of year. Nice color photos.

7. Jewelry Craft

Includes a variety of jewelry projects, most of which are geared toward beginning beaders. Includes some articles on jewelry marketing and highlights various jewelers who have been successful for their work. I wouldn’t buy this magazine for the projects but more for the marketing articles and profiles of successful jewelry artisans.

8. Somerset Studio

This magazine is designed for collage artists, not for jewelers, but it’s a fantastic source for inspiration with it’s color photos of collages. It’s sure to inspire you to create!

9. Art Jewelry

I adore this magazine! It’s full of interesting jewelry making techniques. Included are articles on PMC, silversmithing, using patinas etc for more advanced jewelry artisans. Beautiful color photos. A great resource for new techniques and ideas. If you’re a jewelry artisan who wants to expand your repertoire of techniques and get fresh new ideas, this magazine is for you. Not much emphasis on marketing.

10. Lapidary Journal

This magazine is a nice resource for handmade jewelry designers who use gemstones in their designs. Each issue includes several instructional projects for beginning to advanced jewelry makers. Most of the projects involve some soldering and metalsmithing knowledge. It’s a good magazine for finding suppliers of semiprecious beads, gemstones.

11. In Style Magazine

This one is easy to find at your local bookstore or newstand. There are usually several pages of fresh, new jewelry designs and the featured celebrities are usually wearing interesting jewelry. Good for keeping up with trends. Nice photos.

12. Celebrity Magazines of all types.

It’s always a good idea to peruse some of the popular celebrity magazines to see what’s currently trendy. Good ones are People Magazine, In Touch, US, and Lifestyles. These are usually clustered together in one section in the bookstore. I wouldn’t necessarily subscribe to any of these but would periodically monitor them for trends.

13. Fashion Magazines of all types

Fashion magazines are always good to find out what’s up and coming. Some of the best are W Magazine (usually ahead of the curve relative to the more common fashion magazines), Vogue, and Bazaar Magazine. Again, you don’t necessarily need to subscribe, but keep them on your radar.

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Budgets are tight these days, but that does not mean that you need to stop being fashion conscious. Jewelry is one of the best ways that you can stay current with today’s trends without having to spend all of the money that you have in your savings account. To really get the most bang for your buck it is important that you know what the top trends and styles are going to be so that you can choose quality pieces that will update your style.

Statement jewelry is actually one of the largest trends right now. Pieces like this may not be the most expensive pieces in your wardrobe, but they will pack a lot of punch for the amount of money that you have spent on them. You will want to choose pieces that are a bit more outrageous than your every day jewelry. Explore fun shapes, rich colors, and lots of sparkle. The key to making this type of look work for yourself is to keep your statement down to one piece per outfit. You do not want to have a large statement ring paired with a chunky armful of bangles, and some chandelier earrings. Instead, choose to simply work either a large statement ring or some dangly earrings.

Don’t forget to incorporate the colors into your choice of sparkle as well. You can choose to incorporate gemstones into you collection that are very rich in hue. These do not need to be the most expensive stones either. You can choose amethysts or citrines to give your accessories that glitz and glam that you are looking for. Additionally, you might want to explore pieces that have multiple stones in multiple hues to add to your collection.

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The ENK show features jewelry, handbags, shoes, clothing lines, and head wear.  I was mostly focused on the jewelry but it’s always exciting to see who is exhibiting and take a sneak peak at thier latest collections.  I wanted to share with you some of the top trends I saw, for jewelry

1.Swarovski crystals were everywhere… mixed with leather, fabric, string, chains, ect… Swarovski just came out with a new line of irregularly shaped and faceted stones and they were all over the trade show.

2.Long layered bulky necklaces. Just pile it on in different lengths and you will be in style for the coming season. The more the better.

3.Organic geometry- Geometric shapes in soft/organic forms. Bracelets made out of rounded edge squares and bent circles. Shapes with movement!

4.BoHo chic/Yoga inspired jewelry- think MeandRo with colored leathers and seed bead embroidery. Earthy and layered.

5.Bangle bracelets- I feel the Cuff was a major player last year and this year expect the bangle bracelet to make a comeback! Acrylic, enameled, mixed metals, embellished, personalized…I saw it all!

 6.Mixed Media…Symmetry no longer matters- the more asymmetrical the better! Mix and match chains, charms, leathers, big and small elements. This applies to necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

7.Nature inspired jewelry- this trend has always been big for independent jewelry designers but expect to see it going more main stream. Winged pendants, twiggy rings, bugs on chains, and leafy hoops.

8.Nostalgic/Antique jewelry- Jewelry from the past is new again. Fobs in oxidized metals, heart lockets with an updated twist, antique keys on long leather necklaces.

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Wanda Epps, the owner, says: “Several years ago my beading obsession was born when I discovered beads. Lots of them! I just can’t have too many. For me, half the fun of making my own jewelry is exploring a new beading technique or a different style of jewelry.”

To learn how to make handmade beaded jewelry, visit MakingBeadedJewelry.com.

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