Clams to Cash: How to Make and Sell Giant Clam Shell ... - eXtension
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<strong><strong>Clam</strong>s</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Cash</strong>: <strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Make</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sell</strong> <strong>Giant</strong> <strong>Clam</strong> <strong>Shell</strong> ProductsPage 45Sources of Supplies <strong>and</strong> Equipmentfor <strong>Giant</strong> <strong>Clam</strong> <strong>Shell</strong>craftingBetty’s Import <strong>and</strong> Export, Inc.Waikiki Shopping Plaza, 2250 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 508,Honolulu, HI 96815Phone 808-922-3010 or 808-992-8476; Fax: 808-923-8271Betty’s is one of our favorite shops in Honolulu. Located on the fifth floor of the WaikikiShopping Plaza in the heart of Waikiki, Betty’s is bursting with a truly mind-bogglingvariety of jewelry <strong>and</strong> craftware made in the Philippines. Expect <strong>to</strong> pay wholesale prices forquantity purchases; bartering is allowed here just like in Cebu or Manila. A great place <strong>to</strong>pick up ordinarily hard-<strong>to</strong>-find components for shellcraft jewelry. Examples include beadnecklaces, earring components, magnetic memo holders of every description <strong>and</strong>macramé.Bluewater Displays <strong>and</strong> Packaging4432 Anaheim Ave., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113phone: 800-637-8303Bluewater is a member, along with River Gems <strong>and</strong> Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e Albuquerque, of the BellGroup of Companies that specializes in every aspect of the jewelry industry. Bluewateroffers an innovative line of display, packaging <strong>and</strong> salesman’s sample merch<strong>and</strong>ise. This isthe source for earring cards <strong>and</strong> display st<strong>and</strong>s, polyethylene bags, jewelry boxes <strong>and</strong>shipping boxes, <strong>and</strong> even screen-printing supplies for making cus<strong>to</strong>m display cards.Hydro-Gardens, Inc.8765 Vollmer Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908phone: (719) 495-2266; fax: (719) 531-0506Hydro-Gardens makes cus<strong>to</strong>mized stickers that are great for adding a classy <strong>to</strong>uch <strong>to</strong> yourshellcraft products. MMDC used thous<strong>and</strong>s of Hydro-Gardens’ oval “Toma<strong>to</strong> Labels” onour giant clam shellcraft. The gold foil label was imprinted with fancy black lettering thatread “Palau <strong>Giant</strong> <strong>Clam</strong> Captive-Bred MMDC.” We also used the company’s light pinkfluorescent “Cucumber Label” with the same message for large ornamental shells. Thelabels cost very little, <strong>and</strong> they, no doubt, increased the value of the shellcraft products.June 1996
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