We designed our jewelry with two goals in mind: We wanted to create beautiful, quality jewelry with a unique style and impression. And we wanted to create jewelry that would appeal and sell consistently to a wide range of discerning customers. Our jewelry lines offer the color, craftsmanship, style, and price point that your customers are looking for.

Also, our jewelry is entirely American handcrafted. While we use elements from around the world, the actual design and creation is done here in the United States. This offers an additional selling point to your customers. Click here to open a wholesale account and gain access to our printed wholesale catalog, price list, and order form.

We are proud of the unique nature and quality of our jewelry lines, and look for galleries and boutiques that reflect that same level of quality and artistic taste. To that end, we are rather selective when choosing the retailers carrying our line. 

Despite the extremely reasonable price point of our line ($5 to $45 wholesale), we avoid chain stores, souvenir shops, kiosks, and outlets of that nature.  We have found that the best venues for our work tend to be high end boutiques, hand crafted art galleries, and eclectic gift & jewelry stores. For that reason, when applying for a wholesale account, it is helpful if you provide us with as much information about your store, clientele, and other jewelry lines as possible.

To retain this level of quality, we strictly avoid over-saturation and offer a policy of exclusivity. This ensures that once your store is carrying our line, we will not sell to your close competitors. Generally, we avoid other stores within your shopping vicinity, and often, within your entire zip code. 

We offer two distinct lines of jewelry:  Sand . Sea . Sun™  and Austin Design™. 

Sand .Sea . Sun™ is a sea glass style line, incorporating a beach oriented and waterside look.  The colors are bright, focusing primarily on ocean shades of blue and green, and there is a predominance of sand-etched, sea style glass.  The glass used in this jewelry is a combination of recycled glass and delicate beadwork.

Austin Design™ is our gallery line, combining both modern and classic styling with the highest quality elements:  European fine cut crystal, sterling silver beads, genuine semi-precious stones, natural freshwater pearls, and specialty glass beads.  The colors are deep and jewel like, ranging the entire rainbow.

All prices shown on our retail web site are retail prices.  We do not publish our wholesale prices online.  However, as an experienced retailer, you can be assured that you will be able to apply industry standards in preparing the items for retail. 

Catalog requests and wholesale orders are accepted only from bona fide retailers meeting the necessary requirements. At this time, we do not have our wholesale catalog available online, and orders can only be placed by phone or fax. Click here to request a wholesale account.

Please have your merchant ID number (tax id or resale license number) ready for your first order. Prepare your order using the order form included in the wholesale catalog.  We prefer that orders then be faxed to:  434-832-7090, which is a secure and dedicated fax line.  Also, you may call in the order at 434-832-7000,  or mail the order form with a company check to:

Austin Design Jewelry,  110-B Duncraig Drive,  Lynchburg,  VA,  24502

It may also be possible to arrange for one of our sales representative to visit.  Call our office to see if you are in a represented area.  Click here for more information on sales reps.

Minimum opening order is $300.00.  Re-orders must be $150.00.  Merchandise totaling less than minimums will be assessed a $5.00 processing fee. Orders under $50.00 cannot be accepted.

Most orders are shipped within 2 - 5 days.  We have a very quick turnaround! Ask at time of order for exact shipping times.  Our preferred carrier for continental US orders is United Parcel Service (UPS).

We strive to present our jewelry in a tasteful and efficient manner, to better assist in your sales.  All of the jewelry is delivered individually packaged and carded, then placed in a plastic bag to protect against dust, tarnish, and fingerprints.  The item code for each piece is then affixed to each bag, so it is very simple to check your order against the packing list, and then to discard.

Earrings are delivered on individual earring lip cards, perfect for any standard earring spinner or display.  The cards are a heavy natural, grainy paper stock, 2'' x 3'', with either the Sand. Sea. Sun ''sun'' logo or the Austin Design graphic ''flame'' logo.  On the back is printed a brief description of the work. 

Necklaces, bracelets, and anklets are delivered with informative story card booklets.  These give a description of our work and materials, the inspiration for our creations, and tips on how to care for the jewelry.  These add interest and identification with our lines, and your customers will appreciate the addition.

While we have the two separate lines, their style and packaging is designed to work very well together.  Having both in a jewelry case is actually very complimentary.

Also, while we do identify each line by name and logo on the jewelry cards, we do not provide any actual contact information on the packaging.  We want your customers to return to you for further sales!

We have several sales representatives showing our lines, both at wholesale trade shows and on the road.  We have representation in: New England, the New Jersey & Pennsylvania areas, Virginia & the Carolinas, Northern California, Southern California, Washington & Oregon, Hawaii, and parts of the northern Mid West.

If you are interested in having a sales representative visit you, call our office for more information.

We are currently looking for representation around the Great Lakes and the Gulf Coast.

We guarantee that all merchandise is of the highest quality, as advertised.  If for any reason you are dissatisfied with an item, please call our office.  We will work with you to find the proper solution. See our wholesale catalog and price list for full listing of our policies.

Not at all. This online shopping store does not truly compete with our wholesale clients, as all items available for online purchase are NOT from our current season's line nor from our current wholesale catalog.  In other words, while all the jewelry we have online is of the finest quality, we offer merchandise only from previous seasons and discontinued styles.  Be assured that we do not offer the same items you will be carrying!

Also, we keep our retail prices just that -- at retail level, on par with the many galleries who carry our work. In short, we have no desire to undersell our own wholesale customers.  In fact, many of our wholesale clients offer our jewelry online through their own web sites!

In all our jewelry, we use the best ''metal'' for the job. The chains found in our necklaces and bracelets are always genuine sterling silver, as are the tiny accent beads. We like sterling for its natural clear color which does not ''compete'' with the brilliant shades of the glass, and any tarnish that may develop is easily cleaned.

Our earrings have sterling silver ear wires, in the French shepherd hook style. Each pair is delivered with clear tiny stoppers, for extra security. Click here for a close-up of our ear hooks.

Other accent beads and the bar & toggle clasps are of lead-free pewter. This is a great metal, as it provides a tarnish resistant medium perfect for intricate detail. It is also non-irritating for those with sensitive skin and hypo-allergenic requirements.