[tevake]

Hey mark, My wife is making jewelery also. She has found that she really enjoys having house parties to sell at friends houses. The friend will arraign the party for her friends at her house. My wife ( Margaret ) shows up early to set up her displays and let the hostess select a couple pieces for her efforts. Then they all enjoy the evening chatting, playing with the jewelry, etc. She will often sell a grand or more worth of pieces, and have a good time. This sometimes results in one or more of the attendees deciding to have a party for her circle of friends, and so no.
This way of marketing allows her to sell at wholesale +. Way less than retail at a store, and allows for personal contact with the shoppers which leads to custom orders.
A win win, and fun to boot.
Since your wife is not too tied up with her other job maybe she can give this plan a go.

Cheers Richard