Tips for a Beginning Jewelry Making (Or Any Jewelry Artist Needing a Little Pick-Me-Up)

Are you interested in starting your own jewelry making business?  Maybe you’ve been in the trade for a while, but things just are going as planned.  Take a minute to read this post from Craftsy and see what their top 10 tips are for beginning jewelry makers.  Some may be common sense to most, but you may just be a little surprised at some of the things they say are “normal” for your self-run business.

Read the post here: Top 10 Tips For Beginning Jewelry Makers

There has been a genuine boom in the jewelry industry over the last couple of years and now no outfit is complete without that latest bit of bling tied around your wrist or neck. Yet, I found myself getting increasingly flustered at the amount you had to pay to get really stylish pieces. I found myself constantly staring at price tags in disbelief and thinking to myself “I can do better than that.” And that is exactly what I did…

I had never been the artistic type but I decided with my first piece of jewelry that I should do myself a sketch to get a feeling of what I wanted to achieve, otherwise, I may have just been a headless chicken running aimlessly around the bead store. I have to say that although I am a self-confessed straight-down-the-line kind of girl and even the sight of a paintbrush at school would cause me to hyperventilate, putting my jewelry ideas down on paper really encouraged me to think that I could create something really worthwhile and something that could look just as good as the items in most stores.

I have to say that I have never been as amazed as when I walked into a fantastic bead store. It was the proverbial Aladdin’s cave. Everything you could ever imagine to make my first piece of jewelry. I know this is the most boring part of the jewelry-making process but it is vital that you get the correct bits of equipment. This includes a wire cutter and jewelry pliers. But the fun can begin once you have got that boring bit out of the way.

I spent hours trailing around the shop looking at the rainbow of beads available and the different colored wires, more designs sprung into my head as I was wandering around. I managed to find exactly what I was looking for and for less than a good quality piece necklace would cost you in a shop. I was so excited when I got home and opened up the beautifully wrapped beads and wires I had purchased…talk about that Christmas morning effect!

I was eager to get my first design on the go. And believe me, it is time-consuming and at times frustrating but hey I can tell you that it is worth it. To fight and twist with every bit of wire and try and attach fidgety little charms to the necklace I had designed myself, really made me feel that I had accomplished something. I was really proud of myself.

Anyone can buy a necklace in a shop and yes it looks good but then again it costs as much. But the great excitement you feel when you design a piece of jewelry and then the buzz you get selecting from a rainbow of beads and little charms. Then when you first wear that jewelry and even better when you get a compliment on it, you know that it was you that did it and that pride is fantastic.

And That’s The Joy Of Making Your Own Jewelry!