How To Start Your Own Handcrafted Jewelry Business

One of the easiest home based businesses to start on your own is a jewelry making business. Making jewelry can be a fun pastime that can really make some money if you get good at it and begin selling on your own. As a home-based business it’s perfect for stay-at-home moms or people who have a jam packed work week because you can spend as little as five minutes to five hours working on your handcrafted jewelry from one day to the next. You literally make your own schedule! Even if you don’t want to start your own home based business, making handmade jewelry is still a relaxing way to spend an afternoon and at the end of the day you’ll have a wonderful bracelet to wear or give away as a gift!

Starting your own home based jewelry business is not nearly as daunting as it sounds. You just need to plan out your actions in advance. If you want to make your own handmade jewelry, either for your own use or for selling, then you’ll want to follow these general steps to get going:

First, you’ll need to start to study jewelry and do some basic “investigation” into what kind of jewelry you might like to make. This can be a lot of fun! You’ll want to visit jewelry stores, study jewelry ads in magazines and even pay attention to what sort of jewelry other people are wearing. You can start thinking about how certain pieces of jewelry are put together. And don’t forget, you don’t have to stick to traditional jewelry materials. Some of the hottest fashion trends these days includes making recycled jewelry out of unusual pieces of trash! Think outside the proverbial jewelry box!

Next, you’ll want to teach yourself some basic jewelry making methods. You can teach yourself basic jewelry making skills by reading books, visiting jewelry making websites, attending classes at the local university or just asking other jewelry makers for some help. You may also want to pick up some discounted jewelry making supplies to practice. Once you’ve established your jewelry making business you may want to look into saving money by learning how to buy wholesale jewelry making supplies from a reputable vendor or online store. You can make the entire process a more social event by visiting beading stores with a good friend or two!

After you’ve created some of your own jewelry and you’re feeling pretty good about your talents it might be time to consider selling some of your handcrafted jewelry at a craft fair or on the internet. You can promote your jewelry slowly by word-of-mouth through various family members or you can try to make a lot of sales quickly by advertising your services on a website or some other means. If you don’t want to sell your jewelry directly, you can approach small store owners and ask if they’d like to sell your handcrafted jewelry for a percentage of the selling price.

Making your own handcrafted jewelry can open new opportunities for you and your family. Even if you’re going to make jewelry for person use, you’ll still have the skills you need to make extra income on the side by offering to fix jewelry for friends instead of paying someone to fix broken jewelry items. By making and selling your own handcrafted jewelry you can meet lots of new people, make some money and have fun all at the same time!