samedi 10 septembre 2011

Skills You Need To Make Your Own Handcrafted Jewelry

By Lauren Fay


Jewelry making is growing in popularity as better jewelry materials become available and the slow economy has forced many people to look at affordable jewelry to buy while others are looking for ways of supplementing their income. If you're thinking about designing you may be also thinking about if you have "what it takes" to be a talented jewelry creator. While there is no mystical formula for being successful at jewelry making, there are some skills you should possess and be ready to learn.

You Should Be Enamored With Jewelry: It's difficult to get into making jewelry if you don't enjoy looking at jewelry of all types. It also helps to acknowledge that there are many kinds of jewelry and not every jewelry piece will appeal to every single person. Sure, you may have a preference for making silver jewelry, but having an appreciate of other types of adornments will help broaden your horizons and creativity. That leads to the next trait...

You Need Creativity: Designing your own jewelry requires a lot of creativity almost every day. You need to not only be able to come up with new jewelry ideas, but you also will need to think of marketing ideas, unique methods of marketing your jewelry and you may need to design your own website. You'll need to come up with lots of interesting jewelry designs to really reach a broad audience. If you're going to make handmade jewelry on your own then you'll need to realize that you're putting together your own business and things won't always be easy. That's where the next trait comes in handy...

You Need Persistence: Learning how to start your home jewelry business can be challenging even if you have some basic business skills or have worked from home before. There are many good home business books available that can help get you started. It's unlikely that you'll be able to make your own jewelry all the time without ever having to worry about selling, marketing or just plain old accounting. You'll probably start slowly, learning some of the basic skills at first and then expanding on to more challenging jewelry making methods. You'll also have to pick up some small business skills and training if you hope to succeed.

There are lots of people who have turned their part-time jewelry making hobby into a full-time business. Jewelry making is a wonderful way to pass the time and make some extra cash on the side. Making jewelry isn't always simple but it can be a rewarding way to increase your income and have fun at the same time!




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