Saturday, October 31, 2009

Making Custom Jewelry for Extra Income

By Kay Fennington

If you're looking for a way to make more money from home, then you should really consider learning how to make custom jewelry. Making jewelry can be a fun pastime that can really give you some extra spending cash if you get good at it and begin selling on your own. Jewelry making is a relaxing way to unwind for a few minutes or a few hours. Of course, you don't have to try to sell your custom jewelry. Instead you could simply give it away as gifts, wear it yourself, or offer to repair other pieces of jewelry with the skills you acquire from jewelry making.

If you want to begin your own handcrafted jewelry business you'll need to consider some general steps for moving forward. You'll need to have tenacity, some creative aspirations and you can't be afraid to learn new things! Here's what you'll have to do to make money by creating handmade jewelry:

The first thing you'll want to do is to begin looking at different types of jewelry designs and jewelry making methods. You'll want to keep an eye on jewelry ads in magazines and on television, fashion and jewelry trends in your local stores and even watch what type of jewelry celebrities are wearing. You'll quickly learn that almost everyone is wearing some sort of handcrafted jewelry and that many different jewelry pieces are made with similar techniques and materials.

Now that you have an idea of how handcrafted jewelry is in demand you can begin really learning the methods to create your own jewelry. First you may need to do a little more shopping online for clearance craft tools which you can use to practice your blossoming jewelry making skills. Then you can teach yourself basic jewelry making skills by reading books, visiting jewelry making blogs, attending classes at the local bead store or just asking other jewelry makers for some help. This can take some patience and perseverance, but don't forget that you should also be having fun while learning.

Finally, when you've made some jewelry pieces of your own and you're ready to start making some money you can think about the sales process. Fortunately, jewelry can be sold almost anywhere these days. You can sell your jewelry online, at craft bazaars, through local newspaper advertisements and even in small boutiques and through your relatives. You can advertise 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 in the local paper 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.

Learning how to make your own jewelry gives you lifelong skills in a craft and it can teach you a lot about running your own business. Even if you're going to make jewelry for gifts, 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 repair broken jewelry items. By making and selling your own custom jewelry you can meet lots of new people, make some money and have fun all at the same time! - 22871

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