Friday, November 7, 2008

Making Custom Handcrafted Fantasy Mythical Jewelry

By Gibson Maseko

There is one business niche you can explore to make good money and that is to consider constructing quality custom jewelry for individual clients but get into this business only of you have a great sense of style and creativity to come up with new and creative designs. If you prove yourself to be good, you will be overwhelmed with phone calls by customers who would want you to construct special pieces for them or as gifts for others. Making custom jewelry isn't hard, all you need a sense of style and creativity - the skills needed to make jewelry are very easy to learn. The pieces that you designed and constructed must be exclusive so that when your client wears them, they know that they are wearing something that no one else wears in the whole world.

To design something that your clients have in their minds is the hardest part of the job because it may be different from that which you have in yours. Do not risk losing a client by working in their presence and showing them how easy it is to do it themselves.

Only by discussing closely with clients can you design custom jewelry that matches their personality. To design a gift piece meant for another person, it would be wise to discuss and get to know a lot about the other person first. To make this business a success, you need to emphasize how special (and unique) your creations are in addition to staying in touch with your customers.

Clients who already have their own stones or gems may want you to make custom jewelry for them. They may even want you to just enhance a piece that they already have that is old and requires work to make it look new again. Only when you know you have the ability to perform the work, then you can accept the assignment, to ensure that you will not cause further damage to something that is dear to them. Find out all you can about the piece and what special meaning, if any, it holds for the owner.

In order to make your custom jewelry you will definitely have to purchase the pieces from wholesale sources. You may need to spend more buying quality parts from unique jewelry making supplies and imported items overseas so be careful how you quote your price.

It is reasonable to quote anything up to 30% over and above the budget requirements to buy raw materials to make your bespoke jewelry to ensure you enjoy a good profit margin. After setting aside your intended profit margin, use the remainder as your budget to buy supplies to make the custom jewelry. - 15359

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