Making jewelry is taking the world by storm, whether you chose to do this for pleasure or profit or both.

What can start out as an enjoyable hobby can be turned into a very lucrative career indeed. Offering a perfect opportunity for stay at home moms who want to work hours to fit their family and with clever use of the internet sell without ever having to speak to a customer !

“ Earn a living from what you love ! “

“ What could be better than waking up each morning feeling happy because you make a very good income from your hobby. No rush hour traffic, No Sunday night blues, No 9 to 5 drudgery. If your idea of heaven is beading most of the day then you are about to find out how to boost your bank balance plus have loads of fun .

The first thought in most beaders minds is but where do I start ? Well this report will guide you through all the options, you pick and choose what suits you best !

Getting Started

Firstly, sit down and think about how much effort, money and time you have available to put into your business.

You can start on a shoestring and build it up over time or you can go the whole hog and obtain funding from investors etc. Obviously the less riskier route is to start small and grow, this will take longer. If this is what you want to do full time and earn a living straight away then you are going to have to put in time, energy and money. The results will be quicker and you can reap the rewards sooner.

There are a number of ways to sell your work. All require effort to obtain results. But one of the most important things to remember when selling your jewelry is to sell a range of jewelry to show off your designs to best effect.
Customers like to be offered a selection, as it is only within a selection does the customer get the illusion of choice. This is a fact that has been well known and used by the cosmetic industry for years. For example, when you choose a lipstick or nail polish you will be able to pick a color from an entire range, thus giving you an illusion of choice. However only a handful of the colors within the selection will be true top sellers, the others are manufactured to give the illusion of choice. The cosmetic industry knows that if they only offered one pink, one red, and one orange shade of lipstick (even if these colors represented 80% of their sales) the customer would feel that range had not offered them much of a selection and would instead turn to another brand.
Offer your customers a choice – sales of silver colored jewelry will usually outsell gold colored jewelry by 4 to 1. But by offering your customers a choice you will increase your sales and you will also cater for those who prefer gold tones. Display your jewelry in its full range but always make larger quantities of your top sellers and replace those items as they sell within your display.
Know your product.
It is important to appear knowledgeable about your product. If your jewelry is made from Amber or Czech glass then play up the properties of the gem , especially if it has any healing/ soothing/ inspiring qualities etc. For example Rose Quartz magnifies creativity and imagination and provides emotional balance. Amethyst is relaxing and calming, pearls can heal and help focus the mind and sooth irritable feelings. Do some research if you don’t know much on this subject.” Google” your gems.
Sales Techniques
It is important to talk to your customers without them feeling pressured. Highlight the qualities of your jewelry – the things that make your designs special. In professional selling this is called the Unique Selling Point or USP.
Concentrate on what is known as the feature benefits. For example pointing out your works individuality and non-mass produced nature is a feature; the benefit of this feature is that your jewelry makes the customer feel special and unique. They are unlikely to come across anyone else wearing a similar design and therefore the Jewelry makes a statement about individuality. Everyone likes to feel special.”

(excerpt taken from “ make a profit from selling your jewelry” by K Faulkner)

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Making Jewelry for Pleasure and Profit is a post from: Watthamai Crafts

If you've been a crafts person for some time - regardless of the level you think you're at - you have valuable knowledge. Knowledge that other people will gladly pay for. All you need to do is write it down and become your own craft book publisher!

Before you think that's too simplistic an answer, or even a bit sarcastic, let me assure you that is not my intention at all.

You see the age-old barriers to publishing your own craft book are gone. Not only can you use the hugely profitable method of digitally publishing and delivering online but even if you chose to go the traditional printed soft or hardcover route there are print-on-demand specialists who will happily produce just one or two copies of your craft book at very reasonable rates.

Not so long ago if you wanted to publish a craft book you'd have to jump through many, many hops - and for not a lot of reward. First you would have to find an agent (approaching publishers direct was usually unsuccessful). After convincing your agent that the book had merit you'd then have to trust that the agent could find a publisher.

Traditional publishers are notoriously difficult to convince, and not surprisingly. They would have to make a serious investment in pre-production and advertising before they had any chance of showing a profit. Many, many good craft books ended up not getting to press simply because the numbers didn't add up.

If you managed to survive the cull then twelve months or so later you might start seeing some royalties. Around ten to fifteen percent of the cover price.

Very few people got rich writing a craft book.

Now all that has changed. Digital craft book publishing is a reality and dozens of craft books that might never have seen the light of day are now being published by the craftspeople themselves. You don't need an agent, you don't need a publisher, there are ways of marketing your craft book that are zero cost.

The result is not a paltry 10 or 15% but profit levels as high as 90% of the cover price.

Of course there are bound to be other barriers, aren't there? Surely it can't really be that easy to become your own craft book publisher?

Well the only possible thing that some craftspeople might consider a challenge would be creating some sort of website from which to sell their craft book. To be frank, with the ease of publishing that some website systems offer, and the alternative of running a craft blog, there really is nothing to stop you.

You might have to learn a few things you don't know at the moment but as a craftsperson, learning is part of what you do pretty much continually so that shouldn't hold you back.

Profit From Your Knowledge – Become Your Own Craft Book Publisher! is a post from: Watthamai Crafts

Teaching jewelry making workshops is a fun and easy market niche, with the opportunity to earn good money by sharing something you love to do.

You'll find a ready supply of students waiting to learn from you; currently there's a big demand for jewelry workshops and classes.

Many people are thrilled with the idea of creating jewelry, but don't want to invest in the supplies until they've tried it. Or they may want to add a new jewelry making skill to their repertoire, or simply enjoy socializing while they create something beautiful to wear.

Teaching is a good way to keep money coming in during the times of year when sales are slower for your finished jewelry. You can even choose to limit your workshops to only those months of the year when you're not busy selling your own jewelry at shows.

Teaching opportunies abound. A few examples of places to hold workshops include your own studio; in local art, craft, or bead shops; in active retirement communities; in schools or for homeschooling groups; at birthday parties; for women's clubs; at lapidary clubs; in community colleges; and at RV parks.

You can put together a variety of jewelry kits that your students can purchase from you to use at your workshops, or bring an open selection of supplies for them to choose their own components.

However, the more choices you make available, the longer your students will take to select their components. Your workshops can be much easier for you as the instructor if you simply provide a variety of kits containing all the parts to make something.

The more jewelry making workshops you teach, the more people will ask you to teach. Your students will want to make more jewelry, or they'll ask you to do a workshop for a group they're in, or to lead a jewelry-making session with their Girl Scouts.

Your teaching opportunities tend to snowball once you get started.

You probably won't run out of workshop ideas, because your students will always let you know what they want to make next, or someone will have heard about your through the grapevine and contact you to ask if you can teach them how to make something special.

Here is a list of potential jewelry workshop students – groups who are VERY interested in what you have to offer them:

Girl Scouts
Women's Clubs / Organizations
City Parks and Recreation
Local Art Galleries
Local Craft Stores
Local Bead Shops
Needlework Shops
Local Lapidaries
Lapidary Club
Women's Craft Groups
Women's Church Groups
Country Clubs
Community Colleges
Private Schools
Home-school Groups
Active Retirement Communities
Activity Centers
Women's Home Parties
Spouses' Activity at a Conference
Cruise Ship Activity
Summer Day Camps
Mentally / Physically Challenged
Veterans' Groups
YMCA's
Retired People's Organizations
Adult Education Centers
After-School Care Programs
Vacation Resorts
RV Parks

This list should get you started; it's just a general list, and with a little brainstorming you'll probably come up with some great ideas for the area where you live. Every region has its own culture, with lots of possibilities for specific jewelry making workshops!

Keep your eyes open and be creative, and you'll begin to find jewelry workshop students everywhere! And once you get started, ask your students and everyone else you know for suggestions on other groups who would be interested in a workshop.

Word-of-mouth publicity will soon bring you all the new students and opportunities you can keep up with!

Teaching Jewelry Making Workshops for Profit is a post from: Watthamai Crafts

All you need to start up your own jewelry business are beads and jewelry making supplies. Making your new jewelry business a home based business makes it even more economical. Your bead and jewelry making supplies are very inexpensive, since you already have your hands, and there is no overhead when working out of your home.

Bulk Buying

Your bead and jewelry making supplies can and should be bought wholesale and also in bulk. It is much cheaper for the new business owner to buy their beads and jewelry making supplies in bulk. The bead and jewelry making suppliers give deep discounts when the consumers buy in bulk quantities. It would be wise to select one type of jewelry to make at first. Again, it is cost effective, because your inventory will be limited to a specific type of bead or jewelry component. And being a new jewelry business owner, this gives you the opportunity to practice on the specific item until you perfect it.

Choosing Beads

When choosing your bead and jewelry making supplier, remember to research the company before making a decision. It is always wise to ask a fellow jewelry business owner who they would recommend. If the supplier gets good reviews from fellow artisans, then you generally can depend on that supplier.

It's also a good idea to decide on one style of bead to use before you pick a supplier. Maybe you should buy from a supplier who specializes in the one specific bead you are interested in. There are hundreds of locations for bead and jewelry making supplies all over the world. A good rule of thumb is that if you are choosing, for instance a Bali pearl, you should buy from a supplier in Bali. But then again, Austrian Swarovski crystals can be purchased in the U.S. for a very fair price. But normally if you are seeking a bead from a specific region in the world, the cost of a middleman is taken out if you buy direct.

There are hundreds of internet sites where you can find bead and jewelry making supplies. The number of bead suppliers alone run in the hundreds. If you are looking for the average wooden, ceramic, plastic or glass bead, the internet can become your best friend. All of the bead and jewelry making suppliers have competitive pricing. But be sure and research the quality of the bead before you make your final selection. If you follow all of the above and you already know how to make jewelry, your home based jewelry business will be simple to start. Good Luck!

Bulk Buying Of Bead And Jewelry Making Supplies Increase Your Profit For A Home Based Business is a post from: Watthamai Crafts

There is an old adage that says work isn't really work if you enjoy what you're doing. If one of your hobbies is jewelry making, why not turn this activity into a source of income? You're already having fun anyway, and it wouldn't take a whole lot more to share your jewelry creations with people who would appreciate them and be more than happy to pay for them. With a bit of extra effort, time management and discipline, jewelry making is a great way to have fun and make a bit of extra money on the side.

Whether you're a novice about to enter the jewelry making field for the first time or whether you've been doing this for some time now, there are always several basic factors to consider. First, it's important to have an adequate amount of space where you can work unbothered for a certain length of time each day and where you can store your jewelry making materials and tools. It doesn't have to be a large space, just a corner or room where you can concentrate on bringing your ideas to life and be free from undue distractions.

Second, if you haven't already, decide on the kind of jewelry you are going to make. If you're just getting your feet wet in the jewelry making arena, start out with something simple. Think about what type of jewelry you'd enjoy and feel comfortable wearing and go on from there. Whatever materials you might need are readily available either on the Internet or in a physical retail store. Then, as you become more adept at what you're doing, you can start exploring other, more complex jewelry making techniques. Remember, there is a plethora of information resources to help you make money from your hobby: books, specialty magazines, the Internet, and other jewelry makers.

After you've made a number of jewelry items, there are steps you can take to get other people interested in them. Be a walking advertisement for your jewelry making business. Wear some of your creations whenever you go out: wear them to work, when you go to the supermarket, or when you attend parties. Word of mouth is also a great way to let other people know about your jewelry making endeavor. Show some of your finished pieces to family and friends, and encourage them to spread the word.

The important thing to remember is that you continue to enjoy making jewelry and to take pride in your creations. Your love for jewelry making will be the key factor in maintaining your creativity level and it will help you come up with the designs that appreciative customers will buy. Never forget the 'fun' factor in jewelry making, as this will be reflected in your work, and the 'profit' factor will follow.

Jewelry Making for Fun and Profit is a post from: Watthamai Crafts