Jewellery Making Tips and Advice

If you feel confident in doing so, you could create your own website to showcase and sell your handmade jewellery, or hire a web developer to build one for you. This route gives you greater control over the site’s design and appearance but means you will have to work harder in raising its profile and promoting it through well-written product descriptions and search engine optimised text for beads and jewellery findings – without which your website will not be found easily by your potential customers searching for beads or handmade... Read More

One of the greatest delights of making your own jewellery is that someone else likes it enough to want to buy it from you! Over the next few weeks we will explore various ways of selling your jewellery and identify what promotional tools can help you to sell well. Until the arrival of the internet, craft fairs were the main option for jewellery makers.Usually taking place in hotels, schools or village halls, the craft fairs are often arranged by a promoter who have a list of regular attendees. The main... Read More

As with any task, having the right tools for jewellery making makes it so much easier to manage, so we have put together our top 5 essential tools that we think you need while making jewellery. 5 Wire Cutters Essential for cutting craft wire, headpins and eyepins to size. Their hard diagonal edge blades let you trim wire in neatly and closely. Flat Nose For making sharp angles in soft wire, and because they grip well, use them to straighten kinked pins and wires. Their wide jaws securely close fixings such... Read More

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could create the jewellery that you have always dreamed of wearing? You can easily create pieces of jewellery by using some of the many materials that are available but the most versatile materials when it comes to jewellery making are beads. Making your own jewellery can be really rewarding and all of your friends will be asking how you have made such beautiful pieces out of such simple materials. You can be as creative as you like when it comes to bead jewellery and... Read More

You might not think that you are very creative but in actual fact, anybody can be creative when they put their mind to it and start thinking about the amazing things that they could put together which include some beautiful jewels and beads.

If you are a really creative person you probably enjoy making things for yourself and like perusing through the many different craft books that are available and planning what you are going to make next.

If you are hoping to start beading more often, or would like to refresh your toolbox, have a think about buying your tools and equipment online.

 If you like making jewellery, or customising clothes with beads, have you thought about attending beading classes?

If you are looking to make some jewellery yourself, buying the components online can save you a lot of money and time. Money Whether you are buying beads, cords, chains, key rings, bookmarks or jewellery findings, there is a huge selection of options online. This means that you can search for the exact thing you’d like, which can save you money as you’ll spend less time browsing.

Jewellery artists and other crafters often use these online marketplaces for listing and selling their work. These are some of the e-commerce websites that offer individual online storefronts or shops for selling your jewellery. Etsy is an online selling center with a large reputation. It is similar to eBay, but does not have auction style listings. Etsy is an online market place that showcases handmade crafts. Opening an account on Etsy is free, and the listing fees are lower compared to listing fees at eBay. EBay is a online marketplace... Read More

Jewellery making is quite easy when you are used to it, and it is certainly handy to have the right equipment on hand. That way, if you have a good stock of beads and the right tools, you can decide spontaneously to make a pair of earrings, a necklace or any other jewellery item.