Sunday, April 17, 2011

Jewelry design hobby

Jewelry design is a hobby that opens up a lot of scope to show your creativity, especially if you happen to have an eye for detail. This hobby can easily turn into a lucrative home business or career with a prominent name in the industry. To begin with, most aspiring jewelry designers experiment with designs and make jewelry items as gifts for their loved ones.  

Material for jewelry making

This is a matter of choice, but you might be looking at:
  • Beads
  • Gemstones and synthetics
  • Gold and silver
  • Metal wire
  • Polymer clay
  • Organic or natural elements
  • Anything you intend working with

What type of jewelry will you make?
There are huge choices here:
  • Necklaces
  • Bracelets
  • Earrings
  • Rings and toe rings
  • Wedding and engagement rings
  • Belly-button jewelry
  • Brooches and pins

Design tips
  • Keep your design simple and balanced. Sometimes less can be more.
  • Color plays a pivotal role in your design. This means that some gemstones suit yellow metal while some suit white metal.  A little bit of research about color combinations when you plan your jewelry design will go a long way.
  • Plan your design as this the starting point, helping you get a grip on the design process from beginning to end. This will enable you come up with a design that you are completely satisfied with.
  • Refer to jewelry magazines, jewelry store catalogs and websites online. This will get your creative juices flowing and trigger your unique ideas.
Happy Beading!

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