Starting Your Own Jewelry Empire Not As Easy As It Looks! Often times, people will find themselves in deep thought when they suddenly come up with an overly ambitious idea that would sky rocket them into the money making world. A majority of these people who attempt to launch their own empires head down the jewelry making trail, but making premier, handmade designer jewelry that can be respected and sell is a lot of hard work and dedication. For those aiming to make and sell handcrafted sterling silver jewelry, the process goes something like this,
Typically, there is an $80.00 cost for making the mold to fit the design.
Sometimes, as up to five (5) parts may need to be ordered.
Those parts and the molding usually require a deposit.
The jewelry then takes up to a month to be produced. Not as easy as it sounds, is it?
Handmade Designer Jewelry Now, think about the time that goes into crafting a mold to fit your design - so, you're also paying the craftsman for labor. Plus, you need to make sure that you jewelry is of good quality. If you want to make sterling silver jewelry, it will contain 92.5 percent silver in order to make the metal not as pliable (sterling silver is actually a naturally soft metal). For many people, the ideas and aspirations of owning their own jewelry line end up just taking time onto their hobby which ends up returning to just that - a hobby. So, maybe it's best to just focus on buying that handcrafted jewelry and give it a go for yourself once or twice.