Discover 5 Compelling Reasons To Dive Into Jewelry Making!

[@marjoriecook7556]

I love making jewellery. It’s so fun to be creative!

[@captaineleni]

Thank you for this lovely video! I started making jewellery as part of a small business 2 years ago, and found the process very enlightening and fun! Although I have a full time job in a hospital now, your video has inspired me to sit down and create jewellery again for fun.

[@FireMountainGems]

So glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@tammiehonican76]

It is very therapeutic! I compound fractured 7 vertebrae and fractured a rib. I don't know what I would have done without jewelry making. I was chair bound for almost 2 years. It kept me sane! And thanks to Firemountain loading me up with all kinds of goodies, jewels and tools and wire, I started my new jewelry business. It's all good now!

[@FireMountainGems]

Thanks so much for your kind words Tammie! So glad we could be a part of your jewelry-making journey! ❤

[@jamiejones426]

Sorry but I think too many people are trying to make jewelry and it’s hurting small businesses everywhere. I know how that sounds so before you get upset reading my comment, I’m just being honest. It’s hurting my business, big time.

[@bren6773]

So who shouldn’t make jewelry?

[@marjoriecook7556]

So because you have a business others can’t try their hand at it? That’s how business works - otherwise it’s a monopoly. Maybe it’s time to change up/adjust your brand.

[@jamiejones426]

@@marjoriecook7556 Most people don’t know what they’re doing and I don’t need to change anything. I never said I wasn’t selling anything. But if you made jewelry and had a business then maybe you would understand. I’m not the only one who feels this way but I’m the only one who is saying anything. Again I was just being honest and you would have known that if you had read my entire comment.

[@barbararowley6077]

Unfortunately it’s really common for people to seriously undervalue their handcrafts for the first year or so, and sell them for often only the base cost of the components - sometimes not even that - which then feeds into many buyers undervaluing the time, skill, and effort it takes to create pieces. Especially with original designs. It’s a very fair thing for professional jewellery designers to complain about. If you’re going to sell your work please remember to charge for your time! It’s OK to start off at a low hourly rate whilst you’re learning the basic skills, but raise your rates as you expand your skill set.