Handmade Jewellery Business

Make beaded, wire and silver jewellery and sell it.

Start with Basics to Kumihimo - 8 Cord Spiral With Beads (28 min, Fire Mountain Gems), then How to Make a Simple Beaded Friendship Bracelet (12 min, Beadaholique). All 33 lessons in Handmade Jewellery Business are free. No degree. Basic pliers and supplies. A starter kit costs about $75. Handmade jewellery is one of Etsy's biggest categories.

To start: No degree. Basic pliers and supplies. Earning: Handmade jewellery is one of Etsy's biggest categories.

  1. Jewellery basics

    Tools, findings, beading.

  2. Wire and silver

    The next level.

  3. Polymer clay too

    Colourful, cheap and popular.

  4. Make it well enough to sell

    Consistent quality, honest pricing for your time and materials, and photos that sell.

  5. Sell it

    List on Etsy and marketplaces, post where buyers look, and try a local market.

  6. Build your own shop

    Your own store, shipping and packaging, and being found on Google.