Your great sense of style and creativity would be a great asset for you if you consider going into the custom jewelry construction business. If you do a good job, you can expect customers to keep calling you to construct special pieces for them or as gifts for others. If you have a sense of style and creativity, you can easily learn to make jewelry and then move on to easily make custom jewelry. You can create pieces that will make your client’s feel unique, and know there is only one of it’s kind in the world.
To design something that your clients have in their minds is the hardest part of the job because it may be different from that which you have in yours. Never construct a piece in the presence of your clients because they will realize that it is easy for them to do it as you will probably lose them as a customer. By talking to the clients at length you will know and be able to design custom jewelry that matches them completely. To design a piece that is meant to be given as a gift for someone, you need to ask many questions about the person and if possible, arrange to see them. The success of this business depends on how unique and exclusive the products and how often you speak with your clients.
From time to time clients may ask you to make custom jewelry using parts from their own jewelry. You may be required to repair a piece that your clients already have. Only when you know you have the ability to perform the work, then you can accept the assignment, to ensure that you will not cause further damage to something that is dear to them. Find out all you can about the piece and what special meaning, if any, it holds for the owner.
Supplies of pieces from wholesale sources will have to be purchased to make your custom jewelry. Just make sure that you are buying quality parts and look for sources of unique jewelry making supplies as well – imported pieces are great sources although you will have to quote your client a price before you start, so be careful here. Once you have quoted a price, make an allowance of 15 to 30 percent to be deducted from it as your profit margin if you do not want to lose money. After deducting 15 to 30 percent, use the remainder as your ‘budget’ when buying supplies to make the custom jewelry.