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Starting your own jewelry business can be fun and profitable.

If you're creative, and like to use your hands, then you would certainly be a candidate to start a home based jewelry business.

As a jewelry designer, you can make your pieces from scratch or you can buy your supplies from a wholesaler.

But don't be fooled into thinking the only jewelry you'll sell has to be made of diamonds and pearls. Rings, bracelets and necklaces can be created from many materials, too.

In fact, the jewelry business has become more and more popular over the past few years as people realize their calling isn't to sit in some office cubicle all day passing paperwork.

Have you always wanted to use your creativity?

You should try and find a niche market, and work directly with customers to design the perfect custom piece of jewelry, allowing them to select the stone or material themselves.

Preston Reuther, who has a number of popular and affordable jewelry business startup products says, "If you can bend a paperclip, I'll show you how to start your own home based jewelry business -- making wire jewelry from your kitchen table."

Valuable Skills/Requirements for starting your own jewelry making business

This is a creative business, but it is easy to learn the skills on your own or from training materials available on the Internet.

If you are creative and have the ability to envision a design and bring it to the finished product stage, you may not need to take any courses at all! However, you should check out a bookstore or Amazon.com to get some information on tools and tricks of the trade (see the resources I’ve listed below).

Startup Costs/what you need to begin

Material costs vary, but you can buy enough supplies to get started for less than $200.

Preston Ruther has a lot of experience and has a great story to tell, too! In fact, he will show you how to start your own home based business

Resources

Women's Jewelry Association

333 B. Route 46 West, Suite B201

Fairfield, NJ 07004

(973) 575-7190

Fax (973) 575-1445

Start a Home Based Wire Jewelry Business