Getting your hands on handmade jewelry can be tough. This is made extra hard if you don’t have a good internet connection and live somewhere that is not “artist friendly”. What is a person to do if she wants to get some hand crafted jewelry but don’t know how to get it? She learns how to make her own! Making your own jewelry, believe it or not, can be pretty easy. With the right materials and a fair amount of patience, you can learn how to make your own stunning pieces in a very short time! These are some ways to affordably obtain and make your own handmade jewelry.
One of the best ways to get handmade jewelry is to sell your own designs. If you think you have the time and the ambition, you might think about setting up your own booth at your town’s next crafts fair. These are great opportunities for networking with other designers and artists. Obviously you might not have the time to produce the sheer amount of work you will need to have on hand to keep your buyers happy. When you have a bunch of work that you’d like to get rid of, selling it at fairs like this can make you money (and it’s a great way to meet other designers). There is the potential that you will meet a jewelry designer who likes to trade for new things and get new jewelry that way. This way you get handmade jewelry without having to spend any money.
Sometimes, you can find handmade jewelry at a lower price. If you check out craft and art fairs, the hand crafted jewelry you’ll discover there probably costs less than what you’d find in a jewelry or department store.
Many people find that buying hand crafted accessories allows them to enhance their wardrobes without having to spend a ton of money doing so. Who wouldn’t desire to have more accessories and still save some money? Of course, you also have to consider when you are buying handmade piece of jewelry, you’re also paying for the time the artist spent on crafting the jewelry and the materials used.
If you are shopping for handmade jewelry, you might consider simply doing a Google search for jewelry designers and artists. Many individuals market their creations directly to the consumer on single websites. These websites are usually a little bit harder to track down but they can be a goldmine of handmade jewelry and other crafts. Another reason to consider shopping direction through an artist’s website is you have a much better chance of being able to commission the artist make a one of a kind piece specifically designed for you. Doing this offline would be quite costly. Online, though, there are many great steals and deals waiting to be had! Every wardrobe can be helped with handmade jewelry. You can make your own if you don’t want to spend a bunch of money or you can find it in stores if you don’t want to make your own. Department store jewelry only does so much for a wardrobe but handmade jewelry can really spruce up an outfit!
