Month: April 2008

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Do you want to have some fun while earning handsome returns? Try handcrafted beaded jewelry as a hobby cum business. Beaded jewelry looks great and is high in demand today as it was always in the past. Right from the prehistoric days, beads and beaded jewelry have been hot favorites with the Homo sapiens species.

What You Need To Start

You need beads – that is obvious. You would also need some craft glue, plastic thread, stretch bands, wires, and so on. If you are new to this craft and all you know and have is a desire to succeed and have fun, you will need a book (or more) with instructions on how to make handcrafted beaded jewelry. Look up libraries, book shops and the Internet for some good and informative material.

Before you decide what exactly you would make go through the material you collected and choose a few “projects” for practice. Give yourself sufficient time to practice until whatever you are making can pass the strictest quality test. If you do this simply as a hobby, you could relax your standards a little because you would be your own customer. However, if you plan to go into business by selling what you make, the quality of the handcrafted beaded jewelry you make should be impeccable.

Find Your Market

Once you have gathered sufficient expertise and you know what you are doing, price your products and decide whether you want to market it locally or on the Internet. In case you choose local markets, you could start by roping in your friends and relatives at first. Assuming that the quality of your work is flawless, you would get enough orders by word of mouth recommendation. Take steps to expand your business when the demand for your handcrafted beaded jewelry grows.

If you choose to launch an e-enterprise you need to go back to school again; this time to learn all about how to set up a website effectively, as well as about domains, web hosting, SEO and Internet marketing among other topics. In the beginning you could start advertising through a blog which could be set up free of cost and which once established, could direct traffic to your website. You would also need pictures or very high quality so you could showcase your products on the website.

There would be a lot of effort required initially for launching your e-enterprise. However, if done correctly this would give you the opportunity of selling your handcrafted beaded jewelry in international markets, which means great profits and even greater satisfaction.

??Many people view jewelry as a very special possession for it is usually beautiful and it often has a precious meaning. Jewelry includes gifts that were presented for important events such as birthdays and graduations. Children often received a gold necklace or some pretty earrings for their birthdays when they are very young. They often keep this jewelry forever because it reminds them of generous friends and family members. Other young people get jewelry on special occasions such as graduation from high school or college. This gift reminds them of special achievements, and the people who remembered them at these special times.

Jewelry also has special meaning for couples. The first piece of jewelry a husband might give a wife is an engagement ring when asking for her hand in marriage. This special piece is often a diamond ring that is sparkling and bright. It is a ring that most women wear every day of their lives after they receive it with a positive response. They later add this to the wedding ring that is a symbol of their love and commitment. The wedding ring is usually a gift from a husband that they are in love with, and they present the husband with a similar piece of jewelry as a symbol of their love and commitment.

Jewelry Is A Gorgeous Investment

Jewelry is usually very beautiful, but it can also be a savvy investment. Children who receive some gold earrings for an early birthday will probably find that these increase in value through the years. A gold watch as a graduation present can be worth a lot more money a few years later. This is a beautiful gift for a special occasion that might be worth more money many years later. Gold often increases in value so anything that is made with gold might be a good investment even though the jewelry was not bought for that reason.

Diamond jewelry can also be a beautiful investment that one can wear to a fancy ball. Diamonds can increase in value even though they are part of a gorgeous necklace, bracelet or a set of earrings. People might consider this when shopping for gifts. A new car will probably decrease in value the minute it is driven off the sales lot, but a diamond ring could start to increase in value a short time after purchase. Most people will probably not buy gifts as an investment, but this factor could influence their choice of gift.