Comments on: Do It Yourself Jewelry – Does It Save Money?

By: Atlanta Gold Buyers

Atlanta Gold Buyers — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:44:52 +0000

Mostly making jewellery by yourself is not a that hard but its very important to have creativity and a little lessons about making it. You can also get a free tutorials online on different designs and ideas. Girls love handmade jewelry if her boyfriend or husband make it.. Thanks

By: AjewelryFan

AjewelryFan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:08:35 +0000

Designing jewelry yourself saves the money in a sense that if others also appreciate your creations then turn this hobby to home based business, this thing is also helpful for the mothers who are looking for their infants and can't go outside; to pass the time in healthy activity and make some money also.

By: Pearl Necklaces

Pearl Necklaces — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:03:52 +0000

I definitely agree that it's fun to make your own jewelry, and it might be great for a one time thing, but it can get SO expensive. I make my own earrings and just to get started I felt like I had to spend over $100 to get good materials to make a few sets. So, I totally understand. But I love the necklace you made, isn't it fun to have people give you things to create what you want! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:08:36 +0000

@Wellheeled – that’s how I found her. Love her stuff and her blog!

By: Wellheeled

Wellheeled — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:51:58 +0000

@ Megan – I googled etsy and Lillyella and this article about her quitting her day job to do Etsy full-time came up. If you haven’t seen it already, you might be interested! http://www.etsy.com/storque/spotlight/quit-your-day-job-lillyella-2522/

By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:23:38 +0000

You know, I wondered about that too

But a lot of what people make for low/thin margins, is that

A) they buy the items in bulk, costing less than $1 per item

B) the items are already pre-made and not made by hand, like the Antique Poppy Leaf Pendant thing or whatever

Some sellers just string that Poppy pendant on with 2 chains and call it $15.

It looks cute, and to ME, looks worth $15, until I checked how much they paid for each pendant, and realized they were making a $13 margin each necklace!

The way more expensive stuff, is the handmade stuff like silver rings, or stamped out things..

Ask Ginger, she made me that silver ring that i won in the giveaway, and it is CLEARLY handmade, which I love love love.. but she told me that it was expensive to even rent the studio to do silversmithing and then the time involved…

I have my favourites on Etsy for sure.. and I’m starting to learn what everything really costs, and then I evaluate what I buy on there.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:11:55 +0000

Etsy prices are kind of all over the place. A lot of the sellers are clearly undervaluing their own time but some sellers must think that everything they touch turns to gold. It really helps to have an idea what the materials would cost and how much time it would take to do it yourself when shopping on Etsy.

By: Investing Newbie

Investing Newbie — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:37 +0000

Love the new Header!

I’m not really jewelry wearer so I can’t comment on this. I usually try to buy the cheapest set of earrings from Claires or Forever 21. I love it when it comes in bulk too, like 12 earrings for $3. LOL.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:23:41 +0000

I don’t know if that was a hypothetical question or if you are really curious, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. A lot of successful Etsy sellers have their own popular blogs, maybe they could do a guest post for yuo? I’m sure they wouldn’t give out actual numbers, but it could be neat to see how they price their work so that it is affordable and allows them to earn a living wage. Etsy seller Lillyella comes to mind. I have bought a few items from her, she does beautiful work.