JEWELLERY DESIGNING

If you’re a jewelry junkie, have loads of creative genius inside you and are an expert on precious metals and stones there is a career designed just for you! With jewelry making having escaped the confines of professional artisans to include amateur designers in its fold, the bling market is booming. Try your hands at designing jewels from home and watch the moolah and the muah muahs pour in.

Consider this option when: You think you have a good and aesthetic accessory sense. Have people complimented you for the feather earring you wore at the soiree or the temple jewelry set that showed off your brocade saree at the wedding? Then, consider this option. Of course, like any other venture, before designing for others, you will have to get it right first.
Skills required: Creativity! That’s the keyword here. You should be innovative in your designs and create something new. Knowledge in sketching is also required. Have an eye on what actors wear for award shows and red carpet events. Anything could spark an idea! Observe the trend closely as designs fade out easily. Today there are various kinds of jewelry you could experiment with like paper jewelry, feather trinkets and the kind. A good sense of color coordination is also very important here.

What you need: Lots of paper and pencils for sketching. With the latest software at your disposal today, you could sketch it on the computer too. You also need to source top quality materials for the jewels because quality is the hallmark of any reputed jewelry designer.

Marketing strategies: Start a website or a blog and sell your designs there. As you handle it yourself, spread the word about your designs to your friends and family. Take orders from them for customized designs.

Sruti Sreedhar, who takes orders for custom made jewelry says, “Today several universities offer courses in jewelry designing. All you need is creativity and the ability to create new designs again and again.”