2012/05/20

How to Get Ideas for Jewelry Making


As a fun and popular hobby, jewelry making has been known by many people around the world. It is great if you are looking for wonderful jewelry gifts for your family and friends, and is a personal touch that will no doubt be greatly appreciated. Well, as a jewelry maker, do you think your inspiration of jewelry making will unlimited? What will you do once you encounter creative block?
Fashion Glass Bracelets, with Brass Bar Links
Fashion Glass Bracelets

Inspiration is quite important to jewelry makers, which is known to all of us. If you have ever crafted artistic jewelry in quantities enough to stock an arts and craft show booth, you know how difficult it can be to come up with fresh design ideas. But, to jewelry makers or artistes, it is a horrific if they have no great ideas for jewelry making. How to get limited great ideas for it?

Someone said that jewelry designs come when they want to. You can try to force it, but jewelry ideas don’t come when you summon them. They pop into your mind when you enjoying the beautiful scenery or talking with someone, or even during your deep sleep. It comes in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning when you wake up. Because creativity is illusive and fleeting, ideas come when you are doing something else. It is up to you to capture them right away, or perhaps you will lose them forever. Take a notebook along with you. If an idea comes to you when you are driving down the street; pull the car over first and then do a quick sketch for it.
European Dangle Beads, with Alloy, Brass and Galss Findings
European Dangle Beads

Do more testing. Looking into the different materials that others are using, like charms, glass beads, gemstone beads and European beads. There will give you a good indication of what ideas of jewelry making are great, and which are more likely to sell. Get inspirations from other jewelry designs. Look for instructions on creating great jewelry, and use these instructions as the basis for your ideas. These instructions are readily available online for free, and also come with jewelry supplies introduction, even purchases. Once you have instructions, you can add your own personal thoughts without diverting too far from the original form. This will give you a remarkable piece in the end that is guaranteed to sell.
Handmade Lampwork Beads, Evil Eye
Handmade Lampwork Beads, Evil Eye

You can also get some useful information or great inspirations from jewelry blogs, such as PANDAHALLBLOG which is a blog for jewelry beads, jewelry findings, jewelry findings, beading supplies and ideas of jewelry making. Get inspirations from them, and create your own one of a kind jewelry designs. 

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