subject: Where to Get Handmade Jewelry [print this page] When you go shopping for jewelry what do you look for? Do you choose your jewelry based on price? Do you make a selection based on color? Do you make a decision about jewelry based on its druthers? Are you hoping for it to be different? Is it necessary to have an uncommon piece? If being one of a kind is worthwhile, you could save some time by exclusively shopping for handcrafted jewelry. Jewelry that is mass-produced for department stores is good and all, however if you like pieces that are unique, jewelry that is handcrafted should be the way you go.
A smart way to shop for handmade jewelry is to brows craft fairs. Many local artists will set up booths to sell their wares. A lot of people discount the idea of attending craft fairs to buy jewelry because they think the jewelry might be lower than their standards. This is not always true. More often than not the jewelry you find at a craft or art fair is of premium quality (the fairs are usually very particular in who they will admit for showcasing. Another motivation for shopping at craft and art fairs is the jewelry there is often times marked down in comparison to the price you would pay for a piece that has been commissioned specifically for you. Craft Fairs and Fairs for Arts. Almost every single city and town has an arts and crafts fair. Your town might not put them on very much but you should check one of them out when they do occur. These fairs are amazing resources when you want one of a kind jewelry. Our favorite thing about fairs like this is that the jewelry can be bought at low low prices. Artists who display at fairs will usually lower their prices in the interest of building a reputation. Always ask each artist you buy from if he or she has a website that you can peruse. The website is where you will find the most expensive pieces that the artist is selling.
Handmade jewelry is also offered by jewelry stores both offline and online. Sometimes this jewelry will be incredibly expensive (like the kind you will find in a jewelry store). Sometimes it will be at reasonable prices, like those you will find in a boutique. Lots of artists sell their works to boutiques who then sell it for a profit. The store gets part of the profit, the artist gets the other. This is a great way to get your own handmade jewelry without having to wait for an art fair or scour the internet for things you like. There are lots of ways to get homemade jewelry without having to spend money. The best way to do this is through trading. You can either trade your own work or some time to "buy" the pieces you like. Why limit yourself to a single trading method? Try a few different methods to find what works best for you. You might find out that you like to trade your own work and turn it into a full time effort.
