5 Tips for designing your own jewellery

So, you want to make your own jewellery.

1. Decide what you want to make?

• Pendant – is it solid or kinetic
• Cuff – hollow or solid
• Bracelet – whole or hinged
• Bangle – whole or hinged
• Earrings – post, hook or clip-on

2. Do research and gather ideas

• Pinterest is a great place to gather ideas and organise them into groups or themes
• Look at nature, shapes of flowers or seeds, tree bark, sweeps in river bends

3. Sketch it out

• These can be as rough as you like