8. Jewelry Artisan
Do you have a knack for designing and making jewelry? Why not turn a room in your home into a home-based studio where you can design your line of original jewelry creations.
There are many venues for selling jewelry from home. You can create your own website, of course, and also sell your wares on sites like Etsy and eBay.
Depending on how much you can invest at first on supplies, you’ll want to create a small catalogue of items before launching. Perhaps you have a great idea for a line of charm bracelets. Perhaps you want to create a unique little girls’ line of jewels.
You can also expand your products to include higher end materials as you begin to sell. You can buy gems and precious metal jewelry finding from wholesalers. There are many to choose from.
The trick is to create sellable designs that people want. It takes creativity and diligence to get any artisan or craft-based business off the ground, but it’s been achieved countless times by people who simply enjoy doing what they do.
To get some ideas, browse through the handmade jewelry at Etsy and begin to plan some of your own designs and then get to work!