Honest feedback on jewellery designs please.

[eatsleeppoop]

Hello all

I am a SAHM and have been thinking about starting up an online jewellery business selling some of my designs. However before I plough lots of time and money into this, I want to get some feedback on whether my designs would sell! Any ideas on how to achieve this would be gratefully received, or if you could spare a few minutes to look at the couple of photos I have on my profile that would be fantastic.

My first idea is for a vintage-inspired range of beaded jewellery using semi-precious stones, swarovski crystals and rhinestones with antique brass findings (see picture for prototype earrings).

My second idea is for a range of pendants and earrings made with Liberty fabrics coated in resin (see picture for prototype pendants).

Would you buy either of these?

Without spending a fortune, how can I gauge the popularity of my designs?

Thanks in advance.

I like the Liberty ones eatsleeppoop and think they would be quite popular these days but i am not 'on the street' and observing what is fashionable.......
could you put on your fb and ask for some opinions there?

The Liberty ones are lovely, and it's the kind of thing I would buy, assuming the price was right, as a gift. Not so sure about the earrings but I think that's just down to my taste, as I'm not too keen on drop earrings, prefer studs.

Do you mind if I ask what sort of prices you would be thinking of?

I think they're lovely! I'd put them against a plainer background though, its quite difficult to see detailing against such a 'busy' patter. I really do like them though, and don't often like handmade stuff.

I like them both.
The earings would be lovely to add a bit of glam to an outfit, especially a going out one.

The pendants I see as more of an everyday thing. A splash of colour for a dull work outfit (me, most days!)
I have a chain and I like to chnage the pendants I wear on it.
So, I'd buy.
Good luck, lovely idea.
I have recently been looking at pendants and I haven't seen anything like yours - a gap in the market.

The liberty ones are beautiful, the others less so . But thats just personal taste, you are amazingly talented.

I love vintage jewelry...so pretty! Good luck OP

There is nothing objectionable with either, but I could take them or leave them and wouldn't choose the necklace unless someone had told me that was what they really liked - the earrings I find a bit bland.

HTH even it if it isn't what you really want to hear - sorry

I like the pendants too - might you be able to make studs in a similar way if the design was small enough?

Thank you for all the feedback so far - I don't expect everyone to like these obviously, but just want to see if there appears to be a market for this type of jewellery, so negative comments welcome too!

the earings look very home-madey, not in a good way
the pendants are nice

have to agree if I was looking for a gift I would not look twice at the earrings but I might just buy a pendant.
Have you got some black velvet or something to display them on?

I also dislike the earrings. they look like a lot of others on traidcraft stalls etc.
I like the liberty print ones and think studs like that would also be great.

To be honest, I haven't thought past the initial idea, as I wasn't sure whether there would be a market for my designs, so I haven't determined a price yet - what sort of price would you be willing to pay for a pendant?

Thanks for suggestions re display - it was just a quick photo I took on my phone today so I agree it's not ideal and too bright/busy! So far it's looking like the earrings are a no-go but the pendants seem quite popular.

I really love the liberty ones and could see myself wearing them or buying them as a present.

The earrings are fairly bog standard, but not objectionable.

well it would depend on where you were selling them....up market boutique, online, or on the beach?

perhaps you could create an online shop? Using Liberty prints for jewellery is brilliant - agree about the matching studs too...

I like the pendant too. Have a look on Etsy and Folksy for ideas on what sells and at what price. Good luck with your fledgling business!

The pendants are a fab idea - the earrings don't seem as special.

what's on the back of the pendants?
quite like them.
used to make the earrings (similar) when i was at uni and sell them at markets/ craft fairs, wouldn't buy as i would feel like i could make them myself.

not sure - am wary of spending a lot on craft type jewellery - will it last?

I was thinking of an online shop (but not on Etsy etc) and aiming fairly up-market with good quality pendant settings, chains etc.

Will definitely look into stud earrings too.

I think if you had half a dozen of the pendants on a choker/chain it would look really special - it's nice and a day piece as one pendant but a few along a chain going into a drop of a large one could look really special.

would it be nice if you offered a service where people's sentimental fabrics (bits of wedding dress etc) could be made into pendants (sort of a modern version of putting them in quilts) ?

The pendants are lovely - couldn't you do a smaller version as earrings?