Comments on: Custom Jewelry Manufacturing

By: Jesse Smith

Jesse Smith — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:14:08 +0000

I’m thinking about starting a online business, could you please provide names of casting and manufacturing overseas companies that you would use and recommend.

By: mieke

mieke — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:09:05 +0000

I have started to get my work made in India. for the most part it is working out with some design flaws. yes its hard to explain flaws and how I want things made to the “T” but the do a good job. However it is such a long flight and I find it exhausting to fly to India. I live only a 4 hr flight to Mexico does any one know if getting silver made in Mexico is less expensive? or would India be exponentially cheaper? wanting to move to a country that is closet to my home so I can just pop down if I need to design a new line with the makers.

any thoughts would be welcomed.

By: Duncan Lance

Duncan Lance — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 22:38:17 +0000

Wow, I would have never guessed that so much went on behind the scenes when it came to custom jewelry manufacturing. Although, it does make sense that you would have a lot of costs that you’d have to figure out. After all, you would need certain casts and materials, so you’d want to work that into your budget.

By: Sabrina Seagraves

Sabrina Seagraves — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 01:42:39 +0000

We are also new to casting and manufacturing , and would be interested in knowing the names of overseas companies that you all are familar with and would recommend.

By: Richelle

Richelle — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:35:18 +0000

Such a fantastic article and I thoroughly enjoyed the comments. We are BRAND new with the jewelry business and are trying to muddle our way through the entire process. Wondering if anyone would be kind enough to offer some of the companies names that they deal with overseas for casting and manufacturing? Much thanks.

By: Evelyn Clark

Evelyn Clark — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 02:54:44 +0000

What company did you use for your jewellery manufacturer?

By: Suzzan

Suzzan — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 06:37:54 +0000

Hi Anya! I agree it can be done and working with an American company greatly helps. I’ve had many trial and errors getting the quality and consistency of my product. My suggestion is go slow, do one piece/design at a time. You can protect your money and time finding out if they can do what you want with one piece before you give them an entire line to complete. Most companies will tell you what you want to hear. Get your completion dates and costs in writing. They’re great at telling you want you want to hear.

My last design project took 2 years of constant emails to finally get my product. You can’t run a business that way.

By: marie

marie — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:41:38 +0000

I had my jewelry cast for 2 years in the USA and worked for free the entire 2 years. I sent everything overseas and was able to take a paycheck! I created my own job by sending abroad.

By: martha greene

martha greene — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 03:59:09 +0000

Live in Florida. I want to design beautiful ankle bracelets and toe rings for people that live here and for locals to show off their beautiful tan

By: Anya

Anya — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 07:47:51 +0000

This website offers a great wealth of information! Originally from Boston I moved to Bangkok almost 2 years ago to take on a position whose main objective is to minimize the concerns clearly articulated in the section about “complications doing business with overseas companies.” Our Bangkok factory is an affiliate of American home base so we are one of the few companies here subject to American law. For 2 of us, English is our first language and we mandate a firm comprehension of English for all of our customer service staff.

To offer a little insight to confusion regarding time deadlines… A western approach to respectful business partnerships is often marked by contracts, deadlines and each party articulating what they can do and when. It is respectful to articulate one’s professional capabilities and create realistic expectations even if it means saying no to the clients’ unrealistic expectations.

The eastern approach to respectful business partnerships is about saying yes, “saving face,” and accepting clients’ requests, unrealistic as they may be. When a customer mandates production of 100,000 pieces produced in 10 minutes, it is culturally respectful to say “yes” to the customer rather than explain how skewed and unreasonable their expectation is.

By: Jennifer Benaim

Jennifer Benaim — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 00:13:37 +0000

Fantastic article and thank you for sharing it with like minded creators. I am from Australia and have developed an application where a design in Australian gem opal is embedded into a product that I then set into my own designs of settings. It is possible to use most gems for this application however opal is my choice of gem and I often use gold as well.
I have thought of out sourcing some of the application but have decided against it, probably mostly out of principal as well as the need to protect my unique application. While there is a cost difference in what I do if I were to out source I feel the fact that I can create pieces of jewellery that are uniquely Australian, (our national gemstone of Australia) here in Australia by my company only makes the work more special.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:52:40 +0000

I have compared prices of both US and Oversea (China) makers and the cost difference is no comparison. Just over 4 TIMES the cost of having my jewelry made here in the states versus overseas! That’s HUGE! I can’t see ANY problem that one would have with an overseas maker that would equal or even exceed that cost difference. I wanted VERY MUCH to have them made here in the States, it’s a great selling point to customers and I love my country and would love to help our economy in any way I can. However, no customer is going to be interested in an at home made jewelry piece if the price point is 3 to 4 times that of competing jewelry piece which was probably made overseas. It’s a sad reality but this is why MOST businesses have their products made overseas. Customer’s can complain all they want about why are products produced overseas but not a one of them is willing to pay the cost of what the price would be if made here in the U.S. Believe me, they’ll complain MORE about why is the price so high verses why isn’t it made here.

By: Dawn Hook

Dawn Hook — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:06:53 +0000

What great advice. I sometimes struggle to finish off my bracelets, ,theyare either to tight or feel very loose. Its good to read tips like this as it reminds me of the basics which I often overlook.
Dawn