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Freshman turns passion for custom jewelry-making into profitable business
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Freshman turns passion for custom jewelry-making into profitable business September 10, 2021 05:57AM | Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 1,065 |
Freshman turns passion for custom jewelry-making into profitable business
For one UA freshman, a passion that began as a high school hobby has grown into a thriving online business that helps her fund her education.To get more news about projection necklace, you can visit koalaprint.com official website.
As freshman Audrey Kim has matriculated to the UofA, she has brought with her her jewelry company Beads by Dree. Kim began selling handmade jewelry via Instagram to friends in her hometown of Denton, Texas, during her sophomore year of high school, and her business has been growing ever since. She now uses the proceeds to help cover her costs of attendance at the UofA.
Beads by Dree, which is still Instagram-based, offers bracelets, necklaces, keychains, anklets, and rings, all handmade by Kim. She uses sterling silver wire and regular beading wire for typical orders and offers water-resistant options for an additional $5. The items range from $3 for rings to $20 for water-resistant necklaces.
Kim’s specialty, though, is custom-made jewelry. She caters to the customers’ individual tastes, while always trying to create a positive and personable experience for her buyers, she said.
“Audrey let me, a customer, have full creative control over my jewelry,” Emma Garnier, a UA freshman and Kim’s first customer from high school said. “She has a general look for each piece but also lets the customer decide the color, bead size and overall look of the jewelry.”
After five years of experience selling her homemade jewelry, Kim has the process down to a science, but her hobby-based business started small. Kim said she first hatched the idea of selling her items during her freshman year of high school.
She started out selling $1 necklaces to her friends, before other students at her high school began asking for her items. She became even more motivated to grow her business during her sophomore year, after considering her future college costs.
Beads by Dree now receives around 20 orders on “a good week,” depending on how active Kim stays on Instagram. Kim said she has received about 120 orders since she started her business.
In the early stages of her business, the usual customer wait time for orders was one week, Kim said. With the increased demand for her pieces and her attendance at the UofA, the estimated wait time is now about two weeks. Each order can take anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours to prepare, depending on the size.
Kim had to make some drastic changes to accommodate her move from Texas to Fayetteville and her transition to being a full-time college student, she said. She condensed the amount of jewelry-making material she keeps to fit inside her dorm room. She also scheduled no classes on Fridays so she could have a three-day weekend to complete each week's orders and study as needed.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2021 05:58AM by xysoom.
For one UA freshman, a passion that began as a high school hobby has grown into a thriving online business that helps her fund her education.To get more news about projection necklace, you can visit koalaprint.com official website.
As freshman Audrey Kim has matriculated to the UofA, she has brought with her her jewelry company Beads by Dree. Kim began selling handmade jewelry via Instagram to friends in her hometown of Denton, Texas, during her sophomore year of high school, and her business has been growing ever since. She now uses the proceeds to help cover her costs of attendance at the UofA.
Beads by Dree, which is still Instagram-based, offers bracelets, necklaces, keychains, anklets, and rings, all handmade by Kim. She uses sterling silver wire and regular beading wire for typical orders and offers water-resistant options for an additional $5. The items range from $3 for rings to $20 for water-resistant necklaces.
Kim’s specialty, though, is custom-made jewelry. She caters to the customers’ individual tastes, while always trying to create a positive and personable experience for her buyers, she said.
“Audrey let me, a customer, have full creative control over my jewelry,” Emma Garnier, a UA freshman and Kim’s first customer from high school said. “She has a general look for each piece but also lets the customer decide the color, bead size and overall look of the jewelry.”
After five years of experience selling her homemade jewelry, Kim has the process down to a science, but her hobby-based business started small. Kim said she first hatched the idea of selling her items during her freshman year of high school.
She started out selling $1 necklaces to her friends, before other students at her high school began asking for her items. She became even more motivated to grow her business during her sophomore year, after considering her future college costs.
Beads by Dree now receives around 20 orders on “a good week,” depending on how active Kim stays on Instagram. Kim said she has received about 120 orders since she started her business.
In the early stages of her business, the usual customer wait time for orders was one week, Kim said. With the increased demand for her pieces and her attendance at the UofA, the estimated wait time is now about two weeks. Each order can take anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours to prepare, depending on the size.
Kim had to make some drastic changes to accommodate her move from Texas to Fayetteville and her transition to being a full-time college student, she said. She condensed the amount of jewelry-making material she keeps to fit inside her dorm room. She also scheduled no classes on Fridays so she could have a three-day weekend to complete each week's orders and study as needed.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2021 05:58AM by xysoom.
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