Anime Charm Jewelry

[jordannamorgan]

Hello!

I'm Jordanna, and I create charm jewelry featuring anime characters. (Along with a few game and cartoon fandoms as well.) I've been meaning to post to this community for a while, and since I just re-photographed my inventory after a convention this past weekend, I figured now would be a good time. :)

My main item is bracelets, but I also make decorative beaded fobs that can be clipped onto pretty much anything: keychains, backpacks/purses, cellphones, flash drives, etc. (In fact, I started out by making fobs for my mother's quilting group to attach to scissors. From there it was only logical to apply my talents to what I loved, and start making anime jewelry.)

If you're a fan, or perhaps getting an early start on Christmas stocking stuffers, by all means have a look!

Bracelets ($10):
Adventure Time | Attack on Titan | Avengers | Black Butler | Bleach | Blue Exorcist | Dangan Ronpa | Death Note | Fairy Tail | Free! (series) | Fullmetal Alchemist | Hatsune Miku | Kill La Kill | Kuroko's Basketball | Madoka Magica | My Neighbor Totoro | Sailor Moon | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sword Art Online | Vampire Knight


Chain Bracelets ($15):
Card Captors | Death Note | Fullmetal Alchemist | Hatsune Miku | My Neighbor Totoro


Fobs ($10)
Attack on Titan | Avengers | Dangan Ronpa | Death Note | Fairy Tail | Free! (series) | Fullmetal Alchemist | Hatsune Miku | Inuyasha | Naruto | Sailor Moon | Sword Art Online | Vampire Knight


Bracelets are roughly 7-7½ inches long, with a one-inch extender chain. Fobs are in the range of 5-6 inches.

If you'd like to buy something pictured above, send me a PM for details. (Please refer to the item you want by fandom and number, since I haven't been able to see all of those anime, and don't always know character names.) Paypal is my preferred payment method; Dreamwidth points are an alternative option. Or, if anyone here is an artist who would care to draw "Fullmetal Alchemist", I would also be interested in trading my work for fanart commissions.

I'm more than happy to create custom orders, as well. If you're interested in a fandom or character (or even a non-fannish subject) that you don't see here, just drop me a note. If I can obtain charms of the subject, I can make it!

For the record, I'm still very much developing my business. This past weekend was only my second convention (and not a great one; walking in to learn the artist alley had been lumped into the video-game room was not cool). I'm not really able to travel beyond my city for cons, and at this stage, I can only afford the table fees at small ones. Being an extremely shy and introverted person also makes it difficult for me to market my products. :Þ I enjoy creating jewelry, though, and I'm hopeful for future opportunities. Needless to say, if anyone here likes my work and gives it some support, it will help me keep working at moving up to bigger and better things.

Comments

Another avenue of business

[dialecticdreamer]

Jordanna,

Your work is beautiful. I don't wear jewelry beyond my wedding ring, so it's definitely not "my thing"--HOWEVER, I would SERIOUSLY LOVE a set of the Fullmetal Alchemist charms set individually on lobster-claw closures to make --- KNITTING MARKERS----!!


Many have a plain loop of wire (or nylon, or cord) like this:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/186745576/jasper-stitch-markers?ref=related-4

Many stitch markers are simply a closed jewelry link, sometimes shaped but often not, with a small bead glued over the seam to prevent snagging, like this:
http://knittingsarah.com/2013/11/17/heidi-lana-giveaway/


Ones with a lobster claw are MUCH easier for those of us who knit and crochet to use in either craft--the loop ones do not work for crochet.
http://babycakescreates.com/tag/stitch-markers/


There are more themes and styles than I can easily describe-- do a search for "stitch marker" sets and you may be pleasantly surprised. You've already got the skills, but this is a way for those of us who don't like jewelry to also get our geek on!


A note- I picked interesting, non-Pinterest images completely at random. There were PAGES of results, and I didn't even bother to specify a niche like BBC Sherlock. Seriously, check this out as another avenue for your existing skills and interests. Expect a PM soon for the FMA idea!

Re: Another avenue of business

[jordannamorgan]

Ah, that's interesting--thank you! Admittedly, I don't know if those would be a big seller with my local, offline audience (mostly college-age kids who are not the knitting type). But it's always great to have more options of things I can offer, even if I don't keep a lot of them on-hand, and maybe they would get to be a bigger thing if I can expand my online business.

Anyway, making an FMA set would certainly be quite doable. :) Just be aware that it takes time to get the charms from my supplier, so it could be a little bit before I can actually work on them. PM me, and we can work out details!

Also, I might mention that FMA kind of owns my life. *g*

Re: Another avenue of business

[ysabetwordsmith]

Does that college have a textiles department? Or an anime club? Those are possible venues to extend your market.

Re: Another avenue of business

[jordannamorgan]

UCF does have an anime club--and even their own anime convention, which gave me my first opportunity to have an artist table back in June. I don't know much about their regular club goings-on, though, as I'm not a student.

Re: Another avenue of business

[dialecticdreamer]

They are a huge online seller via etsy or Ebay, and both are simple enough to set up that I know barely-computer-literate senior citizens who are running home businesses this way.

But it really was just as suggestion for a way to broaden your revenue stream.

Keep them in mind as an idea for conventions, too. Our knitting group got together and staged a /raid/ on the nearest comic convention, complete with "WoW" style quest-givers in costume. So it's definitely around, if my little burg has it!

Re: Another avenue of business

[jordannamorgan]

*laughs* That sounds awesome. :)

I do have an Etsy account, and I know how to use it, but the sheer volume of stuff there makes me feel rather overwhelmed. My past attempts to sell non-anime stuff got completely lost in the crowd. Seeing if the anime jewelry will attract more attention is on my to-do list, though.

Re: Another avenue of business

[dialecticdreamer]

That's great!

I tell you, there are a HUGE number of geeky knitters and crocheters in the world, and finding markers and oddments online is the default mode now.

I just wanted to give you another option for bringing in more revenue.