There are many ways to use the web as a tool for designing your own jewelry. For the serious designer who actually wants to make their own jewelry, there are a host of YouTube videos with step by step help. These days, most Google Images for a topic will connect to web pages that offer everything from products and lessons to sites that allow a variety of customizing choices for savvy, careful jewelry customers.
Most collectors of custom made,pandora charms cheap online, personalized expression in jewelry art would simply like to visit a website where designs already exist, specific choices are made and the finished product is purchased and shipped! Mashable, the masters of finding cool stuff on the web, have compiled a list of some of the sites that allow customers to make choices from templates and to have the rest of the work done by skilled artists. GemKitty has a selection of very basic neckaces and earrings where the customer can select semi-precious stones and precious metals. For a neclace, for example,wholesale silver charms pendants, light or heavy silver or gold chains, plus stones such as crystal and topaz can be chosen, the price is given and the customer can buy the results and have them shipped. Blue Nile highlights their work in engagement rings with their "Build Your Own Ring®" program. In a simple process of choosing the diamond and choosing the setting, then finishing the order, a customer can have a semi-custom ring shipped to them. Gemvara is a template based jewelery design site for more sophisticated rings, earrings and necklaces. By choosing stones, metal, accessories and engraving, the customer can have pre-designed jewelry customized to their preferences, then pay and order online. There are also rating and reviews to allow "customer favorites" to help the undecided. Delusha is a beautiful site that allows the customer to choose the jewelry metal and chains, then arrange their bracelets, earrings and necklaces with a wide selection of custom made beads and charms. Major jewelry chains have gotten into the customizing business, too. Zales has gotten into the customizing game by offering "Design Your Own Jewelry At Zales". This site offers a much wider range of jewelry choices through engraving, metal choice and choice of stone within pre determined design templates. Reeds is another major chain that has a design template for a variety of jewelry choices. The major jewelry store chains may have great discounts or deals for first time buyers. Usually these will pop up and require registration before entering the site. As a warning: deal only with reputable firms and read the warranty, return and refund policies carefully before committing to a purchase, as returning even semi-customized jewelry might create problems for both the buyer and the firm!