Wax to Worth

How do you calculate the cost of converting wax to silver?
What does it actually cost to make a piece of silver jewelry? Let me walk you through it...

In this Dutch ONLY guide, you’ll find a simple calculator to work out your silver costs, along with a Atelier video where you can watch me create a piece of jewelry in wax using the "build-up" technique and see exactly how the costs are calculated.

Plus, I’ve included my top 5 tips for keeping costs down.

A quick introduction before we dive into the numbers.
You might have looked at a handmade silver ring and wondered why it costs €250, €600, or even more. After all, how much can the silver itself really cost?

That is exactly what we’re going to find out.

Because once you start making jewelry yourself, something clicks—everything falls into place. You realize that silver, wax, and gemstones are only a small part of the bigger picture.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through the actual material costs involved in making a piece of jewelry. I’ll show you how I calculate this in my own studio and provide a simple calculator you can use for your own designs.

And who knows? You might just look at handmade jewelry in shops a little differently afterwards.