MADELINE AMBROSINO

FOLLOWER OF JESUS | JEWELRY DESIGNER | METAL CLAY ARTIST

Not a coincidence I am here with you all, but is what I believe to be Diving appointment. My purpose in life far surpasses what I do as a designer. I understand my brand to be a medium through which I can best express the goodness, love, and truth of Jesus Christ with others. Over four years ago I put my full my faith in Jesus Christ as the God who created me, and the God who saved me by His sacrifice on the cross and resurrection from the dead. I believe God has changed my life forever and I hope that above all else, that in this time we spend together, you would understand that is by His grace that I have been able to accomplish all that I have and will do. And I pray that you experience His peace, that you would know know in your minds, and feel in your hearts, the love God has for YOU.

MONTCLAIR STATE 2019-2022

STATE COLLEGE IN NEW JERSEY USA

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing

Cross tides Jewelry
est. 2019

LDM 2022-2023

Finding style
Breaking Cultural Habits and Influences

INTERNSHIP
SUMMER 2023

LOUIS TAMIS & SONS, NYC
VERDURA | BELPERRON

Bench work | Private Designing

Apprenticeship | Gold & diamonds | Multi scale torch work | Weaving metal | Laser welding

LDM 2023- 2024

Confidence | Artistic Style
LUCID Exhibition AATT
Realities of moving back home

BENCH JEWELER
SPRING 2024

LOUIS TAMIS & SONS, NYC

- pay
- commute- ferry
- learning experience
- connections
- pay | benefits
- commute
- work environment
- change in position- limited creativity
- felt purposeless

step out in faith & choose to do what you were created for

BE PURPOSE MOTIVATED

AUGUST 18, 2024

MADELINE ELIZABETH JEWELRY

BIBLICALLY INSPIRED | INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED | HAND SCULPTED JEWELRY

MENTAL BREAKDOWN #1

THE FIRST GREAT DILEMMA

Casting companies
Stone Setters
New York

Me, my studio
Lost wax
New Jersey

time & money

GOD’S PROVISION

Discovering a new medium, Metal Clay

METAL CLAY

Early 1990s Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Dr. Morikawa Masaki

WHAT IS IT MADE OF ?
Water | Ground down metal | Organic binder (glucose)

WHAT TYPES OF METAL CLAY ARE THERE?
Brass, bronze, copper, pure silver, sterling silver, iron, steel (firing processes differ)
- Cool Tools, recycled metal

DESIGNING
- get inspires, visual your piece, draw, sketches write descriptions, plan process

1

2

SCULPTING
- sculpt clay using forming tools, texturing materials, molds, etc

3

DRYING
- place pieces in dehydrator to harden and dry out *very fragile at this point

REFINING
- use sanding blocks, files to refine and finish clay piece

4

KILN FIRING
- sterling silver metal clay| full ramp speed to 4hours at 1675 degrees
- water evaporates, organic binder burns off, metal particles fuse together

5

6

FINISH
-tumbler, polishing, gold plating

MADELINE ELIZABETH JEWELRY

BIBLICALLY INSPIRED | INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED | HAND SCULPTED JEWELRY

SCULPTED SCRIPTURE COLLECTION

CUSTOM DESIGNS

VERSE RING COLLECTION

GETTING STARTED

year 1 $15,000
- website (Squarespace basic commerce plan), business insurance, LLC, tools, machines, materials, packaging, business cards, trial products, etc.)
*helpful to keep an excel sheet of expenses & product cost breakdown*
“Takes money to make money”
- Be willing to financially sacrifice & invest in brand in whatever way makes the most sense for you (getting a job to save up first, job and brand at same time, just brand) - everyone’s journey is different-

- Website building
- Marketing /Social media
- Photography / photoshop

BUSINESS PLAN
First Steps
- legal documents
- email
- website / domain
- social media
- designing & making

*find a medium and process that compliments your artistic style, feels natural in your mind to envision a design with, and in your hands to create with
MY PROCESS
- Design (Bible reading, praying, research/ study, visualize, plan, sketch)
- Prototype (wax, air dry clay, metal clay)
- Mold making
- Metal Clay process, approve or improve
- photoshoot / web upload

- LLC
- SALES TAX
- BUSINESS INSURANCE
- BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT

RESOURCES

*don’t have any jewelry supply stores near me, all online purchases
- COOL TOOLS (metal clay)
- ETSY (stones and chain) - branding (packaging, logo stamp)
- FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE /DONATIONS
- GOLD PLATING SERVICES (gold plating bath)
- AMAZON (tumbler, tools, clay process machinery, engraving machine, mold puddy)
- PARAGON (Kiln, kiln necessities)

BUSINESS NECESSITIES

STRONG BRANDING
All ‘platforms’ should be cohesive
- colors, fonts, text, sound, collabs, etc.
- CANVA (social media planning, flyers, business cards)

CHAT GPT
- research, stats, wholesale opportunities, messages, social media content creation ideas, captions, website analysis, SEO
*time and money saver

NEW MEANS OF MARKETING
*for you before your product
*make it fun for you
- Brand Image & Cohesion (Aesthetic)
- Reaching targeting audience
- Influencers & Collabs

LIFESTYLE

STUDIO SPACE
- Rent space, home studio, shared studio, artist collectives

Expectations vs reality
- sometimes more bad days than good, sometime will feel lost and like giving up
Saving and Sacrificing
- Change of lifestyle and spending habits (living at home, exercising at home, etc.)
Motivation
- Know your PURPOSE
- Know your WHY
Boundaries and Discipline
- Time Management
- Quality of life
*Takes time to convince others of what you already know about your brand

- Support system
- Creative Outlets- exercise, dance, church, instruments, travel, language
- Financial Stability (second job)

1 THING I BECAME REALLY GOOD AT IN YEAR 1…

2 OPTIONS

failures now, lead to future successes

1 | IntricateDesigns, very time consuming to sculpt

2 | Commissioned wedding band, resize

3 | Ring sizing, accuracy issues

FAILURE

1 | Using muddy molds

2 | Possibility to mend and unlimited re-firing, Clay Tack,

3 | Shrinkage rate, size +2 in clay, firing with ring pellets

GREATER SUCCESS

THE BEAUTY IN PIVOTING!

and put yourself out there

TAKE FOWARD MOVING STEPS

CREATED TO CREATE

DEBUT EXHIBITION

MAY 2025
ASBURY PARK, NJ

1 Month Timeline

1) Opportunity
2) Vision
3) Plan (goals, budget, timeline)
4) Work
5) Survive and show up fro exhibiton
- Expensive
- Time Consuming
- Skills (plan, create, outsourse, advertise, collab)
- Profit
- Exposure
- Connections
- Short timeline
- Poor work/life balance
- More work after exhibition
- Teardown
- Give myself more time
- Onboard other creatives

OPEN HEAVEN MUSIC FESTIVAL

AUGUST 2025

Christian Music Festival
Selling | Cross tides Jewelry
Marketing | Madeline Elizabeth Jewelry

BOTANICAL MUSING EXHIBTION

SEPTEMBER 2025

Local art exhibition
Lilies and Sparrow Ring
Free application, 30% if sold

MEET THE NEED GALA

OCTOBER 2025

Meet The Need Foundation
Exposure | Video & booklet ad. space (target audience)
Branding Alignment | Christian Org. (Game sponsorship & Basket Donation)

WHOLESALE

JUNE 2025

ASBURY PARK, NJ

Markup 20% (online calculator)
50/50%
40/60%
- Chatgpt for research and email writeup
- Email Outreach / In person visit
- Lookbook
- Excel sheet
- Contract/ agreement

COME AND CREATE CLASSES

JULY 2025

STUDIO CLASSES | PRIVATE PARTIES

- COST | $150 per person
- 2hr class
- 3-8 per class
- 10g metal clay / forming materials provided
During Class | intro, demo, steps 1-4 of metal clay process
After Class | Refine, kiln fire, polish, ship/ studio drop off
PRO
- pre- curated market
- exposure
- networking
- future extended class types
- studio does marketing/ participant payment
CON
- Studio takes percentage (OTM takes 50% after cost of materials)
  - Class $150, material costs ‘$50’, net profit ‘$50’ per person
PROS
- No cost split
- Set participants within group
CONS
- More difficult to secure
- Payment / marketing
- Host price reduced ($125)