FunkyFunYou Founder Amy on Silver Clay Kits and DIY Jewellery Workshops in Melbourne

Amy, founder of the Melbourne/Naarm jewellery DIY brand FunkyFunYou, runs workshops and studio sessions from Collingwood Yards and sells jewellery-making kits, including a silver clay ring kit she names as her current favourite. Born in China, she moved to Australia and studied landscape architecture before media, then began selling handmade earrings at markets in 2018; her work now spans kit development, material testing, tutorial filming and workshop organising. She credits her landscape architecture training with shaping how she designs the making process, from tool selection to rewritten instructions. Amy said she started the business to lower the invisible barriers she felt surrounded art, design and jewellery, arguing that people should not need formal training or a professional studio to make a piece. Saturdays are typically workshop days, while weekdays cover orders, product testing, content filming and material preparation. She has recently been exploring combining acrylic and silver in jewellery.