Is it okay to use photos of finished jewelry made with Etsy-sourced components?

Hi! Yes—you can absolutely use your own photos of the finished jewelry you made with purchased beads/charms/findings, and you generally don’t have to credit the component supplier unless a specific license/contract you agreed to requires attribution.

A few things to watch for so you stay on the right side of both etiquette and Etsy rules:

1) Etiquette (crediting suppliers)

• In most jewelry circles, it’s totally normal to buy components and not tag/credit every supplier in your Etsy listing or on social media—especially for basic supplies like beads, chain, jump rings, ear wires, etc.
• It can still be a nice touch to credit a supplier if you’re using a very distinctive focal component and you want to send them business, but it’s optional.

2) Etsy rules: handmade vs. reselling

• Etsy allows handmade items that are made/assembled by you even if you use commercially made components (that’s very common in handmade jewelry).
• The key is honesty: don’t imply you personally made a component (like “hand-forged charm”) if you purchased it ready-made.
• The big “no” is reselling: you can’t buy someone else’s finished jewelry and list it as handmade.

3) Photos: you’re fine using your own, but don’t reuse theirs

• Using your own photography of your finished pieces for your Etsy listing images and your social posts is fine.
• What you can’t assume is okay: copying a supplier’s product photos (even if you bought the item). Photos are copyrighted by the photographer/shop.

4) Licensing / IP gotchas (the important part)
This is where people get tripped up—not by “credit,” but by what you’re allowed to use commercially.

• SVGs / digital design files: You must follow the designer’s license terms. Some allow physical products for small business use, some prohibit it, and many ban things like print-on-demand or limit quantities. If the file license says “personal use only,” you shouldn’t use it for items you sell. Attribution is sometimes requested, but it’s usually not required unless the license explicitly says it is.
• Charms/components with brand names or protected characters/logos: Even if you bought the charm on Etsy, that doesn’t automatically make it legal to sell jewelry featuring protected trademarks/copyrighted characters (or to use those brand names in your Etsy SEO). If it’s Disney/Nike/designer-logo style, treat it as a red flag.
• Patented/protected designs: Less common, but if a component is clearly marketed as a copy/dupe of a protected design, it can create problems for your listings.

A practical “safe” approach

• Credit suppliers only if you genuinely want to (or if a license requires it).
• In your Etsy listing description, be accurate about materials (“made with glass beads,” “stainless steel chain,” etc.) without claiming you made the components.
• For SVGs/digital files, save a copy of the license terms (screenshot or download message) so you can prove your rights if there’s ever a question.

If you tell me what kind of digital files you’re using (SVG for engraving? laser cut? printed cards/backing cards?), I can tell you the exact license clauses to look for so you don’t accidentally buy a “personal-use only” file.