What would you pay? #1

Depending on what country you live in I'd probably start selling these at 3-5$ if that's enough to cover the cost of materials, and time but would also sell these in sets of say 6,12,18 Ect since If I was buying them for a christmas tree I'd probably want a set in uniform maybe different colors, for my tree so I don't have just one odd ornament sticking out. Take care Jon

To estimate the value of something homemade and handcrafted like that, I'd take into consideration how many hours you put into it, plus the cost of your materials. That's what I did when I sold my handmade clothing in boutiques. I would typically try to pay myself between 10 and 15 dollars an hour, depending on the item.

Just knowing what it might have taken to make the ornament, I would say between $25.00 and $35.00. I am thinking about making the cane, cutting the cane, rolling the slices in the base clay, putting it on the ornament ball and then curing. It is alot of work! It is quite beautiful as well.

Presuming your'e talking american dollars I would think $20-30 on average. Bear in mind the type of customers you want to attract so try and get to larger fairs, also people can be snobs and think if something is cheap its not worth it- so charge! if you are at a country market/fair it will be families without alot of money, whereas a gift/trade fair people will be willing to spend more. Remeber to allow for your matrials raising in price in the future, allow some leaway. Let us know if you ever set up a website, and the very best of luck.

Wow that's lovely. I'm curious, where are you selling your crafts? There are so many places to do so anymore, it's hard to keep up with the great sites (if you are selling online that is). Anyway. First, think about how long you spent on it, and how much did you put into your supplies? Those should be the first questions you ask yourself. You want to make back what you paid for it and then some of course. Secondly, you want to keep in mind any costs that may come into affect depending on where you are selling, especially if fees are charged. I'd probably charge over $12 or more for an item like that.

Wow that is beautiful! You are very talented. I'm terrible at figuring out fair prices for things, especially hand made ones because they are so unique and generally better quality. I'm probably say $10 for it.

I would probably pay between $10 and $15 for it.

I think it's kinda pretty, from what I can tell. One question, though. How heavy is it? Sometimes, if you're selling online, the shipping costs are more than the item, so it can get quite expensive. If you are just wanting to do flea markets or something, I'm not sure. I'm not a good judge of something like that. How much time do they take to make? How much in materials? You want to make sure that you make a profit without pricing so high that no one wants to buy them.

Have you ever heard of etsy.com? You should go check that out. A lot of people on there sell the stuff they make. If you had it listed on there you could probably sell it for $20.00. I think that even though the picture doesn't really give a good idea of the quality and the detail you could ask for between $10 and $20 for it. I am not an expert on handcrafted items. I like the ornament I would give you $20.00

That is absolutely bgeautiful. I have no idea what you could get for it. Maybe if I was into that type of thing I would know. I have so much Christmas stuff that I dont buy ornaments any longer. But it is beautiful. I imagine anyone buying would want to buy in a set though. At least I would. Good Luck on it. I have a friend that makes babies out of clay.They are adorable and sell for a really high price. So yours just might also.

I would say $10 would be resonable but I tend to never have money and at the same time hate pricing my own crafts. I would like to know if you do special orders for the ornaments. Also do you have more?

It's a really nice thing you've done there. You realy should be going to an art school.I would really like to see these kind of works in our little artistic world. I don't know about adding a price...i can't price my own things and here a dollar is more than in other parts of the world (smile) so sorry about that. But i still don't get it....how did you do it ? added clay on the glass ?

I would say $15. Then again, I often sell myself short when pricing too. Pricing handmade goods is hard because of the time we live in. No on wants to pay a fair price for labor thanks to all the super centers we can buy from. Odds are very good that people WILL buy no matter what price you have them set at. One thing to remember is that if you price them too low, you will have to make a lot more in order to make anything. If you price them higher, you will have less work to do.

As I am new to this lot I was not able to establish where you are situated as this will influance the price. The ornamental market in Africa is more local art orientated and targeted at the tourism trade. I suggest that you combine your fine skills with something usable - e.g. attach a small watch to it and sell it as a paper wight etc. I think about 70-00 Namibian $ (10-11 US$) is not bad in my view.

wow! hun that is the most beautifullsest ornament i have ever seen in my life! Was it hard to make? I especially love this particular ornament because i love roses..and this just made my heart skip a beat..I deff think you should sell these over the net..you will make a killing! lol..i know i would be buying many from you..or do you have a website already? if you do please send it to me..or even pics of other ones you have..i would pay $10..maybe $15..

That is really beautiful sugar. I am an artist too, and know the work that goes into our passion. You must first figure out the cost, and then what you think your time is worth. It is a rare art, or do many people do it? Do the chinese make similar things? Then you can name your price. It is hard to judge looking at a photo. A lot depends on the area you are in, and where you will be selling it. www.mgcreativearts.com is my website, if you care to see what I do. I watercolor, and I am a rare scissor silhouette cutter. If you watch the video on my homepage, you may enjoy it, since you are an artist too. You are very talented. Do not put out cheap, keep the price up. Good luck.

Hi maildumpster you are very talented and I like all kinds of crafts I would pay $10 dollars for that its very pretty. Keep the good work up and keep us informed on how you are doing with it.

You have a gift that you enjoy doing and you should be compensated for doing so. There are many items that you could do that art on such as plates and they could be sold on ebay at no trouble at all.

I would pay $5 for that, the picture is not that clear to me.

I would take the cost of all the materials and figure out an amount times the time it takes you to make the ornament. Then if that seems like a fair price to you, I'd start with that. $10 seems like a good price to start with. If they sell well, you could try increasing the price after you get going. I crochet afghans that cover the back of the couch or cover your legs when you watch television. It costs me about $15 for the yarn and the time would make it cost about $30. I just need to get a homemade business card and start making some afghans. Good luck!