The Past Few Days

Alright, so here's the deal. My goal in the past few days has been to find pieces of jewelry that are I guess you can say are " in style. " I want to make versions of these pieces with my own personal twist. Kind of like a trademark that makes it my own. I have definitely seen a lot of people wearing pandora style bracelets. Now, these bracelets are pretty expensive. Not everyone can afford it. So, with a few materials, tools, and beads, I was able to create this type of design. It was super simple and really fun to create! After calculating the price of the materials to create this work of art, I figured out that it only took $4-5 dollars. 

With that being said, I have been searching up different jewelry making tips about pricing. On the weekend I was walking around in Walmart and was in the jewelry section for inspiration. I always look at prices because I want to see what would be considered expensive and what would be considered reasonable. Many items that I looked at were actually quite overpriced after quickly factoring in material costs. Later that day, I went on Youtube to watch some videos from one of my favorite channels auntiesbeads. There are a series of videos that teach beaders how to start up a beading business. The video I watched was on pricing. Here's what I learned : #1) First, calculate the cost of materials you spent to create the piece and double it. #2) Add on an hourly rate that you want to pay yourself. ---- Wait!----- okay... so just then I thought to myself, " what if it took me like a long time to think it up! And then they said to make quite a few of that particular piece so the time can be divided among " x " number of copies. 

Alright, so this is basically what I've been doing in the past few days. My goal for the next couple of days is to create two more designs that will be good sellers, as well as, searching up other important tips for me to get a jump-start on this creative career. :) Let's do this... :)