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How do I price my handmade items?
I sew, crochet, make jewelry, crafts, numerous handmade items. How do I best price my items to sell? Many are custom orders.
Answer:
You need to determine the approx. cost of materials for each item and then decide the value of your labor and how long it takes to make the item. Are you worth $10/hr, $20/hr, $50/hr, etc. You'll also need to consider how desirable your items are. What are people willing to pay for them? Do some research on craigslist and eBay to get an idea. Price your items at the high end to start and if they don't sell, keep lowering the price until you find what the market will bear. Good luck!
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Mimi's Needle and Thread: The Place to Go to Find Top Quality Handmade Aprons, Children's Clothing and Other Handsewn Items and Gifts
When we want to find a unique and custom made gift for someone close and special to us, that usually means that we want to find something that is truly made with care and love. It can be hard to know where to look for truly unique, handmade items such as custom aprons or baby clothes, but there is an up-and-coming home-run sewing studio business by the name of, Mimi's Needle and Thread that just may provide all of those unique qualities rolled into one.
What is Mimi's Needle and Thread:
So what is Mimi's Needle and Thread you ask? This creative sewing company, run and operated by the multi-talented Iris Stump, is a home based sewing studio that specializes in creating unique, handmade and even custom designed aprons as well as baby clothing and other unique accessories such as hats, purses and even handmade dolls.
How Did Mimi's Needle and Thread Get Started:
Mimi's Needle and Thread came about after many years of friends and family, who had received handmade and handsewn items from Iris Stump, began suggesting that she start up her own business and sell her popular and unique handmade kitchen aprons, baby clothes and other designs. This gave her the opportunity to create a business selling things that had been so appreciated and loved for many years and has now gone on to become an even international success reaching customers all over the world with her website and Facebook Fan Page!
What Products/Services does Mimi's Needle and Thread Provide:
-Unique, hand-made aprons: Perhaps one of her most popular items, the "Sassy Kitchen Aprons" as she calls them, are beautifully, handmade aprons that can be custom made in a variety of styles, color-schemes and sizes. Since her aprons are all handmade, her customers can take pride in knowing that they are unique and no one else will be wearing an apron exactly like hers!
-Smocked Dresses for Babies and Little Girls: Iris Stump, of Mimi's Needle and Thread, also makes smocked dresses with an impressive attention to detail and quality. Each item is fully finished with no raw edges. All of the fabric and materials used in both her aprons and her dresses are made from the highest quality available in the marketplace. Every customer can rest assured that what she buys, whether it be an apron or handmade, smocked dress will last through many years of wear and washings.
-Handmade Dolls and other items: Iris also makes adorable dolls that are custom and personalized as well as beautiful baby clothes, baby bibs, baby blankets and crocheted winter hats for any age or gender..
Where to Find Mimi's Needle and Thread:
If you are looking for the perfect handmade apron, baby clothes and more then you can find and reach Iris Stump and Mimi's Needle and Thread at her Facebook Fan Page: Mimi's Needle and Thread: Couture for Everyday Living.
At her website:
http://www.mimisneedle.etsy.com
or on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/mimissewing
About the Author
Martha Fernandez is a connoisseur of all things sewing and crafts. She loves to write and create.
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