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Q. what r the points of cuffs? i mean oversized ones,, besides being 4 show?

A.that's about it lol they are just to look cool and stuffQ.how do ppl make cuffs by hand?? seems very tedious... its a bit overwhelming 2 me crying

A.a LOT of practice and trial and error

Q.whats the best amount of beads for singles?? i see a lot of mixed answers but i have bigger wrists n plan to sell so those dont fit me very well...

A.i think around 30 somewhere, im not sure either i also have a odd wrist size

Q.best places to bulk purchase beads? i've been buying them off amazon but they r sooo expensive!!

A.i buy mine at the craft stores when they send me coupons

Q.how do u follow patterns? i've never rlly seen any good help for how to do it so if somene can explain it like im a 2 year old kao sad

A. i have NO clue how to explain i

Q.what do ppl price their bracelets at if they do customs?

A. depends on the side, i see singles go from around 2-5 dollars but for cuffs its commonly 20+ but it depends on size and stuff like that. a good place to look for averages is on etsy

Q.r there any patterns anywhere for simple kandi accessories that arent bracelets?

A.YESSSS THINGS LIKE PUMPKINS, FLOWERS, AND STARS ARE SO FUN + STARS DONT TAKE A LOT OF BEADS AND THEY ARE SUPER EASY TO MAKE AND THEY SUPER VERSATILE ID RECOMMEND 100% (there are tons of tutorials online for these all you have to search is small kandi charm tutorials)

HOPE THIS HELPED, ILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF U HAVE ANY MORE

1. its literally just for fun lol!! the super big ones are just fun to make for me, i like challenging myself! the small normal x-base cuffs are actually wearable lol

2. cuffs take a LOONG TIME!! my rainbow domo cuff took about 3 hours!

3. i have a small wrist and i use about 28!

4. instead of buying bulk beads, just get kits! i like the one from the beadery on amazon, comes with normal, glitter, and metallic beads in pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. lots of kits replace red with pink lol! youll get used to it

5. on the site go to tutorials and press "How to read kandi patterns", its also on youtube

6. matters on what theyre making! i dont buy kandi so im not sure

7. yes! on yt theres octopus, gloves, purses, and more!!

1. I just like making them because they look cool and would be awesome to trade

2. It gets easier the more you make them, at least for me it’s kinda relaxing like how some people think knitting is relaxing

3. It really depends, I make them small because I have small wrists and I use very stretchy string, but you can buy one of those bracelet boards (idk what they're called actually but they have an indent the size of a bracelet so you can make them the same every time)

4. I buy from beadtin they sell 500 bead bags for a few dollars each plus shipping. Wide variety too not just regular ponys

5. I download the pattern and mark off each bead with a highlighter brush as I place it on (this can also be done irl with a real highlighter)

6. I price based on materials, time, and complexity like say I buy 500 beads in 2 colors for (rounding up here for simplicity) and I use 200 beads of one and 300 beads of the other, I would price the materials on that cuff as 3 dollars (500 beads total = $3). then there’s my time. For a small cuff without a complex pattern say a 6 row multistitch with simple stripes I’d charge around 5 dollars probably. Then I combine the materials and time/complexity cost to get the base price. Then comes if you want to charge for shipping or you’re selling somewhere that takes a cut of your profits you adjust for that. A simpler way is to multiply your materials cost by 3 and be done with it lol

7. Flat charms, kandi lollipop, kandi 3D cupcake, I think I’ve seen a turtle and a penguin before? There are lots if you just look up kandi tutorial on YouTube.

I hope this helps. Feel free to dm me if I need to clarify anything

Answering a few questions, can't answer all of them well so sorry:

BUY BEADS OFF OF BEADTIN. Just trust me they have a huge variety and you can by a bunch at a time for the cheap price that plastic beads should be. There's a tutorial on how to follow patterns on this site, it looks complicated at first but once you understand what you are doing after like the first row, it's not bad and it's just basically repeating around (if you're making a cuff). Yes, you can find patterns for simple kandi. There are a lot of charm patterns on here that you could put on a necklace, and also perler bead patterns which are super easy to follow + make. I can't really help much with selling, I don't sell my kandi and I see a huge variety of prices, but normally its between $2-6 for singles depending on what type of beads you use probably. For bigger cuffs I've seen so much variety in prices because there are so many different types of cuffs and just a lot you can do.

I hope this helps Sorry if not, I'm awful at explaining.