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@gothstan: Thank you! Maybe I'll do $2 for the singles and maybe $5 for the others.

@staryu_cat: I'll see how many beads and how much time I have to work with, but maybe I'll try to expand upon just bracelets and charms. Its in about 2 weeks so maybe thatll be enough time. As for the prices tho okie doe! I'll try $3 for singles , $7 for cuffs, and maybe $3 for the charms I have so far. Thank you!

@Rand0m_S1mp:

Yeah When I Sell My Stuff At Markets I Usually Put Singles At $2

I made finished ceramics for 35 years. Craft shows were big back then, even 6 flags had a country show in the fall. Got to know a lot of people selling back then (80's and 90's) I usually poured my own molds. Which depending on size of piece I could get anywhere from 10 to 200 pieces out of a box of 2 gallon slip. I was pretty crafty thinking back in the day. Sticking music boxes inside a ceramic. There was a line of animals, unicorn, bear, etc they looked like material. I bought the molds I wanted to use, and basically with the music box it only cost me 3.00 to make. I had my own kilns also. I would sell these animals with a music box for 9.99. Everyone else was showing up with them just painted in two colors and wanted 12 to 15.00 for them. The ceramic people would pack up their items only to have them for the next show. I always had new items used different colors so shoppers that followed the craft show knew my items were new. If I can ever teach a class on crafting, I would say one thing. Don't price it so high you will be taking it home. If you are taking it home then you are 100% not making money to put back into your hobby or business. Price your item what you want it to be. You can always make a little sign that says "make an offer" I was told by a lady once "she would not give her stuff away". I agreed but I also didn't want to pack it all up to take back home. She had a beautiful display. BUT...she was not selling anything. I honestly felt sorry for her because I knew she had to "pack it up" and it was the last craft show before Christmas. I hope this helps. Unfortunately now I do perler beads and rainbow loom. I make them because I enjoy crafting. I do sell some, but I actually hand out a lot of rainbow loom to children in stores. Handed a bracelet to a lady for her daughter. By the time she figured out the card she come looking oufor me and I got a 150.00 order to do party favors for her little girl's birthday party. Wasn't looking for money. It just fell in my lap. I didn't even give her a price. She told me her theme then asked what I would need to make it. She paid for everything then told me when I finished the order there was an extra 50.00 to me for making them. I was thrilled. I had something to do with my crafts, and she needed party favors since Covid.

I hope this helps you and anyone else that reads this. One other thing a bag of Rainbow loom bands are approximately 2.99 a package. 600 bands a package. You get a few colors to get you started or any craft and you will find you have left overs and all of a sudden you have your stash going and you are making money when you least expect it.

Good Luck! Let me know how your sale went

@whimsicalmatty: Good evening dear.

What you want to do on the last day of the sale is up to you. If you want some extra cash you can try it. I never liked to pack things up so to speak. But I did so well I never had to place things on sale the last day. Once you do this, watch local events in your area. We have a yearly event at our senior center and they love to have vendors come and sell their ware. I donate rainbow loom bracelets. I also donated to a local church last fall. (imagine if you will a muslim woman walking into a Protestant Church donating items) But the women were thrilled and it was YOU MADE THiS? So be prepared for people that do not know Kandi or Perler Beads flip out when they see your items. There has been a couple girls I have watched on You Tube making a cuff. There is a young man that does pony bead designs and goes live once a week. I wish you the best of luck and hope to hear how well you did. Just remember what you are making should be enjoyable. If you have to start watching a clock to pull out minimum wage (its not going to work) you will no longer like crafting as a job. Since you are into bracelets, a few quick things might be key chains? You can always make a loop at the end so they can attach to whatever they want so you don't have to run out and purchase rings or anything. I had a heart on a bead chain on my purse. A little girl saw it in the store and came up to me looking at it. I took it off and handed it to her. Mother thought I was very kind and the child was thrilled. Kind random acts can go a long way in this day and age.