March 25, 2004
3:00pm Alrighty folks...I hope you like these new beads...I made small sets so there is a variety of pricing available for everyone...I am a sucker for these neutrals!!
it's 1:00am (again!) and I'm updating now because I need to let you know that I *will* have Pickings for you Thursday...but I have a haircut right in the heart of my posting time - 11:15am...and because there are so many beads (that's right, you heard me) that there is no way I'll get them cleaned, strung, shot, optimized and posted before I have to leave at 10:45am...Therefore, I will post the Pickings in the afternoon...what time exactly, don't know. I'll post something here about 30 min before I'm ready to offer them so you won't miss out..(I hope)...If you liked the Taos set, you will like this new set..I think...at least *I* like it...I'd wear it...maybe I should keep some of these bead for me...well, if they don't sell then that won't be too big a problem now, will it?
Regarding my pricing for my beads, some folks have asked how I come up with my pricing...I was just viewing another site a minute ago and saw that beadmaker was charging $10.00/bead and her stuff wasn't as elaborate as mine is...I try to keep my pricing anywhere between $6.00-$8.00 per bead, depending on the color combo, techniques used, layers of colors, length of time to make the bead, skill needed to execute the bead, difficult colors used in creating the bead (rubino, redux, etc)...My florals are $12.00 a bead, but they are time intensive - create the striped cane, 4 layers of glass (sometimes 6) per flower, working extrememly small to keep the finished bead small, encasing so the base doesn't smear - there's a lot to making a floral, trust me. Thats why a lot of folks have trouble (and I used to as well, I just practiced a lot at took as many classes as I could, and learned how the glass worked, and made tons of mistakes..etc..etc..you know the drill). SO, my prices range depending on a LOT of factors..I'm not trying to see who will pay the most for my beads, I'm trying to be fair and price them accordingly...Sometimes my $30.00 sets don't sell, other times my $60.00 sets do...so I guess it isn't all about the $$...
Posted by Donner at March 25, 2004 11:30 AM