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Post by shitsngiggles on Oct 10, 2017 11:12:14 GMT -6
I mentioned before that I recently bought a Cricut. I made dabbing skeleton shirts for both of my DSs. I posted the pic on Facebook and had a free of DS1's friends moms mention that they want one for their boys. Nobody specifically said "hey, make me a shirt and I'll pay you for it."
DH thinks I should tell them I'll make them shirts and charge $15 (going rate around here), but they are friends. Should I wait to see if anyone contacts me directly and really asks for one?
DS2 wore his shirt yesterday and his daycare provider asked for one. I had the stuff so I told get I'd do it for $10. That will pretty much cover supplies. I'm not looking to really make money off of this but I don't want to do it for free either.
So how did you start charging, especially friends?
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Post by Dramaphile on Oct 10, 2017 13:13:54 GMT -6
I've just started doing this recently, and it's weird trying to decide what to price things to your friends. A friend of mine told me, price what you are making at enough to cover costs and also make it worth it to make. I wouldn't blink an eye at paying $15 for a handmade t shirt, and I think your friends would understand you pricing a shirt that way. Don't undersell your labor! On one hand, it's totally nice to make stuff for friends at cost, but it's also perfectly ok to make a few bucks off it to make it worth your while.
It's really up to you if you want to pursue it, in which case I'd say PM the moms interested and just say, "I can make you a shirt for $15 if you're interested. Let me know what size!" and see what they say. If they're noncommittal, leave it be. If they really want one, they'll jump at it.
I make plushies, and posted a pic of one I made on a babywearing group since it was made with wrap scrap fabric. I got a lot of positive comments, so I put up a sale post for custom plushies and priced it where I was comfortable (I did a little etsy research and figured out the going rate). I'm not making much off them, but the supplies are inexpensive and I enjoy making them, so it makes it worth it to price it that way. I ended up cutting it off at 8 orders because I didn't want to feel pressured if they weren't all completed in an arbitrary time frame.
Not sure if this helps, but that's my experience starting out selling things.
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Post by shitsngiggles on Oct 10, 2017 13:26:36 GMT -6
Thanks Dramaphile. I need to just get a backbone. I'm like "but lady time ds went over there to play they bought pizza for lunch and wouldn't take any money! " I just feel guilty and I need to get over it. |
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Post by Dramaphile on Oct 10, 2017 13:49:09 GMT -6
Precisely! I totally get the feeling (I have all kinds of awkwardness over asking people for money or inconveniencing them), but someone feeding your kid lunch is different than making a craft item for them. By all means, pay for her kid's pizza sometime if you feel the need!
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Post by cakewench on Oct 10, 2017 14:41:04 GMT -6
Precisely! I totally get the feeling (I have all kinds of awkwardness over asking people for money or inconveniencing them), but someone feeding your kid lunch is different than making a craft item for them. By all means, pay for her kid's pizza sometime if you feel the need! This. It's not just about the cost of supplies - your time and talent are valuable as well. I struggled with this when I started charging people for cakes. I still don't charge a lot beyond material cost, but it took a while to not feel guilty about it. |
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