When I first bought my wonderful embellishing machine I made this poppy picture but was never quite sure what to do with it! It was too small to stretch onto a canvas and I wasn't sure that it would look as effective from behind glass, so it has been lying in my sewing room for a few months, waiting for some inspiration to come my way.
That inspiration came through an art materials catalogue in which I found plain wooden boxes with a small canvas inlaid into the lid.
Another recent project has been the rennovation of a box given to me by a friend. I think it's made of bamboo and the gaps between the uprights made it tricky to paint.
I painted it using pale blue chalk paint and used a stencil to add the seed heads. Then I waxed it and lined the bottom with some wadding and a complementary fabric.
I plan to put both boxes into the shop for sale, but I always struggle with pricing. It's so difficult. Do other crafters have a formula for pricing their work?
Great job, both boxes look great. Wish I could help you with pricing but I'm useless at it. My husband is always despairing of my haphazard method, namely " what would I pay for it". He builds custom bass guitars and prices things much more methodically.
ReplyDeleteThe best I can come up with is pretty simplistic
1. cost of materials
2. time spent on project, including preparation ( i.e sourcing, measuring )
3. profit margin
OOOh what pretty poppies very colourful...and such a fab way to present them - a great find! Love the other box too.
ReplyDeleteSorry Kate - I've no idea on pricing..haven't had to jump that hurdle yet! ;)
xx Ali