So, I am awful at putting a value on my time. I have recently listed cowls on etsy. I love making the, but they take a bit to make and they do take between 1 and 3 skeins of yarn. Aside from pricing out the value of the actual yarn, putting a value on the time that it takes to make each item is my downfall. I love to crochet, I do it every single day. Whether it's making up orders or working on something for myself or one of the kids, I pick up yarn and a hook every single day. How do I place monetary value on something I love to do. I price my items according to what I feel I would pay for something. A cowl, I'd probably pay between $20/$25 for one. I know that the yarn I use is pricy but I don't think I would spend more for a cowl, so charging more because the actual yarn is expensive is hard for me. I would love to think that my items are worth any reasonable price, but what is reasonable when you try to value time?
Ah the dillema of a crafter.
So a friend recently asked me to make items for her daughters. She sent each of her girls coming home from the hospital outfits and asked me to make a dreamcatcher with the corrosponding clothing. She also wanted two little animals that looked like her girls. I have a photo of one of the deamcatchers I made and I think it's mission accomplished. She told me she absolutely loves everything, so I'd assume I did my job well!
Also, another friend of mine asked me to make up a Bee stuffed animal. Well, I've been trying to teach myself how to write patterns and create things completely from scratch. This seemed like the perfect project for my new ability I was trying to learn. AND I just happened to have a nice butter color cotton yarn that I was itching to use! I created my own patterns and made up a bee stuffed animal, a honey comb blanket and a bee hat. She said it was a huge hit at the baby shower.
I just LOVE it!!
These are the things that make me happy. When my handcrafted items make people happy.
On a side note, today was my sister's 18th birthday. Kind of a big deal. Eric has been in her life since she was 8 months old. It kind of puts things into perspective. Totally crazy. The kids were totally cute and well behaved. We played outside, Zach was super clingy but it's probably because he's growing 4 new teeth and Luke was his usual self. Life is good.
Until next time.
XO
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