little gingham bag
I meant to do this yesterday, but ‘Lost’ got in the way!! So here is the blog report on my latest creation!
As the light was so poor yesterday I went outside and hung it up on my Acer which is looking good don’t you think! A-ha, the bag you say, yes the bag!
It is made from lovely red and white gingham, with a coffee colour linen lining.
Then on the front it has a felt heart, I guess it is a bit ‘shaker’ styley? But I like it, and I hope it will sell at the craft fair I will be doing in about 10 days.
I have another one to make, but it will be the opposite, so linen on the outside, gingham lining it instead. I should be able to do this over the next couple of days, as it shouldn’t take to long.
I made some felt up tonight to use to make some brooches, I now realise that I overpriced some of my stuff for Hampshire Artists, especially these ones.
I think now, that £5 was too much for these each, so I will be selling them from now onwards for £3.50. The other brooches I made will continue to be £5 as they are quite complicated, and they are quite obviously so. Not that I’m trying to explain myself, but I need to get my pricing right, and I think this is the way to go on these ones.
14th September 2006 @ 9:54 pm
Love the bag – I have a thing about gingham. I too find it difficult to price stuff – don’t go too low though afterall they are handcrafted and unique and that makes them special. I hope you do well at the next craft fair.
16th September 2006 @ 3:58 pm
I’ve just been asking about pricing too. Its a bit of a lost cause I think, but then I am a pessimist – people always say you should charge more and you are in the wrong place! I used to be so pleased someone bought an item that I almost gave work away – if you like it give it a realistic price, because you can always take it home and still appreciate it yourself. I nearly said ‘love it’ but thats because I have been reading too many American blogs.