something different
Now I do like to go on about other peoples work, but normally it is not so close to home, but today I would like to share with you the lamp-working and jewellery of my sister in law : )
She has made jewellery for a while, but since May her work has taken on a whole new life as she has started to make her own glass beads through her doing lamp-working. She has started to produce sets for bracelets, and she has said I can share some of this with you : )
She makes everything herself including the clasps,
I think they are wonderful, they look fantastic, and feel great too, I’m not a bracelet sort of girl, but I would wear one : )
I hope you all like them too, I also wondered about costings, she is looking to sell them, maybe on Etsy. I thought £30 to £40 would be ok, what do you think, is that too much? What would you pay, and would you buy such an item?
16th August 2007 @ 3:42 pm
I think they’re stunning – and I’m really picky about jewellery! Pricing is always such a thorny issue – for a handmade, unique bracelet I’d pay £30-40 but I have a small amount of understanding of the amount of work she’s put into them. I would have thought she’d get sales through a boutique or something but then her prices would need to be much higher to get £30-40 as a wholesale price…
I love the green one!
16th August 2007 @ 5:12 pm
i love the green one too! x
and i agree on the prices you suggested, but flibbertygibbet (first comment) is right about knowing the amount of work that has gone into them. it would be really important to stress this when selling them. they are beautiful
ps. has she thought of selling small sets of the handmade beads – they’d fetch a bit, and people could place custom orders such as colour sets or larger quantaties. they’d obviously reduce the amount of time she spent doing/making.
16th August 2007 @ 6:51 pm
OOh they’re beautiful – i love the amazing detail on each little bead – each one is a little work of art in their own right.
17th August 2007 @ 9:22 pm
Oh I’m sure they’re worth 30 – 40 (hey my keyboard doesnt do pound signs!). They are really beautiful, and I love the blue one. Tell your clever sister in law I said ‘wow’ out loud to my computer!
18th August 2007 @ 8:13 am
I like the green one too. Alas I am not a bracelet-wearing kind of girl either. Is that about $80 – $100 in our money? I agree with the person who said to sell them in sets of beads so the purchaser can make something of their own. Less work for her and possibly more sales too.