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Have a look in my profile, and there is a photo of a heart with the name Katie on it, I made it for a friend and they were over the moon with it, you can write a message on the back. Everyone that has seen it said I should start making them for other people and try to sell them. How much would you charge if you were selling this?

Thats really pretty !
It's so hard to decide prices. I'd say a figure based on what it costs to make + how much it costs to wrap & post + a factor for your time. Thats what I do for my beady stuff

Its lovely, i love your pop-art, you have tallent, do you sell your paintings?

It's lovely, hard to know what you could charge without knowing what materials you have used. Your other stuff is fab too. Why consider going back to work when the pelvis recovers? Stay at home and create (although difficult when you have helpful toddler and baby in tow)

I love them all do you do the paintings to sell

Thanks for all the lovely feedback. I really wouldn't know where to start to sell them as a job. I have only ever sold a couple. I have recently been told my pelvis is unlikely to recover, so I am now thinking of alternatives, I am also expecting my second baby - due in November x

Just a thought - pastel pop art of babies and small childrne would be v. cute and different....

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You see that's my problem how much to you charge for the time it takes to make something?

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Yeah - about an hour.

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The heart is lovely. It's so difficult to work out prices for things you make, isn't it? I make novelty birthday cakes, and they take ages to do. If I charged realistically for my time, nobody would ever buy them! So i don't - I charge for the materials and a profit and don't factor in my time at all.

I would pay at least 7.50 for the heart, by the way, and probably more. Especially if it was prettily packaged (I'm shallow that way!)

The heart is lovely. I think £7.50 is reasonable. (I would imagine that as time went on, you would probably get faster at doing them too?)

Your paintings are FANTASTIC!

How much would you charge to do one of those name ones? (The "Molly" one).

The Molly one I did for a relative, it took quite some time to do and there is alot of detail in it, it's quite a big canvas! God, you see this is the problem, how much would I charge again, based on the hints from the ladies for working the price out it would be about £40.

Sounds fair. How big is the canvas on that one?

It measured 30cm x 60cm.

Have a look at this lady's shop on ebay. LOvely items like yours, see what the competition is charging...
cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wearing-A-Smile-Heart-Door-Hanger-Rosali-Shabby-Chic_W0QQitemZ2 80127291853QQihZ018QQcategoryZ20563QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It wouldn't open, said item had ended.

It's okay I managed to find it another way, thanks, they are lovely, I noticed she paitns them on fabric.

sorry that should have said paints - fingers are moving to quick for my brain!

DO you think £9.95 is a fair price including postage and packaging?

I think best to start off at slightly lower price then build up after a few sales have come in. I did a bit if ebaying before pnd set in adn found that the better way. Good prices got sales, got good feedback, got sales etc. Also a lot of repeat customers once they see and like your items.