[Jewelry making - Article 00723] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[Cairenn]

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    I, think, that since the IRS doesn't allow you to deduct the value
    of your labor, then somehow, she had decided that you couldn't charge
    for it, either. This lady is obsessive compulsive about most things,
    especially those refering to the paperwork side of it, but she had
    this huge hole in her reasoning. She felt that she couldn't sell
    anything on consignment or even wholesale, because she wouldn't make
    enough, if she did. It's not surprising that she was never able to
    make a living from her work. I've been getting her to up her prices,
    some, at least the $3.50 earrings, are a thing of the past. Now, I
    need to eliminate the $10 earrings, at most shows. By the way, what
    do you'll feel that a home based jeweler should figure their labor
    rate at? I would think that it would depend on the type of work
    being done, bench work at a higher rate, beadweaving at a different,
    and basic stringing and simple work at another? I've been using (cost
    of materials + labor) x 3, plus 3-5% for overhead. I've been figuring
    most labor at $12 an hour. I know that that is low. 

Thanks
Cairenn, the Howling Artist
www.howlingartist.com
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