jewelry.

[kleenexwoman]

By itself on an upholstery background:


On my wrist:


It's glass pearl beads with metal spacers, base of tigertail. I'm trying to figure out how much to sell it for--one friend said $50, another said $7. That's kind of a wide range.

I might need to take a better picture of it; the dark beads have this really nice, slightly iridescent property the camera didn't quite get. And I'm thinking I may need to restring it, since it's been a while since I've worked with tigertail. I have materials for two more identical bracelets, though, or one necklace with the same materials.

I want to put this up on Etsy, but I looked at the "featured" stuff and they're all real gems and silver and gold with glowing descriptions, aah can't afford that shit. And I think it may be too monochrome and restrained to be popular. I think it's classy, but chunky colorful stuff seems to be in right now. I don't know, would you buy a bracelet like this? For how much? (and if anyone wants to make me an offer and save me the twenty cents of listing it on Etsy, let me know.)

drworm suggested I learn to make bead flowers. I do have a lot of seed beads.

Comments

[dmilanflash.livejournal.com]

Survey the retail price of similar bracelets on Etsy and other sites. If you price it to high it won't move. Once you have this information, you can figure out what you want to invest in components in each jewel assembly.

Maybe there a few customers for $30 braclets with small stones. Maybe they'll bit at $15. Make a few different bracelets and try them at different price points.