Keeping Prices Affordable

by Tracy Martin
(El Centro, CA)

Hi Everyone,

I was hoping to post these as a way of showing how I can keep my jewelry prices 'affordable'.

Last month at our County Fair, I purchased a grab bag of 12 gemstones for $2.00.

For the copper wire, I purchased a 3' piece of insulated electrical wire from Home Depot. After removing the insulation, there were 20 strands of copper wire (22g) at 3' each.

for the silver (base metal) wire, I purchased a roll of wire from the 99Cent store for... you guessed it, 99 cents.

The two crystals I purchased about 20 for $2.00.

The copper flower was in a TON of broken, mismatched jewelry my mom had given to me.

The silver chain was from a multi-strand necklace I purchased at the Salvation Army for 10 cents.

So, in material, it cost me probably less than $1.00 for both pendants.

The silver one took about 20 min. to make and the copper one took about 45 min. It took about 10 min. to strip all the insulation off the electrical wire. So, total about 1 hr. 15 min.

If I charge $16.00 each, I make a little less than $30.00 per hour.

Not bad, I don't think!

As for the pendants, not sure of the names yet.

If anyone can identify these other stones for me, I would be truly grateful.

Tracy a.k.a. nutkitten
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