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09-05-2011, 05:09 PM

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karenm36

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Originally Posted by jitkaau

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Originally Posted by karenm36

These are all so gorgeous!!!! Love the new textures you're able to achieve. I sure wish I could see them even closer up. I'm just learning how to make these...and they are so much fun. You mentioned that you've been selling them. How do you come up with a price? I've been asked to sell some and I don't even know where to begin with deciding on a price.

I really liked the one that you did and you should be confident enough to sell with nice work like that. What I did was add up all of the components, add the commission price that the Gallery takes and decide on a reasonable amount to make on each bowl. Count all of your petrol costs as well. I don't believe you can charge the proper labour costs as it would make the price prohibitive. However, I put a reasonable price and am quite happy with how they were received. Next year I will add a lid to a few of them but that would make them more expensive. I will make some lampshades as well.

Thank you for this guidance...it will help me in deciding the price whenever I decide to start making these to sell. Please keep me posted with others that you make. I really enjoy looking at them!

09-06-2011, 08:15 AM

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laughingquilter

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Those are awesome! I have a book on that techniquie - they're on my "to-do" list.............you did a fantastic job on all of them!! :thumbup:

09-06-2011, 08:17 AM

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Quilter7x

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These are fantastic bowls! I'm so glad you sold so many of them; they are really nice!

09-06-2011, 05:28 PM

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gmaybee

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Love the one you made into a hat.

10-04-2011, 05:06 PM

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rsmomx3

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I have made a throw rug,turned out really good.

10-05-2011, 06:07 AM

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Honchey

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Originally Posted by jitkaau

We have just finished our annual exhibition and I am quite chuffed that I managed to sell 23 of the 31 bowls that I made for the exhibition. I've enclosed a few pics of some of them for those who may be interested.

Hi, What stitch did you use for the blue bowl (last photo) pictured here? Anne