the true cost of handmade

smellestine:

eggums:

digitalduckie:

jewgineer:

Wonderful article on the importance behind the prices of hand-made items. Would be a great read for, say, everyone, but particularly everyone who has ever tried to commission me and told me I was charging too much (which is 80% of people).

Why is this not getting more signal boost.

This right here folks. This.

all you crafters, heads up

This. This right here. Damn.

What people also don’t understand is the time taken to learn and perfect the craft. I’ve had people bitch at me because I’m “withholding information” ie, something i developed MYSELF to SELL. They’re mad because I’m not giving them a SHORTCUT for FREE. You’re paying for the quality of the plush and that quality took time to build. I’m not here to build you a castle if you wave five dollars in front of me and tell me that I’M being greedy.

The drama that happened when I had started selling in the MSPA fan store on etsy was funny because of how nasty and obnoxious the complainer was but the problem was still there: people feel entitled to free shit. I think it was lexxercise that said that media consumers are incredibly spoiled. It’s true. Mass production has made people spoiled and entitled. We sort of expect shit to come out of nowhere.

like fucking miracles.

I’m gonna send this to every person that complains about my prices. I really should raise my prices some so I make a decent amount per hour, but I don’t ‘cause I don’t think people would still buy anything them. Sigh.

(via radtastical)