Originally Posted by mdall

Jingle, yes it is fun to make these and a great pleasure once you see the creation. The problem is not everyone else seeing the effort put forth. I have five kids, a house, all the chores, a farm, and a life to keep up with as well. Of course my time is of value. I dont feel that expecting someone to pay me for compensation for my time is thinking I am worth more than I am. I go well under what most of these women here go for and that is only because I am newer to the game and want to get my name out there. Once that is done I will still try to stay fair and competitive with my prices but I am sure not gonna go broke just to please a potential customer. After all that is why they call it business. It is also why I tell friends up front when they ask about having me make one that it costs alot more than they think and most of them agree once I show it to them in black and white. I am glad that you enjoy making and giving them away but not all of us can afford to do that. One or two a year maybe but not all of them. So, please when you want to comment about how some of us think we are better than what we are actually worth, try to do it in a nicer way. The fact is that we are worth it, after all you cant get a Rembrandt for free either.