Kasha in the Dare 2 Vogue beauty box

That's right I will try and have a Kasha Designs item in each of the monthly beauty boxes that will be released monthly from Dare 2 Vogue. The beauty boxes will have 4-10 fashion and beauty items in them and so many will be released monthly. Be sure to check out the website http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com that is where you can buy the bags. I am undecided on if I want to make balli rings or a some hair clips to fill in the very first beauty box that will be launched Feb 1st 12 am central standard time. Well I have to make my decision soon.. I am leaning more toward balli rings.

*OTD dec 2011*

An outfit of the day video is here. Black and white and color to splash in is purple. No matter what the time of year I say color is always good. You never want to looked washed out or just ordinary like most of everyone else might be. So enjoy and look out for the next video for my outfit of the day.




Krista
http://www.youtube.com/model4yourlife
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

Claire's Haul Dec 2011

This is me and I went shopping at Claire's and I just shot a haul of the items that I got. Fashion is a love of mine jewelry and some beauty items. Stay tuned for another haul and some Outfits of the day.

Beauty box OFFICIAL LAUNCH Dare 2 Vogue

It's here. Learn about our beauty box at Dare 2 Vogue. The official first launch is Feb 1, 2012 You can also find Kasha Designs products in each months beauty box along with so many other amazing companies!!!



Krista
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns
http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com

How to be a vendor for Dare 2 Vogue

Here's a video that Jackie and I have put together to get information to businesses that want to learn about Dare 2 Vogue and how to become featured. So take a look and contact me when you would love to get started.



Krista
http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

Beauty & Fashion Companies all for the Beauty Box

I just wanted to take the time to give the link to where you can find the companies that will participating in future beauty boxes. We are always looking for more and past places can send in their items anytime telling us when they would like to participate. This is a very exciting journey for me, Dare 2 Vogue and my fashion business as well Kasha Designs. I know what it's like to be a at home business and still be living a full time life it's tough but I live and breath fashion and I know how hard it is to want to try new products but have no where to start... So let Dare 2 Vogue help you with the journey and at the same time support these home based and small business grow to their full potential...

 SEE THIS LINK OF BUSINESSES AND IF INTERESTED YOUR BUSINESS CAN BE HERE TOO
 http://dare2vogue.webs.com/apps/links/

Krista
http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

BEAUTY BOX Dare 2 Vogue new business

This is something big and exciting. If you have not heard of a beauty box, wow are you missing out. A beauty box is a box put together by a company and beauty companies fill this box with their product. Either it be samples or full item beauty products.

Well.... Dare 2 Vogue is mine a good friends new beauty box company called Dare 2 Vogue. We will not only be having beauty items but fashion items as well. Each month boxes will be placed for sale for only $10! Some beauty boxes will reach $30 but ours will always be $10 and will range from 4-10 items.  On the 1st of each month limited qty's of Dare 2 Vogue beauty boxes will be released and people can enjoy. We encourage recipients to blog, vlog (youtube) about Dare 2 Vogue beauty boxes and give the businesses inside recognition and link to their viewers. We will also have more of home based and small businesses in our box rather than name brands. We have to show support for those of us who still love to make great products by hand and who are the little guys. So the launch will be Feb 1, 2012. Please visit the website at http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com and check out our youtube http://www.youtube.com/dare2vogue and well of course you can find us on Facebook!!! VOGUE!!

Krista and Jacqueline
Dare 2 Vogue
http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com
http://www.youtube.com/dare2vogue
http://www.twitter.com/dare2vogue

Dare 2 Vogue beauty box COMING SOON!!

WEBSITE
http://www.dare2vogue.webs.com
http://www.twitter.com/dare2vogue

Find on facebook
Dare 2 Vogue

Newest items Sept-Oct

I have been doing a lot with Kasha Designs. Many craft shows, fundraisers and events. I haven't had a lot of time to makes many new items as I have in the past but that means I am growing and my business is getting out there. Thank you for all of the features online it has been a blessing. Check out the fanpage I'll list below to see all item. Thank you again

Magazine and website feature

This past month for Kasha Designs I have met and networked with some great people and many have taken a liking to my art of fashion.

Online international fashion store Kiki Whispers has featured and interviewed me about Kasha Designs. They have an online fashion magazine which is a great read about fashion, tips and many great designers. Their items from clothing, hair, hair accessories and more are incredible. Read my section but please check out the entire magazine and shop. Thank you Kemelo Ngwamotsoko for liking my shop and best of luck to your growing business internationally.

https://sites.google.com/a/kiki-whispers.co.uk/kiki-the-fashion-magazine/featured/kasha-designs



We are also featured ona Fashion and Tips website. There are many pages from various artists and shops. You can rate and comment on my page as well.
Thank you Cindy Eliza for taking a liking to my handmade items.

http://www.fashion-tips-and-trends-for-all.com/kasha-designs-your-key-to-handmade-fashions.html

Well there you go. Let me know what you think. I am very proud of both of these and I hope to only grow and meet more great people.

Kasha Designs
http://www.Facebook.com/kashadesigns

What has inspired you this summer?

I have noticed that so many things have been inspiring me this summer. I have also noticed I have been more inspired during spring/summer than I have been in fall an winter. Maybe it's because of the bright colors and blossoming flowers? Or the warm weather? I'm not sure but I have made some creative items that I am very happy to share and hopefully be able to pass on to another person to be inspired by my made creations.

What has inspired you this summer?

SHOP FOR ITEMS AT ETSY FOR KASHA FANPAGE

http://www.etsy.com/shop/KashaDsgns?ref=pr_shop

http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

Newsletter Feature- Springfield, Missouri Moms Group

I would like to announce that Kasha Designs has been feature in the Springfield, Missouri Moms Group (https://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldMOMoms) August Newsletter. I was so excited. I was getting onto facebook just to do a last look over before I do some business paperwork.. fun .. and I saw that tag and now I'm all hyper and super excited to see who will come and shop withe me, answer questions and take request   : ) So here's the link to the newsletter and it is a great read, lots of info about kids and dealing with Autism so check that out as well and enjoy the other shops that were featured as well.

http://nannasknits.com/SpringfieldMomsNewsletter.aspx

Kasha Designs
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com

Showing handmade jewelry *Kasha Designs*

If you stay connected on my blog you have seen many of my items or clicked on the link to my website or fan page. I'm just getting started on YouTube so I have a little video showing off some of the items I make. Many are brand new and are not up on the websites yet so you'll get a first view. Enjoy the video and keep up with new videos coming and maybe some small tutorials.



Krista
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

Swarovski Crystal rings. Elegance at it's best

Kasha Designs is always keeping our fans and customers on their toes with new items and beautiful treasures. My mission was to start and run my own fashion business and I have done so and am very pleased. I have added more elegance and quality to Kasha Designs with a line of Swarovski crystal rings.
Each ring is wire wrapped with either all Swarovski crystals or accented with other beads. Each ring will glisten and sparkle and can be made from sizes 1-13. If you want quality, elegance and style Swarovski is the way to go.

"Swarovski (Austrian) Crystal is the finest quality, full-lead crystal made today. The crystals are faceted with tremendous precision, creating beautiful prisms. Brilliant colors and/or coatings are added to these crystals to create pendants, stones, and beads of dazzling beauty and tremendous variety of shapes and sizes. Swarovski Crystal is unmatched in quality and distinction."

SEE ALL RINGS AND MORE AT:
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

Kasha Designs
kashadesigns@live.com
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com

Awareness broach pins

($2 PER CLIP)

You have already seen in general that I have various awareness items but this are just my awareness pins, like broaches you can wear on a shirt, put it on your bags or any place you can think of to show your support. % of sales are given to that certain awareness.

Pink- breast cancer
Puzzle- Autism
Yellow- Support our troops
Purple- Domestic violence

I am really big on helping people and I want those to help in these awarenesses if there are some out there, I know there are, that you want to see just message me and I can make that color ribbon for that awareness.

Kasha Designs
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

*GIVEAWAY* Fashion inspired jewelry Kasha Designs

I am having a giveaway for a handmade jewelry set with necklace, earring and a bracelet. It is very beach, summer ready with shells and a beautiful blue and with pearls. Watch the video on how to enter. This jewelry was inspired all from one shirt that I got at my local Goodwill.

See more Kasha Items at:

http://www.Facebook.com/kashadesigns

Kasha Designs
kashadesigns@live.com

Newest products from Kasha Designa

I just wanted to post some of my newest items that I have made. They are all for sale and they can be ordered either by leaving a comment below or going to my fanpage and ordering from there. All items are on the fanpage so check that out to see some other handmade items by me : ) they are all original one of a kind pieces.
ALSO THE LIP BALM FLAVORS WILL BE LOVE POTION, PINA COLADA AND FRENCH VANILLA.

http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

*FEATURED* butterfly candy dish

Thank you to junryglems via etsy for featuring a Kasha Designs product the butterfly candy dish : )

here is the treasury and place of feature.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTQyNDk1ODB8NDY2ODExNDIx/the-color-of-royalty-ejart-competition?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share

This is the color of royalty treasury and it has lots of beautiful items from many shops hand picked by jenryglems and I know we all thank you.

Kasha Designs
http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

CLOSED*GIVEAWAY* our custom LIP BALM I NEED VOTES

You just heard right. Kasha Designs is expanding in many great ways. You can get handmade jewerly, home decor items, hair accessories and now our very own lip balm.

But I need your help. I have 7 flavors to choose from and only 3 will make the cut. I need all of you to vote for which you would like to see Kasha start out will. 2 people will get to sample all 3 flavors and a select few will get to sample 1 of their choice. I will let voting go until Monday and announce the flavors and winners Tuesday but if I do not have enough votes voting will have to continue another day until I have finals.

the pole is on facebook here

https://www.facebook.com/KashaDesigns#!/home.php?sk=question&id=233593359996589&qa_ref=ats

BUT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE FACEBOOK OR IT DOES NOT WORK HERE ARE THE CHOICES AND JUST COMMENT YOUR CHOICE.  YOU CAN PICK 2

1.French Vanilla
2. Cherry
3. Chocolate
4. Love Potion (watermelon and Vanilla)
5. Pina Colada
6.Tropical
7. Spearmint

Kasha Designs
www.facebook.com/kashadesigns
www.kashadesigns.webs.com

Kasha has gone YouTube!!!

I am now taking Kasha Designs to YouTube!! yaya. I will try and do a video a week but if not I'll do what I can and some weeks I know I will get ahead of myself and record like twice in one day. I have some great new items for Kasha Designs such as... Oh a catalog!!! and maybe our very own lip balm.. but that's all I'm going to say about any of that lol

Check out the first video and many more to come but also stay up on the blog because I'll still be posting here as well ; )



Thank you everyone who has made all of this possible.

Krista
Kasha Designs
www.facebook.com/kashadesigns
www.kashadesigns.webs.com

Awareness items

I am very big on awareness's and helping others. It first started with me being a person who has Alopecia Areata. I was born with it and it's actually a skin disorder that makes one loose their hair. Those who know me wouldn't know that because I just loose some hair but I have little to no body hair. I became a member of the foundation and then I started donating what I could to that foundation. Then I started helping with the American Cancer society to raise money for all cancers, then breast cancer and now I've started with Autism and Supporting the troops. I always look for people to offer new awareness's to support because I make items to show support. I have hair clips, broaches, candles purses and I want to make more because each item that sales I give sales to that given awareness. If you don't shop with me normally at least look at these items and spread the word. I really want to help find a cure for these awareness's and help those less fortunate out.

Alopecia is blue ribbon- I don't have an item made yet.
All cancers is violet- I don't have an item made yet.

 

(BREAST CANCER HAIR CLIPS 2 FOR $1)

   (BREAST CANCER BROACH PEN $2)

(BREAST CANCER "HOPE" CANDLE $8)

 (AUTISM BROACH PIN $2)

(MEDIUM AUTISM HAIR CLIP $2)

(SUPPORT OUR TROOPS MEDIUM HAND BAG $5)

As I make more items they will be up at www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

Kasha Designs

www.kashadesigns.webs.com

www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

kashadesigns@live.com

New handmade hair clips

When you are a crafting you will start to evolve over time and fine new crafts that you are able to pick up. I sew, make jewelry, decorate home decor and now I've started making hair clips. It's fun an easy and another way to express myself. I have made large, small and mini clips. I only have a few done so I can see what people think about them. Check out our section on our fanpage

http://www.facebook.com/kashadesigns

There I have different folds and I think I have my favorites picked out. Check them out and give me some feedback, please and thank you!!

4th of July weekend Flea Market

Wow I must say this past month has gone by so fast that I did not even notice that the 4th of July weekend Flea Market that I signed up for in my home town is this weekend!!! Awwwkkk I need to make more items because our celebration brings crowds and crowds of people!! It makes me nervous lol I hope I can keep up.


  I'm thinking about making items while I sell.. I don't know if that is a good idea I mean I'll be sitting there from 9-5 the 2nd and the 4th oh and then I am doing another booth set up the 9th... wow my hands need to get to crafting lol
 
  I'm super excited and I'll take pics of the whole event both days and I'll let you know how Kasha Designs does!!

Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Krista's version. Rolling in the deep by Adele

I have a lot of hobbies lol my friend kept telling me to post a video of me singing. not ready to record my face singing lol so I did a mp3 Rolling in the deep by Adele my version.

I will use this Youtube channel for Kasha Designs too. Let me know what you think.




Krista

Fruity Jewelry

This past weekend I had a fruity adventure. While I was going through all of my beads because I like to use everything I have and it turned out really great. Check out my new cherry earrings and lemon squeeze bracelet.


Check out all products on our fanpage

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kasha-Designs/203336493022276

Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com
www.kashadesigns.Zibbet.com

Up coming YouTube review

Kasha Designs will be having a fantastic fan all the way up in Canada do a review on our jewelry for all to see and join in on the upcoming success that Kasha Designs hopes to have. Shaniqueka has a fashion vlog (video blog) where she shares tips, tricks and reviews of items that she buys from places she loves to shop.From make up, jewelry, clothes, purses, hair pieces. We will keep you posted when the vlog will be up and get information on how to enter a Kasha Designs giveaway for this special milestone!! Thank you Shaniqueka and all of our fans!!


Krista
Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadesigns.Zibbet.com

SALE craft supplies

I have finally buckled down and started going through and making what craft supplies I want to have for sale for my followers who craft and those who want to start crafting. It will all grow once I really get started but just another section to Kasha Designs to keep all of my customers happy and keeping their creative mind running.

    Here are a few of the hand coiled beads with seed and glass beads and artistic wire that I have made. They can be strung on stretch cord and, on eye pins and the ones with the bigger diameters can but placed on chain links.

 HAND COILED SEED BEADS ON BLUE ARTISTIC WIRE 5 FOR $4

PURPLE AND GREEN ARTISTIC WIRE HAND COILED BEAD 5 FOR $4

CHECK OUT THE FOR SALES SECTION OF THE KASHA FANPAGE ON FACEBOOK TO SEE MORE ITEMS AND PLENTY MORE TO COME!!! LINK IS BELOW AND DON'T FORGET TO LIKE OUR PAGE.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.217412994947959.54780.203336493022276

Kasha Designs

kashadesigns@live.com

www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

www.kashadesigns.webs.com

Sorry for the delay NEW FACEBOOK FANPAGE!!

Wow have I missed out on some blogging... not like me. Very very sorry I've been MIA. I started up some new classes. I go to University of Phoenix and there were consuming me for some time.. but I did manage to get some new crafts done that I absolutely love. I'll have to show you a few.

 What I am ever so excited about is that I have officially been revamping the facebook fanpage for Kasha Designs which you can just find it under search and type in Kasha Designs or you can follow this link ; )       

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kasha-Designs/203336493022276            


I am in the middle of adding pictures as of right now, it was all over the place before and I think this structure is way better. Facebook is a little slow because I've been doing this since 11 this morning... yuck... but till then I will show you some items I have new and of course so much more on the way!!

 (DROP LEAF EARRING WITH RED FIRE POLISHED BEADS)

 (HAND COILED PINK AND BLACK ARTISTIC WIRE....thank you Coiling Gizmo)

 (BUTTERFLY CHARM RING...these are very popular with Kasha Designs)

(HELLO KITTY NECKLACE... recycled key chain : )  )

Krista
Kasha Designs
kashadesigns@live.com
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Memorial Day drawing giveaway.

I'm a little late but I just had the idea to have a Memorial Day giveaway. All you do is go to the Kasha Designs facebook fanpage and like it then comment on atleast one picture and you will be entered into our drawing and a name will be drawn Friday.

Of course if I have to ship an item it will make it after Memorial Day. I just had the idea but I will do another one for the Fourth of July and I'll think of something to do for Father's Day.

Here is the fan page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kasha-Designs/203336493022276


Krista
Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Another contraption to make jewelry making fun and original.

I have this fun new toy that I have to thank my mom for getting. She found the coiling gizmo at our local goodwill, just like she found my first beading set and that got me into my beading frenzy. THANKS MOM!! : )

Anyways. As you can see my new toy is called the coiling gizmo and what this does , it takes traditional hand wrapping and coiling and makes it so much easier. Easier on the hands and it shortens time in hand wrapping. I hand coiled ring and it took me an hour !! I made one then with the coiling gizmo.... Not even a min to get the band coiled!! I love this contraption.
I have found some through amazon and eBay the newer gizmos come with many more attachments but mine just came with two different size mandrels to wrap your wire, and a metal U shaped bar to assit in coiling. The yellow C clamp I got at walmart for $3

As you can see on the front of the box you can become very creative with this coiling gizmo and it takes atleast half the time down from doing it by hand. I have demonstrated on how you can even make your own beads by using beads!!! How AMAZING!!

I'm doing a patriotic line right now , hence the red, white and blue. GOD BLESS AMERICA. any who, I first count out the beads I want to coil, you don't have to but I'm OCD. : ) I leave my wire on my spool. Then I take the end of the wire and wrap it around the size of mandrel I want to use. I chose the smaller mandrel for these beads. You can either wrap towards you or away from you, which ever you like more.
I then just started to wrap. Depending on the length of the bead will determine how much coil you want to show before you start pushing up your beads.

Then I started to coil my seed beads into the coil bead I'm making making sure not to hold it too taught because the beads will break. After the seed beads are all coiled I coil the same amount on the end as I started with. Snip, tuck and smooth out and ....
Tada you have just coiled your own personal bead !!

My rating for the coiling gizmo is a very good one. I really like so far what I am able to do and I've Seen some great videos of what people have done and I am defiantly going to expand in making beads and coils with the gizmo and I will be offering them for supplies to others so keep a look out for that too.




Krista
Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Let's get patriotic. Show your support

($8 HAND PAINTED FLOWER ACCENT/CENTERPIECE)

($3 HAND COIL BEADED EARRINGS)

($4 HAND COIL BEADED BRACELET)

I am through this week and June to July pushing patriotic items. I have a few made and only have tons more to make. 

Patriotic accent pieces for your table when you have your memorial day or 4th of July parties.

Earrings with a matching bracelet. I personally hand coiled/wrapped the individual "beads" you see on the earrings and then on the bracelet. So it has even more extra love.

Stay tuned for more patriotic items I will be making to celebrate our independence and support our veterans and those in service still protecting us all.

God Bless America

Krista
Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Zibbet vs. Etsy

So finally I looked into this semi new handmade craft selling page similar to Etsy and I'm giving it a try.
Zibbet is the site (www.zibbet.com) just like anywhere you sell it takes time to get a customer base and it takes self promotion and interacting in the groups and forums. This goes for Etsy and Zibbet.
For Zibbet, the good I found, free posting of items to sell, you can link your Etsy account to you Zibbet. That's very nice of them : )
For Zibbet, the not so good I found, if you want to have unlimited amount of items you can post to sell you have to pay for a account. Like a monthly fee, you still get 50 spots to post under a free account but many of us have way more than 50 items. Zibbet isn't as well known but it's in the rising if more of us let the world know about it. If you have more than one item of that one product you can't type in more than one quantity unless you have a paid account. I have just typed in the bottom of the description if I have more.
Now many of us know Etsy and how it works but I'll still go over it.
The good, it has great groups to meet people, learn new tips, self promote and to walk you through dos and don'ts and good etsy selling. Many people have turned etsy into their full time job so you can become successful.
There are a lot of jewelry selling so it can be difficult to gain jewelry sales , you have to pay 20cents per posting wich is not bad but if you are already hard on money that can become difficult. That starts to add up.

As a whole both places have great potential of anyone being successful. It just takes time, patience and you have to work at it just like anything else. I've had my first sell on Etsy after 1 month so I'm okay with that. I'll keep you posted on how Zibbet turns out.


Krista
Kasha Designs
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com
http://www.kashadsgns.etsy.com
http://www.zibbet.com/KashaDesigns

I've been FEATURED!!!

I would like to thank Corky Crafts on etsy for featuring my purple butterfly candy dish to her shades of purple teeasury.

Here is the link so you can see mine and all of the great other products by crafters. Thank you again Corky Crafts

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dc3fa0bf0896d91457b046e/shades-of-purple

Krista
Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Double your fun.

When making a craft that you plan on selling and making a business out of it is a good idea to make at least two of that one product. Now I would personally stop at making three because if you make 15 of one product then find out that it is not a hit you are out of money and stuck with all 15 of them. But if you make one and others are asking for them you may end up working even harder trying to keep up with orders.
There are some things you buy that come in packs of two or more like pendents in jewelry making take those and make two and see how those go. Or make two different variations of that one product.
The ending note is don't just offer your customers first come first serve unless that is all you have left or all you could get your hands on from the store.
Just a little something to keep in mind to keep customers happy when you have a product that is in demand.

Krista
Kasha Designs
www.kashadesigns.webs.com
www.kashadsgns.etsy.com

Chain Sta

It has finally arrived!! My Chain Sta from http://www.artbeads.com/ it did take a while to ship but I'm sure I'll be happy with it I'm the end. It's very easy to put together and can be used instantly. 

Once you get the Chain Sta together you can see I've already got my bracelet ready to go. You can use necklaces on here as well. It makes adding charms way easier.

I am very OCD and have to have things even so I am more into counting my links rather than measuring them out. I feel ten time better that way. So I wanted to had cross charms, I counted the links to where I wanted then and with my Chain Sta got them on my bracelet with ease!! : )

Now that all my designated charms are placed, I did that first because I know how I get. I would have forgotten by the time I got to that spot and the bracelet wouldn't Of had crosses at all lol, I continued to add my brown beads and my shells beads in the order that I wanted them. : )

And tada!! Here we have my bracelet I made with the Chain Sta. I feel like I went faster in making the bracelet by having that extra hand. Out of 10 stars I will give it a 8,( no 9 it took a long time to ship, no 10 because nothing is perfect)

                             (This bracelet if for sale at http://www.kashadsgns.etsy.com/)

Again I bought this from http://www.artbeads.com/free shipping in the U.S. With orders over $10.
They have great products at great prices and there always seems to be a coupon available right from the site.

Happy Monday.


Krista 
Kasha Designs
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com/
http://www.kashadsgns.etsy.com/

What's your worth? Price your items right the 1st time.

Kasha Designs is my baby, so to speak. I love what I do and coming up with new and fun ideas. I want to give my items to new homes and have the customer love and enjoy them as much as I do. But I want them to love  the quality and love the price. I do not want to make items too high but I also need to think about how much time I took making the item and difficulty if any.
 When it comes to pricing many struggle and it's fully understandable. Some people look at their items and say what would I pay for it? Well that is okay to a certain extent, but not everyone will pay $20 for an okay necklace. Then there are the groups that take how much the product costs and then adds $2-$5 to make as their profit and does not take in anything else.
 
 So here is my method of pricing my items. Everything I buy I keep my reciept and log the price of items into an excel spread sheet and I take into account how many beads, pendents or what have you is on they strand. I price items per bead. So if there are 75 beads on a strand for $2 I take $2 and divide it by 75, and the solution I would round to .02 scents per bead. That sounds crazy but it really works.
  Well after getting a price per bead I have to take into account how long it took me to make the item and how much I am worth. Every artists takes time to make an item and we are all worth something by taking time out of our days to make these wonderful pieces. Are you worth $1 an hour? or $3 hour it's all up to your skill, quality, and devotion. Each person will determine his/her worth.


 So pricing my items I take bead/charm/material per cost, time, and worth and that is how I come up with my prices now. I have done this with items and I have gone down some $2-4 dollars because I was really over pricing it. I'm not saying I am not worth that much but what I put my worth at I am still making a profit, a profit to take Kasha Designs to the extreme that I want it to go. Some people raise prices to really make a killing, but I want to make money but I enjoy having happy customers and being happy myself. It's not about the money that I have started my own business its the joy I get in crafting and meeting other who enjoy and respect my work and networking with so many people in the same field. Hopefully the ones that are reading this now. Many people may shake their head but I've done the calculations yes I'm still making money and I have great customer service, without customers there is no business.


But now since I've had a sentimental moment lol here is an ebook (FREE) on pricing and value called an Artists guide to Pricing by blogger Brandi Girl. This is free so please download it and reference to it until you get comfortable pricing your items.

http://www.brandigirlblog.com/2011/03/artists-guide-to-pricing.html


I hope to service you soon with Kasha Designs products we always have stock and plenty more in the works. Have a great weekend!!


Krista
Kasha Designs
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com/

Determine your wrist size

Sometimes it can be hard making a bracelet for a friend especially if you want to surprise them with it but you do not know his/her wrist size. I have a small wrist, I can wear size 5" bracelets with no problem but that is not that average size for an adult so I have learned to make various sizes and deterime the average size that will fit most Americans. If you are just starting out then this chart I am about to link is one you should keep  handy and reference to. If you have been making jewerly for sometimes it's just something else to look at and see where most of your items fall.

http://www.onceuponaname.com/sizing.html


Krista
Kasha Designs
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com/

4th of July vase

I had posted a pic of my 4th of July centerpiece in a previous post but I got a flower arrangement together for you. I hope you love it!! 


Krista
Kasha Designs
http://www.kashadesigns.webs.com/