Summer project update.

So I finally looked at how ambitious this idea of selling things I have made is. 

I worked out that even selling the friendship bracelets at a low price possible I would still make such a loss. Each set of decent threads you need just for those very simple friendships bracelets are about £3 each, I know I got the high end quality stuff, but if you don't all the threads on that string spread apart and become really frayed, especially on something that is made by tight knots. Each piece of string has to be 30 inches long which is probably a tenth of the whole yarn I get. So each piece of string is worth about 30p, and I have about 5 strings in one bracelet, making that at least worth (in raw materials) £1.50. So add on shipping/travelling cost, and my work labour I would have to less them at £3 each. And I know just from looking on Ebay and other sites already you can get them so so cheaply, so you would have to be a big manufacturer to make any profit by getting all these materials cheaper... Which is just stupidly ambitious and not really worth your time.

So I carried on with my other ideas as a trial run, I found that quite a few people were actually interested in buying some of my artwork. Although this was part of my original plan, I really doubted anyone was interested! So now I have to let people honestly judge my work- which is a whole new experience for me, I've never really had that before! So I'll see how that goes, not sure how well it's really going to work, but at least it was nice knowing that some people are genuinely interested! I think it's just given me a little confidence boost I needed to do more adventures and experimental work- and hopefully show you on my here and instagram as well!

Ellie.