Craft Business
Craft Business Bookkeeping With One Simple Spreadsheet
You sold forty pieces at the spring fair, a dozen more online, and somehow you cannot say whether the year made money.
Upcycling and craft business writer
Arlo sells salvaged furniture and scrap wood pieces at a Saturday market and has priced enough handmade work to know most makers undercharge. He writes about upcycling and craft business with a ledger open beside him.
Craft Business
You sold forty pieces at the spring fair, a dozen more online, and somehow you cannot say whether the year made money.
Upcycling
The chairs are solid, the frames are fine, but the seats are stained, flat and covered in a fabric that went out of style...
Craft Business
You sell a $40 tote bag on Etsy, the payout lands, and it is closer to $35.
Upcycling
You have a stack of jeans with blown-out knees and stretched waistbands, and they are too good to bin but too worn to wear.
Craft Business
You spent six hours on a walnut cutting board, took decent photos, and the listing has sat for three weeks with plenty of views...
Upcycling
A new bathroom vanity with real wood and drawers that close properly can run $800 to $1,500, and the cheap flat-pack ones swell...