How much should we sell these for..?
There is a local arts and crafts festival in my town every year called Sum-Nelly. My mother and I want to make a few things to sell at a booth. We were thinking of making aprons, hair bows for little girls and other things like that. I was just wondering what a fair price would be to ask for these items?
Half apron-like the one here:http://www.simplicity.com/p-1966-its-so-easy-misses-aprons.aspx
Mini-clippie-https://www.theribbonretreat.com/custom/modules/FreeProjects/PDFMiniClippieInstructions.pdf
Stacked bow-http://www.girlythingsbows.com/stacked_hairbows.html
Bags (with tied tops)-http://www.simplicity.com/p-2211-its-so-easy-bags.aspx
The bows maybe a package deal? Like one for ?? or 2 for ??.
Oh and I make no-sew fleece blankets, too. I have only made a few for my cousins and one for my little sister. Do you think these would sell well? How much should I ask for them by size? ex. small, medium, large, x-large. They are pretty pricey to make unless I can find the fabric on sale.
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Should we sell brownies or little pies as well? Would that make our sales increase? I realize these are a lot of questions but this is the first time we have ever considered setting up a booth and I wanna do it right and be fair!
Why would we spend all that time and money just to GIVE them away? We are trying to make a little extra money to buy Christmas presents for our family.
There are lots of food vendors as well as crafts. I’m sure they wouldn’t mind us selling a small basket of brownies or pies 
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I think you should just give them away
This is a difficult question to answer because prices would vary in different localities according to the local wealth and whether similar things are available. We also don’t know the cost of materials. Fabric prices vary so much.
You could work out the cost of materials and add more for your time.
You could see what local stores charge and charge a bit less than they do.
Selling brownies and pies would obviously mean you make more money but check what hygiene regulations you need to follow for selling food.
(Hourly Wage x Time to Make) + Cost of Materials = Retail Price
The best way to make sure you are making a fair wage is to figure out how long it takes you to make the item and then decide on what your hourly wage should be, multiply those 2 numbers, then add how much it cost to make the individual item and that will give you your cost per item. So if it takes you 15 minutes to make a hair bow and you want to make 10 dollars an hour, and it costs you $2 to make the bow, the cost to consumer would be $4.50. These are just examples of course, as I have no idea what the cost of materials is in your area or how long it takes you to make one.
As for the baked goods, check the local ordinances and the rules for the craft fair on selling baked goods. There may be certain requirements you have to follow with the health department in order to sell foods, and/or the craft fair my have some sort of a snack bar that they wouldn’t want you in competition with.
Good Luck!
Depends on your workmanship and the cost of supplies.
Try to attend a festival before this one to see what is hot and what is not.