I genuinely dont understand how this shit gets so bad. Its like a constant in my life i qork so hard to clean up and then it gets messy so i get overwhelmed and i dont clean it so it gets messier and then finally when i start tripping on shit at night is when i actually clean it but it takes me forever to do it.
Hey yall just wanted to give a quick and final update.
I went ahead and gave the doll to the quinceañera even though i had alot of people telling me not to. It was totally worth it bc it was her favorite gift of the night and the one people talked about the most.
Yes i did get paid in cash. i wasnt able to upcharge more than what I said last time (275) but regardless i got paid so i want upset
I also learned she only bought theteddy bear as a backup bc she didnt know how the doll would look, but once she saw my doll she bargained with the store owner for store credit instead
Everything is settled and paid for. tysm for all the support and advice, im definitely gonna use it to reconfigure my business going forward!!
If yall still have questions or are curious about details let me know and I'll answer
Okay so basically I was commissioned in the beginning of May by a fellow crocheter (not on this app) to make a doll of her daughter for her 15th birthday (quinceañera). She told me she couldn’t afford to pay 300 for the doll. (Keep this is mind it comes in later) It’s a really big deal bc this doll was supposed to be the replacement to the traditional teddy bear given to the birthday girl signifying the last doll she gets before becoming an adult (woman ready for marriage).
So I spent 2 months making this doll. I planned out what I needed, i made a structure, i was going to give her a hoop skirt (didn’t work out), i redid her skirt THREE times (mind you im doing all of this every single detail with a 3.5 mm hook and her dress was sport weight yarn) i had to buy applique lace, starched her skirt, learned how to bedazzle, bead embroider, make earrings, learned how to make my own modge podge, I redid her hair like 4 times because i wanted to make the doll look good (i still have the leftovers) i learned how to make a base to add duppkrt because she was so heavy she was going to sink into her skirt regardless of starch, i learned how to cut appliques and i think that was it in terms of skill.
I spent countless all nighters pulling different aspects together because mind you im balancing all of this while going to summer school and wrestling camp with homework and all that entails with that.
AND we’re buying her an acryllic box to keep her in and fake flowers plus a display stand BECAUSE she asked for it.
And what does she (the mom) do?
Buys the teddy bear.
She buys the teddy bear for 400 dollars.
And she says this in front of my mom who has seen me go through it to make this doll.
So now I’m disappointed, sad and upset and confused why she spent all that money on a doll that she asked me to make. I genuinely don’t understand. So now my mom is really upset and wants to upcharge the doll from 245 (its og price) to 400 or higher.
So i would like yalls opinion:
Should i up the price?
And how do i explain this to her?
edit: Hi sorry i think i forgot to say and didn't find out till after i made this post (this all happened tonight) i never agreed with the client about the price i only talked about it with a good family friend who also owns an artisanal business. And i have no idea what the teddy bear looks like and the client told me in writing she wanted to be surprised about the dolls look so she left it up to me
In honor of Run It, I crocheted Felix!
After listening to this song, it made me wanna scream with happiness! BinMin at the end?! It was ingenious! And Seungmin's vocals were some of my favorite as an OT8
Constructive criticism is always welcome, let me know what member I should make from Run It era! (Or maybe I can make more!)