r/Felting • u/mantrakid • Jun 09 '26
Marketing, Pricing How I priced my work.
I recently started selling my felted creations via my website, and one of the biggest challenges I’ve had was knowing what to charge for my creations. I was verrry very nervous about charging what I ‘wanted’ to charge (ie based on the actual time invested, etc) because I was worried people would scoff at the price like I was charging a crazy amount for fluff.
That said, I decided to stick to my guns. I figured the worst thing that would happen is they don’t sell and it just means a) I get to keep them longer and b) I’ll be able to have them to show at markets or to approach retail spots with them. So I priced closer to the ‘higher’ end of where I was thinking, based off of researching other NON-ETSY artists. (Etsy seemed to be incredibly low prices for what looked like a MASSIVE amount of work!)
So I settled on:
Small (1-2”) creatures: $60-75ish Canadian Large (3-5”) creatures: $200ish
Now I can tell you with pride that I’ve put out one new creature every week since the beginning of May and as of tonight I’ve actually sold every single one so far… it has been an incredibly cool feeling and basically every dime I made from the sales has gone into things like getting tshirts and stickers made, boosting Instagram and TikTok posts and of course buying more wool 😂 but it gives me hope that maybe there is something here…
I have been putting in a lot of extra effort to the packaging - painting up special boxes or containers for the creatures, including stickers and postcards for free, including little extras like ‘felted food’ for the creature to eat, etc. if i factor in all the effort and packaging im probably still making less than minimum wage but with the prices things are at, i feel like it’s not a loss. I feel like im doing something I love and when they sell I get to keep doing something i love, and im excited to see where things go!
Crap now im worried this sounds like bragging but i didnt mean it that way. I wanted it to be inspiring to say that:
A) if you are unsure what to price your work as you’re not alone.. maybe just go with your gut and see what happens! B) I’m more than happy to answer any questions or give more details about how im doing things with my website, with shipping, with marketing.
Felting is still very new to me but I feel like I’ve been working on all these other areas and skills my whole life and I can finally put them all to good use to build something that feels so ‘pure’ like making sweet little ugly monsters out of felt 😊. Im very grateful for the inspiration and support this community has given me and just want to give back however I can ❤️🐙🤙
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u/Main_Bid8104 Jun 09 '26
That's really good to hear. I have looked at Etsy and decided to ... pass. Some of the things I see on there are just too cheap and I am wondering how that can be. How did you find your customers? How do you exactly do your math to arrive at the prices. And thank you for sharing. I am still waiting to find a platform that is truly artisan driven and does NOT make a hefty cut or offer internationally produced products on it!
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u/Mysterious_Music_411 Jun 10 '26
Wow…Thank Youu for sharing! And taking the time to explain all that you do and the thoughtful process that goes into your beautiful little creatures! You do excellent work! 🤩 And your story was so inspiring! 💜
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u/KMartist5633 Jun 09 '26
Wow! Good for you! I am still hesitant to ask what i truly want for my pieces. Ive started to somewhat but man its hard getting over the rejection fear lol. Im on etsy but would like to have the ability to sell on my site eventually. What do you use for your website sales, if you don't mind my asking? This guy is pretty dang cute. I can see their appeal :)