Custom Handmade

Custom Handmade

How do you figure out shipping costs for ebay/etsy?

I was interested in selling a few handmade bead jewelery items on etsy, but I was curious as to how you can figure out the cost of shipping an item before you have an address. I've seen with etsy and ebay that people list a shipping cost even for custom items. Is there a website that you use to figure this out?

Thanks in advance for any information!

Package your jewelry up like you were going to mail it, weigh it, and use the postage calculator at usps.com to estimate it to the farthest part of the US (for me in PA, I calculate shipping to Alaska!).

If you are over cautious like I am, I actually list a smidge over what I think shipping will cost (include the cost of your packaging materials too!), and then refund back any excess. You can check out the Policies section of my etsy shop to see how that works - http://CleanRinse.etsy.com

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When thinking of handmade jewellery the image of a child's necklace that is brought home from school comes to mind. The handcrafted jewellery made with water colored macaroni noodles on a piece of yarn is another image you may have.

 

Jewellery doesn't always have to come from the store. There are artists that make a living off of handcrafted masterpieces. A handmade piece of jewellery adds a special touch when given as a present. The reason for this is because it means that the person who receives it has a special place in the heart of the giver and they were trying to do their best to show them how much.

 

To help people get acquainted with handmade jewellery, there are books that are full of details and show you how to make the handcrafted jewellery that is desired. By stringing beads a certain way you can end up with a beautiful handcrafted piece of art that anyone would want to display. There are times that one glass bead holds 2 or more strings to add a third dimension to the piece of jewellery. There are times that a friend or family member has seen what an artist can do and they may want to purchase jewellery which doesn't look handmade at all. There are occasions that the handcrafted jewellery is made and not purchased.  Sometimes there is an award for going out of the way for a person. This is when the art ends up being a business for handmade jewellery.

 

Artists like to display their handcrafted art several ways. They can do it through auction websites, silent auctions, arts and craft shows, festivals, garage sales, and even local consignment shops. The handmade jewellery looks natural when it is added to the jewellery box. Custom handcrafted jewellery is the same thing as handmade jewellery but in some cases people don't see it through the same eyes as others. This is why it is considered a work of art.

 

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