Could someone tell me the cost to make a bead

Could someone tell me the cost to make a bead Or how many standard beads you
get from a glass rod and the cost for fuel.. No one seems to ever talk about
the cost or is that a no-no? Thank you girls.


ITS STILL HOT IN TEXAS !


Scott in Houston

Could someone tell me the cost to make a bead Or how many standard beads you
get from a glass rod and the cost for fuel.. No one seems to ever talk about
the cost or is that a no-no? Thank you girls.


get real.....

describe bead....
how big, how little, how simple how complex...
trying to figure exact cost "per bead" would be very difficult....
basically you have to figure your total costs over a period of time against
your production to see whether you are making a profit or not
and all the "costs" do not include - of course the artist's time, ability, and
experience....

Cheryl
DRAGON BEADS
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

Im in Houston too.....and Yes, its HOT HOT HOT.

Janet R

"Scott" wrote in message
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| Could someone tell me the cost to make a bead Or how many standard
beads you
| get from a glass rod and the cost for fuel.. No one seems to ever
talk about
| the cost or is that a no-no? Thank you girls.
|
|
| ITS STILL HOT IN TEXAS !
|
|
| Scott in Houston
|
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|

I agree with Cheryl. It's all relative. It depends on the type of glass
you are using. One rod may cost 15x the amount of another. It depends on
what kind of bead you are making, using metals, difficulty levels, and the
list goes on. If you want to know how many single one color beads I can get
from a rod it's usually 20 or so. I don't make huge beads though.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Cheryl" wrote in message
...

Could someone tell me the cost to make a bead Or how many standard beads
you
get from a glass rod and the cost for fuel.. No one seems to ever talk
about
the cost or is that a no-no? Thank you girls.


get real.....

describe bead....
how big, how little, how simple how complex...
trying to figure exact cost "per bead" would be very difficult....
basically you have to figure your total costs over a period of time
against
your production to see whether you are making a profit or not
and all the "costs" do not include - of course the artist's time, ability,
and
experience....

Cheryl
DRAGON BEADS
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

On 26 Oct 2004 01:34:25 GMT, eads (Cheryl) wrote:

describe bead....
how big, how little, how simple how complex...
trying to figure exact cost "per bead" would be very difficult....
basically you have to figure your total costs over a period of time against
your production to see whether you are making a profit or not
and all the "costs" do not include - of course the artist's time, ability, and
experience....

Cheryl is SO right! I spent over two months last year working on
figuring out that kind of thing when I had to put together my business
plan. It was very difficult to figure out. And it never actually broke
down to a "per bead" cost.

Maybe if we knew WHY you were asking, we could help you find the
information you need. You may just not be asking the right question to
get there.

Tink
Check here for available work:
http://blackswampglassworks.com/latest.htm

]Much as some of us would like it,
]we cannot chain up our favorite lampworkers and make them create for
]us 24/7.

darn it!


No no no. Thank the Gods! You wouldn't want me chained up anywhere 24/7,
trust me. I'm a ticking time bomb.

That's sort of like asking "How much is the average bead?" (ANY bead) Nobody
talks about that because it doesn't apply. n/a

Could someone tell me the cost to make a bead Or how many standard beads
you
get from a glass rod and the cost for fuel.. No one seems to ever talk
about
the cost or is that a no-no? Thank you girls.
~~~~~~~~~~~
It's all relative. It depends on the type of glass
you are using. One rod may cost 15x the amount of another. It depends on
what kind of bead you are making, using metals, difficulty levels, and the
list goes on.


~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce

Im in Houston too.....and Yes, its HOT HOT HOT.

It was very cold here (in the SF Bay Area), and now it's raining HARD.
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce

*quickly revising her plans for Starlia's next visit*
Damn.

--
~Candace~

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"starlia" wrote in message
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]Much as some of us would like it,
]we cannot chain up our favorite lampworkers and make them create for
]us 24/7.

darn it!


No no no. Thank the Gods! You wouldn't want me chained up anywhere 24/7,
trust me. I'm a ticking time bomb.

It was very cold here (in the SF Bay Area), and now it's raining HARD.

It snowed here all day yesterday.
I am going into my hibernation mode.



Carol in SLC
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