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General Hourly Rates for Popular Crafts
A general guide for setting hourly rates to be used in calculating the cost of labor. Includes many of today's popular crafts. Actual rates will depend on the design, quality, uniqueness, finish, durability, value, etc. of your craftsmanship, your expenses, how efficiently you work measured in time and what the economy in your area will support. | Craft Category | Beginner's Rate | Experienced Rate |
| Floral | $10 - $15 | $20 - $30 |
| Gift Baskets | $25 | $35 |
| Candle/Wax | $25 | $35 |
| Decoupage | $20 - $30 | $30 - $45 |
| Decorative Painting | $25 - $30 | $35 - $40++ |
| Tole Painting | $15 - $25 | $25 - $40 |
| Dough Art | $20 Less for cheap
kitchen magnets | $20 - $40
More for unique design |
| Cake Decorating | $20 | $30+ |
| Wedding Crafts | Slightly more than rate for a similar craft
category |
| Woodcrafts | See the
Woodworker's Guide to Pricing Your Work
by Dan Ramsey |
| Birdhouses | Unique Design
$30 - $40 | Nontraditional or
Antique Design $40+ |
| Frames | Basic $35 - $45 | Custom $45 - $50 |
| Needle/Fabric | $20 | $20 - $40 |
| Lace | $25 | $30+ |
| Embroidery | $25 | up to $40 |
| Cross-Stitch | up to $25 |
| Dolls | Mass-Produced $25 | Collectible $55 - $60 |
| Teddies/Puppets | $30 - $40 |
| Basketry | $20 - $25 |
| Ceramics | Mass-Produced $30 | Custom $60 |
Unfired Clay
Functional Pottery
Decorative Pottery
Functional Ceramics
Decorative Ceramics | See the
Crafter's Guide to Pricing Your Work
by Dan Ramsey |
| Jewelry/Metal | $35 - $65 |
| Fine Art | See the
Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market(Annual)
Mary Cox - Editor |
Pencil Drawing
Pen & Ink Drawing
Watercolor
Oil
Airbrush
Portrait
Caricature
Calligraphy
Photography
Silhouette
Sculpture | See the
Crafter's Guide to Pricing Your Work
by Dan Ramsey |
Excerpted from
The Crafter's Guide to Pricing Your Work
by Dan Ramsey
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