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This post may contain affiliate links. How do you care for a Timeless Crane Mobile so that it will last for years?  Well, as I mentioned in a previous post about Mobile Durability, making sure it's out of reach of children and pets is the most important factor, but you must also take good care of your mobile in other ways too.  Cobwebs, dust, flies, and sunlight can all detract from the beauty of your mobile.  This picture shows cobwebs and dust all over this paper crane. Dust Your Hanging Mobile The biggest problem I've had with all of my mobiles is...

  In early 2019 I got an email from Wayfair about selling my mobiles on their site. To have my mobiles sold through a big time website that specializes in all things home decor? It sounded like the perfect fit! I did a quick search for mobiles on Wayfair only to find that most of the mobiles were priced significantly lower than my own. Most of the mobiles on Wayfair are typical baby mobiles: made of plastic with tiny stuffed animals, and mass produced in China. I replied and expressed my interest in their offer as well as my concern about the price differences....

Pricing Formula and Things to Consider When Pricing a Handmade Product In early 2019 Wayfair invited me to sell my mobiles through their site. I had to take another look at my pricing calculations to find a price that would make it worth my while to sell to them at wholesale rates. This got me thinking about my pricing and how I came up with the numbers I had. I revisited the standard pricing formula and saw once again that I was pricing too low, so I came up with all new prices using the following formula:     Materials + Labor +...

  When I first started making mobiles most of them were paper crane mobiles. Soon I began making mobiles with all sorts of models - safari mobiles, ocean themed mobiles, butterfly mobiles, and dragon mobiles. People would email me asking if I could make them a mobile with a unique theme. I made mobiles with flowers and butterflies, farm animals, maple leaves, stars, ribbon fish, teddy bears, garden insects, cars, planes, and even John Deer and Winnie the Pooh themed mobiles. In more recent years I've made more popular on-trend themes such as Woodland, Swans, Unicorns, Asian Jungle, Paris Birthday, Strawberries,...