Roy and I headed down to my nephew's 8th grade graduation last Sunday. My sister brought my birthday present along with her.

Here are pictures









My sister hand-engraved the jar. She drew the design free-hand and affixed it to the inside of the jar and attached a grinder bit to her dremel tool and hand-engraved the glass tracing the design she affixed to the inside of the jar. I told her that she needs to start selling stuff like this to greyhound folks (and other critter lovers) because I think she could make some money to supliment her income.

The jar is approximately 22 1/2" in circumference
approximately 7 3/4" tall to the jar opening
approximately 9 1/2" tall to the top of the lid

She asked me how much she should charge. I did a search of hand-engraved glass on the internet and found a wide range of prices. From about $5.00 for cheap, mass-produced Chinese glass to over $100. I found a 5" tall hand-engraved pencil holder for $25.

I am not sure how much she should charge. She hasn't tracked her time in completing a piece. She has made several pieces, so far each one custom made as a gift or special request and has never charged anyone for her work.

Any ideas? Maybe charge by the hour, but how much per hour? Eventually she probably could have a standardized price if she repeats the same piece.

Thanks,

Annette

Thats very cool! Dont have any idea about cost...

Very beautiful, your sister did a greyt job.

Don't know what she should charge but I do not with my crafts I never ever get the amount of labor. One thing I was told was to double or triple what you put into something if a Jar cost $10.00 the minimum should be $20 to $30

It is beautiful and some critter lover would love it

That's cool.

That's a very cool piece. I don't know about cost, either, but to get an idea she could go to markets and craft shows to look at similar items to gauge price.

It is Beautiful , She did a wonderful job.

Happy belated Birthday !