As far as durability it depends on how thick you make them…. Mine are tested by my son…. He plays with them until they are final coated and believe you me, he doesn’t understand the purpose of toys or things until they are in pieces and he is “then” done with this thing… Hard to explain but that is his form of play….

The earlier ones are trashed lol he broke them into a billion pieces but I needed to learn that if it isn’t Danny proof it won’t be mom proof or someone who is rough with their pieces ….. Funny had to share my first batch were delicate pretty and fine like lace… Lol a billion pieces I tell you.

I will respond to a few more above but Danny is trying to cook again (on my Facebook yesterday… Funny but took forever to clean up)…

I love you all. And the earring idea is perfect I made two pendants last night to match bracelets… Lol but earrings would be so much better. Thank you Rena for the great links and phenomenal ideas…. After autism, cancer and my brother’s death it was time to either quietly wither away and die or rise to the challenge and continue to parent Danny bc he needs 24/7 care.

Xoxoxo to you all. More later

I understand trying to get part of “me” back. I am going through a divorce after almost 10 years of marriage and with a son on the spectrum. Since 2 1/2 years of my marriage I was so ill that i was completely bed-bound and was neglected horrible by my spouse (how can you just walk past a person literally screaming and writhing in pain until they had no voice left and not even ask if they are OK or if you can do anything to help is beyond me. I couldn’t even do that to a stranger or someone I disliked intensely!) and then after that raising my son basically on my own because his other parent couldn’t be bothered with him – I am getting “ME” back too. I have found that delving deeper into the type of jewelry I really want to do has brought that “ME” out more as well. I’m so happy that you have found a big piece of YOU! Congratulations!

And the fact that you’ve sold 3 without even listing them sounds like you’ve hit on something that resonates with people!

I’m glad to hear you’re making some jewelry yourself again – that it’s something just about YOU, and that you’re doing some art here that nourishes your creative soul.

Regarding pricing, you can use my jewelry pricing formula to make sure you’re making a profit in your pricing. Keep track of the time it takes you to make your bracelets – you need to make sure you’re getting compensated for the time that goes into each one.

Also, I don’t know if you’ve seen the post here on creating polymer clay jewelry efficiently – it might help you make more bracelets in less time, especially if you decide to start making a lot of them.

After you go through the pricing formula above, if you’re concerned that your customers might not be able to afford your pricing you can always add a second, lower-priced series of polymer cuffs that are still wonderful but less detailed and less labor-intensive than your more artistic ones you shared here.

And of course if you do decide to make a lot of them, even if each one is unique there will be ways you can do a batch of bracelets at each step to cut back on the time each one takes.

Also – have you considered making polymer earrings to go with these cuffs? As cool as these are, I’m sure people will want creative earrings to go with them.

When I looked at your bracelets above, my first thought was “where can I get one, and will there be earrings to go with them?”

One way you can promote these bracelets (and matching earrings, if you make them) is as a gift item. That’s one of the fab things about cuff bracelets – they’re very giftable because they can comfortably fit a range of wrist sizes, so getting an exact bracelet fit isn’t crucial. And these would really make a nice gift.

Also I can see some people wanting them personalized in some way – with text, motifs, colors, added elements, etc. If you have custom orders, I would definitely charge more for them because you’ll be putting extra time and artistry into them.

Sue, thanks so much for sharing these lovely cuffs here! It’s wonderful to see your work, and to hear that you’ve got a corner of jewelry-making that’s just about you.

Please keep us posted!

Hugs to you! 🙂