Stained & Fused Glass cost & pricing calculator
A finished panel shows the glass. It hides the hours between every piece.
Cutting scrap, foil, solder, patina and 2.2 hours of work turn the glass into a 12-piece suncatcher. These are worked-example costs. CrafterBy helps you calculate yours.
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Explore the cost example first
From making it to selling it
Your suncatcher looks effortless in the window. At the bench, it was a pattern, a series of cuts and a careful assembly. When someone asks to buy one, the finished area is easy to measure. The work and glass that didn’t end up in the window are easier to forget.
CrafterBy gives the materials, waste, active time and equipment use a place in the product cost. Whether your next sale is a stained-glass panel or a fused dish, start with the process you actually use.
02 / See what the price leaves you
Our fictional 12-piece stained-glass suncatcher costs $78.40 to make. That includes glass, cutting scrap, foil, solder, patina and 2.2 hours of labor. It is a stained-glass example; fused work needs its own firing costs.
That’s after the costs listed in this example. Any unlisted packaging, fees and other expenses still need to come out of it. Move the price to explore the difference.
Illustrative USD example. Your costs and selling price are yours to choose.
44% margin
before other expenses
A fictional worked example, not a recommended price. Include any packaging, overhead, selling fees and applicable taxes not listed here before treating the remainder as profit. Changing the price doesn’t predict demand.
Make the next decision with the numbers visible
Save a familiar pattern with its materials and work in a product template. When the customer changes the colors, size or detail, review the costs those choices change. Keep the original as a useful reference for the next quote.
The fictional stained-glass example totals $78.40, including $59.40 of active labor. Those are example inputs, not a price rule for glass art. Bring your own quantities and pace, then see what a proposed selling price leaves.
Calculate my first product03 / Put your costs somewhere useful
CrafterBy brings materials, active labor and equipment costs into a saved product. Explore the real app below.
Keep art glass, copper foil, solder and the other materials you use in one library. Record purchase prices and units, then use them in your product costs. Real app captures below contain sample woodworking data.
Your materials, organized · Real captures with sample woodworking data; your work uses the same tools.
View full sizeKeep purchase prices, units and waste allowances with your materials. Buying a large pack and using a small amount should be part of the calculation, not another guess.
Save a familiar product’s materials and process as a starting point. Review the quantity, design and active time when the next order is different.
See what remains after the costs you entered. You choose the price; the breakdown helps you judge the work and the order before committing to it.
Before you make the next batch or quote
Size can be a useful description, but it doesn’t explain every cut, joint or finishing step. Build the cost around your design so you understand the difference before discussing a simpler version or another price.
CrafterBy can organize the numbers behind the conversation. It cannot decide what a customer values or guarantee a sale. You remain free to change the design, the offer or the price with the costs visible.
Your first step is small
Choose one pattern you have already completed. Create a free account and bring the glass quantities, consumables and active hours together. Include kiln or other equipment costs only where your process uses them.
Create your free account, add the costs you know, then explore a selling price. Replace estimates with measured numbers as you learn from your own work.
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Before you start
Separate active tasks from passive process time. Your equipment can still carry costs while you aren’t working on the piece. Add appropriate machine or firing costs without treating every waiting hour as hands-on labor.
Bring your own pattern, process and quantities. CrafterBy handles the costing side: organize the materials, work and equipment costs, then compare the total with your proposed price.
Use your own experience to allow for realistic material or production losses. Record the extra work when reviewing the product, and avoid counting a loss twice in both material waste and another allowance.
Yes. You can begin with one product and the materials you already use. Choose one pattern you have already completed. Create a free account and bring the glass quantities, consumables and active hours together. Include kiln or other equipment costs only where your process uses them. You don’t need a team or a large catalog to start understanding your costs.
At a $140.00 selling price, $61.60 remains after the $78.40 of costs listed in this fictional example. Any packaging, overhead, selling fees, shipping you cover or applicable taxes not listed here can reduce that amount. Include your active labor as a cost too; it is separate from the margin left afterward.
Yes. Create an account and start free with one product. Check the pricing page for current plan features and limits. You can compare the process with your existing notes or spreadsheet before deciding what you need.
Your work deserves a price you understand
Start with your materials, your process and your time.
Give the next price a reason behind it.
Free to start · Your costs, your price, your decision