For jewelry makers

Pennies per pair — counted, for once.

Beads by the strand, findings by the hundred, and a design that explodes into fourteen colorways before lunch. Jewelry is a pennies business in a crowded market, which is exactly why the pennies have to be counted — the maker who knows her cost per pair is the one who survives the table next to the $6 earrings. MadeKeeper counts them.

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How MadeKeeper maps to your bead board

Strands and lots as boughtA $6.50 strand of 42 beads is 15.5¢ a bead, and MadeKeeper does that division for every strand, lot, and bag of bead soup you log.
Findings per-100Ear wires, headpins, jump rings, clasps — bought by the hundred, costed by the piece, pulled by the pair. The findings drawer stops being a rounding error.
Designs with colorway variantsOne earring design in fourteen colorways is one product with variants, each with its own count — so restocking the table is a list, not a memory exercise.
Earring cards and packaging countCards, boxes, and bags are per-piece costs like any other. Log them once and every sale carries its packaging instead of donating it.

One pair of earrings, to the penny

Say you assemble a pair of drop earrings:

  • 4 beads (from a $6.50 strand of 42)$0.62
  • Ear wires (pair, from per-100)$0.14
  • Headpins$0.06
  • Earring card$0.09
Cost per pair$0.91

At $14 a pair you keep $13.09 before fees — which is why the real question isn't materials, it's whether the fair's booth fee and your Saturday divide out to a wage. MadeKeeper answers that too.

If you describe stones and metals in listings, MadeKeeper keeps your purchase records per material — what a supplier called it and what you paid — so your descriptions have paperwork behind them.

Straight about what's live

Materials and true cost per piece, products (in bulk or one-of-a-kind), sales that drain stock, the was-this-fair-worth-it event math, mileage, expenses, and the year-end tax packet — all in the app today. Etsy and Square sync, your own storefront, a booth card reader, and shipping labels are building, shaped with founding makers. Nothing above describes a feature that doesn't exist without saying so. See the full live-vs-building list →

Questions jewelry makers ask

Is it worth tracking costs this small?

That's the trap — any single pair is pennies, but a season of shows is thousands of pairs, fees, and Saturdays. The pennies decide whether the table paid, and MadeKeeper adds them up without you thinking about it.

How do colorway variants work?

One design, many colorways — each variant keeps its own stock and sales. You'll learn that the terracotta sells three-to-one over the sage, and make next batch accordingly.

Can I track bead soup and mystery lots?

Log a lot at what you paid and cost pieces from it at a fair average. It stays honest without demanding you catalog every bead in the bin.

Ready to see your real numbers?

The app is live and free during the pilot. Lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.

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