For wreath makers

Ribbon is the lumber of this trade.

A wreath looks like fluff and prices like lumber: two rolls of deco mesh, twelve feet of good ribbon, a grapevine form, picks and stems — forty dollars on the form before the bow is tied. Wreath makers who guess at that number underprice by half. MadeKeeper tracks the ribbon by the foot and the season by the ledger.

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How MadeKeeper maps to your ribbon wall

Ribbon by the roll, used by the footEach ribbon logs at its roll price; every wreath and bow pulls its footage. The ribbon wall is your biggest asset — MadeKeeper knows what it's worth.
Forms, mesh, and picks at costGrapevine and wire forms, deco mesh by the roll, floral picks by the stem — the build list logs per wreath, so a $95 price tag stands on a $42 truth.
Seasons as the calendarFall ships in September, Christmas in November — wreath money arrives in surges. Batches, markets, and custom orders all track against the season they belong to.
Door hangers on the same benchThe attachment sign blank and the painted door hanger run through the same books — blank in, personalization on, priced with the wreath or alone.

One fall wreath, to the penny

Say you build a deco-mesh fall wreath:

  • Grapevine form$4.50
  • Deco mesh, 2 rolls @ $6.99$13.98
  • Ribbon, 12 ft @ 85¢/ft$10.20
  • Floral picks and stems$8.40
  • Attachment sign blank$5.25
Materials in the wreath$42.33

At $95 you keep $52.67 before fees — while the maker pricing at $55 because 'it's just ribbon' clears thirteen dollars for her whole afternoon. Your books make sure that's never you.

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 wreath makers ask

How do I track ribbon across fifty rolls?

Each roll logs at its price and length; wreaths pull feet as you build. When the buffalo-check roll runs low in October, you'll see it before the custom order that needed it.

What about custom and themed orders?

A custom wreath logs as its own piece — the team-colors mesh, the extra picks, the deposit if you take one. Customs usually price higher and cost more; the ledger shows whether the premium covers it.

Is a wreath business really seasonal?

The revenue is; the building isn't. Makers who batch fall wreaths in July win September. MadeKeeper's stock counts and season history make the get-ahead plan concrete: what sold last fall, by the week, at what margin.

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