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How many hours do you put in?

Heather L avatar
Heather L 3:27 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
I think it probably depends on your craft, but I'm curious to know just how many hours (roughly) you put in in any given week.. And how much product do you produce in that week?

I find it interesting because often people think being a working artist is an easy job, when in fact some might put in more hours than most other professions.

So how much of a workaholic are you? :)

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crochetgal from crochetgal 3:30 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
It will vary greatly from week to week. Some weeks its more than 60 hours if I'm really into a project and other weeks it may be as few as 10.

But I'm generally doing something business related for between 12 - 16 hours each day.
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Eileen from TepperWear 3:30 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
I'm lucky because I can do my craft anywhere. On the bus, sitting on the couch, waiting on line at Starbucks. I usually average a hat and a half a day, on the days I do my regular job, but if I'm on the couch watching TV I can do more than that. I never counted how many I get done in a week.
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Emily Adams and Dana Paredes from firenfluxhandmade 3:32 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
actually making things probably around 20 hrs
Heather L avatar
Heather L 3:33 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
That is a blessing Eileen :)
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Baloolah from BaloolahBunting 3:33 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
First thing I do in the morning is pick up iPad to check stats and pin and wanelo
I spend all day checking stats, thinking about new products, all evening while watching tv on teams, last thing i do is check my stats on ipad, sometimes i even check stats a 4 in the morn if i have a pee! even my son says that I spend a ridiculous amount of time on etsy for not so much income:(
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Tadson Tadson from TADSON 3:35 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
Lol. ( just laughing about myself) , yes, " Hello, I'm Ira, and I'm totally workaholic . Doctor, I will still alive? " -)
If I'm not in my studio, I'm at home with my computer: adding, changing, offering, fixing my new stuff picture, what else...

Last week I only produced 3 new dresses and I sad, because I haven't made the pictures of them yet.

-)
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Rachelle Cameron from RavishingRetro 3:39 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
If I count my shopping for stockÉ hmmm like 25 hrs a week maybeÉ I am really not sure, I should keep track of it some time...
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Lisa Steiner from ElainaLouiseStudios 4:18 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
I work on the business when the kids are in school and then sometimes a little in the evenings after everyone has gone to bed.
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Diane and Christopher Serviss from pixiebell 4:47 am Feb 22, 2013 EST
I tend to call this business a "lifestyle" because if I am being honest with myself, I am working in some capacity for the business from the time I get up until the time I go to bed.

It is my full time job, my husbands full time job and our eldest daughters seasonal job. I can't really put an hour timeline on it except to say 10 - 16 hours every day of the year. It sounds crazy to some, I am sure, but since I enjoy every minute of it, I would not say it is an actual job, altho it is actual work ..we all work very hard.

I keep a "knitting/crochet schedule" that requires that my husband and I each make 3 or 4 items every single day, whether we have orders to fill or not. When we have no orders to fill we build stock for the busy winter months.

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