Hi guys! I was just wondering since this is my first tiara, what I should charge for it. The cake will be delivered next Sat., and I need to give her a quote as soon as possible. Thank you!

I'd say you really just have to go by time and expenses. It looks terrific!!! And like you definitely spent some time on it. Sorry I'm not more help. I actually have a cake with a small tiara coming up in a couple weeks, and I dont' know what I'll charge yet either....I know about how much she wants to spend so I'm just trying to keep my investment into it limited to what I think is fair for the amount.....HTH a little!! beautiful job again!

Sorry I can't help with pricing either, but I just wanted to say that I absolutly love your tiara. I would love to make one. You did a fantastic job on it!

Good Luck...

A lot will depend on how big the cake is & what else you are putting on it. Your Tiara is beautiful.

I normally charge $2.50 per serving for carved cakes, and add $0.50 per serving if there is fondant. Now, when I did my fondant covered, carved pillow cake with a RI tiara, I charged $3.50 per serving to help cover my time for the tiara.

LOVELY WORK!!!! Does anyone know where I can find a template for a tiara. I'd like to make one for my niece's birthday

Thanks guys! Chocolatestone - you can find tiara patterns under photo gallery/uncategorized/patterns&templates. That's where I got this one - it was one of carrielynnfields' patterns. Thank you carrielynnfields!

Can't help you as I've not made one, just wanted to saythoughthat it is a lovely tiera!!!

Charge your hourly rate + material cost. If it took you an hour to make (and you charge say $20 an hour) plus the cost to make it (say $3) then $23 is the cost. When you are doing specialty items like this (that customers cant get anywhere else) you also need to charge for your talent.

Thank you for all the compliments and advice! I haven't nailed down an hourly rate yet, but I'm working on it.

Beth19 is right.

If you don't have an hourly rate set yet then charge a flat rate. I charge for the degree of complication for each tiara I do. An easy design starts out at $15.00 If I add crystals to it I then include the price of the crystals and the time to put them on.

Hope this will help you.