costings

Project Costings

As part of my brief it says on the list to keep a costing sheet.

I have kept receipts for main things I have bought for my posters such as the A1 watercolour card and gold-leaf and these were expensive.

I have bought items to experiment with for my tech file and ideas such as embroidery and map working.

I found that looking in charity shops can be a lot cheaper and you can probably find something a bit different rather than in craft shops. An example would be buckles I found on some handbags to use on my books.

Some things I have bought which I have not used such as the candle making kit (I saved £10) but some were expensive such as the silk painting kit. I bought this (or rather persuaded my parents to buy it) as I thought my last poster would be a silk painting.

However, after experimenting in college I found this would be too tricky and take too much time so I wish I would have waited.

I have also found out there are a lot of hidden costs with things which you use a lot of such as masking fluid and glue.

I have photocopied my receipts.

Tech File and Accessories FMP Costing Sheet

Item	Amount	Price
Felt sheets A4 (hobbycraft)	10 at 50p a sheet	£5.00
Leather (ebay)	2 kg	£5.50
Handbags for buckles (charity)	2	£4.00
Wool (charity)		£2.00
Belt (charity)	1	£1.00
Aida (cross Stitch)	2 at £3.85 each	£7.70
Frames (cross Stitch)	2 at £2.50 each	£5.00
Skeins(cross Stitch)		£2.70
Candle kit (charity)*		£4.25
Curtain Tassles		£2.99
Decorative Paper (hobbycraft)	£1 per sheet	£6.00
Gold Leaf		£7.95
Silk Painting Kit		£17.80
Notebooks (W H Smiths)	Various sizes	£6.50
Watercolour Paper A1	3	£30.00
Ink Printing	Printer at home	£30.00
Card		£8.00
Misc. such as glue		£17.00
Paper/Photpaper		£5.00
Storage Box		£3.50
Velour Paper(Mounting)		£15.00
Total Costings		£186.89

*£14.25 if bought new