10 years ago, I'd have been terrible at setting these boundaries. But I've gotten better at it.

(I'm working solidly offline on magfest costumes. This one will probably start going up as WIPs mid-October or early November, as I build up enough WIP photos to post consistently about it)

I know the value in my work and that it takes longer times, especially with the amount of hand work I do. To have to drop everything to rush, knowing it wouldn't be up to my standards, isn't something I'm willing to do. (Let alone the labor/overhead, making it not fair for the cost of materials).

that's already beyond what most folks are willing to pay, not even factoring in materials or overhead costs.

It's also a factor when accepting brand deals. I recently had an offer for materials with an extremely fast turnaround time. I respectfully declined.