The best you can...

I think every piece you produce is for a specific audience and therefore price point. If you are not paid for the extra time it requires to finish the piece, or at the higher price it sits in your inventory... where does it leave you?

I guess you need think about your market and produce your product accordingly. You can produce more than 1 line. I teach at a senior center and for $2.00 a head (plastic beads, or c quality stones) we create fantastic pieces. But if I was to try and sell any of my work there, while admired, most of the women wouldn't spend more than $25, even if it was sterling or 14k gold components. Money isn't issue with these women. So I bring basically $15 stuff or anything I want to get rid of.

I think if you make money doing what you do at the level of quality you produce great! If you can develop a wealthier clientele, who appreciates!! the better quality work and you make more $$ even better.

"Art" is good for display purposes. You sound like you want people to wear your designs. Atleast that's what I think.