Small product. Big SKU list. Kept straight.
Keepsel is inventory and production software for keychain makers. Track acrylic blanks, hardware and prints by the piece, keep a couple dozen designs from becoming a spreadsheet nightmare, and know your margin on every ring you clip together.
Try free for 30 days, with 25 Suli messages once you confirm your email (all of Suli from Maker). No card.
A keychain in Keepsel
Product
Acrylic Keychain (2 in)
SKU KEY-ACRYLIC-2
Material
Acrylic Blank
tracked in each · Blanks
Supplier
Bead & Wire Co.
Variations, from Maker
Size, Color
Track everything that goes into a keychain
From raw materials to the finished piece, Keepsel keeps keychain makers on top of:
- wire and chain
- beads and stones
- findings and clasps
- blanks
- boxes and pouches
Built around how keychain makers actually work
A dozen designs becomes fifty SKUs fast
Two sizes and four colorways per design multiplies quickly. From the Maker plan, variations keep every combination counted under one product each, so the catalog grows without the chaos.
Hardware is bought by the bag, lost by the piece
Rings, chains, clasps and tassels arrive 100 to a bag and disappear one build at a time. Piece-level tracking means the hardware drawer finally matches the numbers.
Market prep without the midnight recount
Packing for a con or craft fair starts with knowing what's actually made. From the Maker plan, a finished-stock count per design shows what needs a production night, before the night before.
Cheap items punish sloppy costing
On a $7 keychain, 40 cents of untracked cost is 6 points of margin. Blanks, print, hardware and the polybag all belong in the recipe.
Acrylic Keychain (2 in), costed line by line
This is the math Keepsel does for every product you make: every line from its recipe, updated whenever a material's price changes.
At this margin a 3-for-$18 deal still earns 78%: priced from numbers, not nerves.
Acrylic Keychain (2 in)
- Acrylic blank
- $0.55
- UV print / vinyl
- $0.30
- Ring + clasp + connector
- $0.28
- Polybag + backing card
- $0.20
- True cost
- $1.33
- Suggested price
- $7.00
- Margin
- 81%
A day in Keepsel, for keychain makers
Stock blanks and hardware
Acrylic blanks, rings, clasps and packaging by the piece; prints and vinyl by the sheet or foot.
Recipe each design and size
A 2-inch design uses one blank, one print, one ring set and a polybag: its cost is the sum, always current.
Batch a production night
From the Maker plan, work orders for thirty keychains across five designs deduct the materials and add thirty finished pieces to the count (work orders up to 10 a month on Maker as a trial and 100 on Team, unlimited on Business and Enterprise).
Pack for markets from real numbers
The finished-stock list is the packing list. Record the market's sales afterwards, and from the Maker plan (or 25 messages free on the trial) you can ask Suli exactly what the table earned.
Questions keychain makers ask
How do I track inventory for a keychain business?
Blanks, hardware and packaging as piece-counted materials; each design and size as a product with a recipe. From the Maker plan, production nights run as work orders that deduct materials and add finished stock, so both sides of the bench stay counted.
How should I price acrylic keychains?
Most 2-inch acrylic keychains cost $1.00–$1.75 all-in and sell for $6–$9. Know your exact number first; then multi-buy deals, con discounts and wholesale offers are decisions, not gambles.
How many keychain designs is too many?
The honest answer is: however many you can keep in stock and track. Watching sales per design shows which quarter of the catalog earns most of the money, and which designs to retire at the next restock.
Do keychain multi-packs actually increase sales?
A multi-pack raises average order value reliably when the discount is priced from real margin. A 3-pack at a small discount moves slow designs alongside bestsellers without hurting the table's take.
Can I sell keychains on Etsy, at cons and in shops from one inventory?
Yes. From the Maker plan, each design has one finished-stock count, and every sale you record, at a con or online, comes off it. Record sales as they happen and what your online shop can promise stays honest, even after a design goes home in someone's tote.
Keepsel for other crafts
Guides for keychain makers
All guidesHow to Price Keychains (Small Product, Sharp Margins)
On a $7 keychain, 40 uncounted cents is 6 points of margin. Small products punish sloppy costing. Here's the tight version.
How Product Bundles Can Increase Your Sales
Bundles are one of the easiest ways to raise your average order (and move slow stock). Here's how to build ones that sell without giving away your margin.
How to Prepare Your Inventory for a Craft Fair
The night before a market shouldn't be a frantic count. Here's how to prep your inventory so you bring the right stock, sell smoothly, and reconcile after.
How to Sell on Multiple Channels Without Overselling
More sales channels means more reach, and more ways to oversell the same item. Here's how to keep one honest stock count across all of them.
Run your keychain business like a business
Know your true cost and margin and keep every material counted. Or try the free pricing calculator first.
Try free for 30 days, with 25 Suli messages once you confirm your email (all of Suli from Maker). No card.