wel, i dun no y u gramerz fail so bad but her gose et.

BTW, if you want to save 6.8k crowns, use ALL your mist when crafting (Btw, I doubt you can make 6.8k crowns with 100 mist, unless you are running JK or Vanaduke). One day of not playing is not a big deal, unless you have no life. I am sure before you found out about this game you hadn't played it before, (/Herp) which means you have gone QUITE a few days without playing. One more isn't going to hurt. (/Derp)

If we had more crowns sinks and less elevator pass then CE would drop. But OOO likes elevator passes, (so do I) so the only way to fix this is with crown sinks and promotions. And yes, it will always cost a lot to craft stuff, as CE is never going to be below 5k. I usually use about 45k crowns whenever I craft any 5* gear, and 100 mist. I don't spend USD on the game much so I don't have any CE unless I use crowns, so we are all in the same boat.
If you want longer playing, then this is EXACTLY what OOO wants, because this makes you buy both CE for crafting and an elevator pass for longer playing.
They will either make money (Which is their job since they are a business) or you are not going to get to play as much as you'd like. And they don't want you playing their game without spending money, as that doesn't make them any profit and you are taking up space on their server. :P (Not much space of course.)

I do understand what you mean about the prices of CE, but there is nothing we can do about it. So just do your daily thing and eventually you will get the money you need.