The Crafty Girls Guide to Making Money From Home
OK so you're fed up of the 9 to 5 and want to work from home or maybe you're a stay-at-home mom or carer who needs or would like some extra cash.
You think you could MAKE something and sell it but you don't know WHAT or HOW. Perhaps you're already a crafty girl and make things but you don't know how to make money from your crafts.
This page should give you some ideas of what you can make and how you can make money from it.
"Want to Quilt up a Storm and Make Money While You Do It?"
Finally, Simple, easy to understand practical Information to help anyone turn their Quilting Passion into Profit in NO time at all!!
Did you know that you can earn up to$100 an hour quilting for others?
It's true.
Did you also know that some people will pay you up to $3,000 to make a quilt around a precious material remnant from their childhood?
Amazing, isn't it?
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Create 101 Simple & Easy Gift Baskets Like A Pro!
"Give Me Five Minutes And I'll Have You So Excited About Creating Your Own Gift Baskets You'll Want To Start Immediately!"Click Here!
101 Easy Craft Project Ideas
"Discover How To Make Easy Craft Projects,Save Time and Spend a Quality Time With Your Dearest Ones"
How about Making Some Extra Money at the Same Time...?
Are you a busy mom with kids full of energy, activity and inquiring minds who always want "something to do"?
Do you have a disabled relative, or a frail senior you have to take care of?
Hard pressed for time? Running out of ideas what to do?
And yet you still want to spend a Quality time with them?
Would You like to Make Extra Money selling crafts, but you are not sure "How" to do it?
includes a section on how to sell your crafts on eBay
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Soap Making Made Simple
Soap Making Made Simple! is like having your own soap making coach show you not only the basics of soap making, but also all the insider tricks, tips and techniques that the experts use to make advanced, hand-crafted soaps.You'll uncover all kinds of exciting tips... from how to select the best molds and ingredients to how to make simple soaps or beautiful, hand-milled soaps.
Overnight you can...
... be making wonderfully elegant, fragrant and luxurious soap for yourself, for gifts for your friends and relatives, or to sell.
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How to Make Soap Books
Soapmaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes, Techniques & Know-How (Natural Body Series - The Natural Way to Enhance Your Life)
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The Natural Soap Book: Making Herbal and Vegetable-Based Soaps
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Making Natural Liquid Soaps: Herbal Shower Gels / Conditioning Shampoos / Moisturizing Hand Soaps
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Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickl Safely, and Reliably, or How to Make Luxurious Handcrafted Soaps for Family, Friends, and Yourself
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Soapmaking for Fun & Profit: Make Money Doing What You Love! (For Fun & Profit)
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The Sweet Smell of Success
*Do you want to Make Your Own Perfumes?*Open Your Own Bath & Body Shop?
*Open Your Own Perfume Oil Boutique?
*Create Your Own Signature Line of Products?
Discover secret sources for running a successful perfume oil and aromatherapy bath and body business that would take years to find on your own.
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Jewellery Making Projects: Crafts Beautiful April 2007
Home Business Selling Handmade Crafts - 5 Steps to Success
By Debby McCandless
Step #1 - PASSION. Passion drives a person. Passion shines through in your work. Passion keeps you keeping on when all others have given up. You don't just like making your craft. You have a fire-in-the-belly passion. You love making this craft so much that you can't stop making it no matter what.
If you don't have passion for your handmade craft, don't make it for selling. Without passion you will give up on your home business and
craft too soon. You will produce an item of so-so quality and you will learn to hate this craft and be unhappy. And THAT will show in your work. Have PASSION for your handmade craft or don't sell.
Step #2 - QUALITY. Not just good quality, but superb quality. Take your craft a step farther. Make it better than the rest. People recognize quality and will pay more. Sure they'll buy the cheap ones, but they will be disappointed and buy quality the next time. It may cost more to produce but what you gain in reputation is well worth the extra money.
If you want your home business in it for the long haul, reputation is EVERYTHING! Soon a handmade craft with your name on it will command better prices than any others similar to it. Nothing beats QUALITY.
Step #3 - UNIQUENESS. You are a unique individual and your handmade craft should have a little touch of your personality. Study the work of top artists in your craft to see their uniqueness and you will find a way to add your style. Never do exactly what others are doing. Don't make it so different that "bizarre" comes to mind when they see your craft because most people don't want weird. Just add your own curve here, or a different color there, make it brighter or darker, etc.
Are you a happy person? Studious? Meticulous? What part of you goes into your work? Find a way to let people know it's your creation. Make your home business and craft stand out with UNIQUENESS.
Millions of people search ebay and you can look there to see if your craft item sells. But don't get discouraged if you don't see it there. Lots of items sell well offline but not online. And bargain hunters abound on ebay. You might not get a fair price for your handmade craft item. Use ebay as a marketing research tool. It's great for testing the waters and sometimes you actually get a great price for your craft.
Search out that target market at every opportunity. Your local
community probably has more opportunities than you could ever imagine for your home business. TARGETING makes selling so much easier.
Step #5 - PERSISTENCE. Be relentless. If you do the first four steps, persistence will pay off. Always keep moving forward. Learn more about your craft than anyone else (passion really keeps you going here) and keep searching for those targeted customers.
Persevere through rejections. Learn from them, adjust, and make steady progress. This is why passion is step #1 for your home business to succeed. If your passion wanes, your persistence will, too. Without PERSISTENCE, selling your handmade craft will be a very short term endeavor.
Now that you have Passion, Quality, Uniqueness, Targeting, and Persistence for your home business, you can start counting the money from the sale of your handmade craft. Good luck and happy crafting.
Debby McCandless produces handmade craft items for sale from alpaca fleece from alpacas raised on her farm. She has learned what it takes to make a home business of handmade crafts work. Visit her website at http://www.owning-alpaca.com.
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Make Candy Wrappers for Fun or Profit
Would you like to manufacture a product that everyone LOVES to buy? A product that costs pennies on the dollar to make? A product that can be made right off your kitchen table where you need very few supplies to make it in bulk? (I bet you already have what you need right in your own home....like scissors and adhesive).Click Here!
Home Based Greeting Card Business
You'll discover the first step to getting started PLUS quick and easy ways to turn your favourite hobby... Card Making ...into a profitable home-based business that YOU can run in your spare time, AND how you can get your hands on over $700 worth of FREE Gifts.Click Here!
Craft Shows Success Secrets
Do you want to know how to turn your hobby into a business? Are you interested in selling your crafts at crafts shows? Or do you just want to make a little bit of 'fun money' for the crafts you make?Click Here!
Gel Candle Recipes 101
Gel candles are a fairly new type that are becoming more widely spread than you could even imagine. Crafters are going wild expressing themselves with these new fairly easy to make gel candles. Our ebook offers 51 great gel candle projects. You'll be the praise of your family and neighborhood using these wonderful gel candle recipes. Learn how to make your own gel candles. NEW!!! Now Including free standing gel candles. These pillars are sure to amaze even the most experienced gel candle crafters.We offer a complete easy to follow guide to making your own gel candles PLUS bonus sections:
Interviews with the experts with tips and tricks for gel candle making
Soap recipes with links to suppliers
How to make Smelly Jelly air freshners
Personal Care Honey Recipes
Craft recipes
Inexpensive gift ideas
Resale shops
Frugal Household gifts
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Start a Home Craft Business
"Did You Know That You Can Earn a Great Income Doing Something That You Absolutely Love?"You can join the thousands of people that have started their own fun, profitable home craft business.
People all over the world are making great money from the art and crafts that they create.
Creating art and crafts is a fun and rewarding hobby that can also provide a great full time or supplemental income.
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Google Blog Posts on Selling Crafts
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Finally, straight talk on how to start your own craft business doing something you love!"Have You Ever Wondered How Much More Enjoyable Your Life Could Be if You Started Your Very Own Craft Business?"
This helpful guide will show you how to start, run, and market
a successful craft business that will allow you to earn a healthy part-time or full-time income...
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Basket Weaving Made Easy
I'm about to reveal the secret that allowed me to learn how to create beautiful baskets in just a few short weeks - a secret that I am sure will work for you as well!Basketry For Fun, Hobby & Business. Discover The Joys Of Basket Weaving! Covers Everything You Need To Know To Become An Expert! Some Basket Weavers Even Make $5,000 Or More A Month! Rare Online Business Opportunity.
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Selling Crafts on eBay
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Craft Supplies on eBay
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Kaleidoscope: Ideas & Projects to Spark Your Creativity
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One-Skein Wonders
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Making Polymer Clay Beads: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Beautiful Ornamental Beads
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/06/2008)
Bead on a Wire: Making Handcrafted Wire and Beaded Jewelry
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 10/06/2008)
The Complete Book of Candles: Creative Candle-Making, Candleholders and Decorative Displays
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Discount Magazine Subscriptions on Amazon
Paper Crafts
Amazon Price: $19.97 (as of 10/06/2008)
Scrapbooks Etc. (1-year)
Amazon Price: $19.97 (as of 10/06/2008)
Crochet!
Amazon Price: $19.97 (as of 10/06/2008)
Doll Crafter and Costuming
Amazon Price: $39.95 (as of 10/06/2008)
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