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Articles | Work at Home Moms: Ideas, Opportunities and Resources
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Work at Home Ideas: Craftsperson
Do you like making things? Working with your hands, showing your creative side? You may be involved in crafts as a hobby already, but selling your work can be a great way to earn money at home.
Start-up costs: Cost of supplies, display booths, entry fees
Marketing ideas: There are many outlets to sell your craft. One of the most common ways is to display your items at local craft fairs held at malls and community centers. Another way is to visit local gift stores that sell the type of merchandise you make, and inquire about consigning with them. With the internet, you have many other options available to you. You may want to try an online auction house such as E-Bay for selling your crafts. You can also invest in your own website, and sell your product direct to the end user that way.
| Crafts for the Home |
- Make house signs
- Make wicker baskets
- Hand-carve picture frames
- Make hand-stamped greeting cards
- Build miniature furniture for dollhouses and adult collectors
- Unique curtains and window treatments
- Make rag rugs
- Make candles
- Make personalized coffee mugs
- Make book-safes: hollowed-out books for hiding valuables
- Embellish and redecorate household products
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| Crafts for the Outdoors |
- Create decorative birdhouses
- Manufacture sundials
- Make unusual products from seashells
- Create unique terrariums
- Dry flowers
- Make Potpourri and sachets
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| Baby Crafts |
- Bronze baby shoes for proud parents
- Create personalized shadow boxes with baby memorabilia
- Make ceramic plaques of newborn infants' foot or hand prints
- Make mobiles for baby cribs
- Knit baby mittens, scarves, hats
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| Crafts For Children |
- Make high-quality look alike dolls
- Create doll clothes
- Refinish old-fashioned children's desks
- Restore old dolls and teddy bears
- Create unique ethnic and character dolls
- Make stuffed animals
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| Wearable Art |
- Make jewelry from beads or seashells
- Specialize in batik or tie-dyed wearing apparel
- Make costume jewelry
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