How do U make money from your crafty stuff?

[Jennifer Grant]

I'd love to get to know if you guys are already making some cash and if so, what are you doing?

[Juli]

wow Jen!! not sure where on earth you find the time!!!

[Jennifer Grant]

i decided to give up showering. :)

[Juli]

and housecleaning:) ( I am so just kidding )

[Jennifer Grant]

buwahahahaha!~! i KNEW we would be good friends!

[SusieScrapper]

Wow Jen!! Those are great, I'd love the cubby unit in my scrap room!

Thanks for all the ideas everyone. I have nothing new to add other than I'd like to make up a bunch of items and sell them either on Ebay or somewhere also. I have a lot of things made up, but still need to decide where to go. Etsy (sp) looks like a great place to go and doesn't seem to be a bidding site, which I like, but it's hard to decide what everything is worth. I don't want to give it away, but afraid I'll overprice items and you can't make money that way either.

Keep the ideas coming ladies!!

[Amy]

I signed up for etsy earlier this month. I've only had one sale, but I also haven't done a lot of marketing/promotion yet. Just trying to build up an inventory right now. I was accepted into a juried art/craft show in November, so hopefully that will be successful!

[MelodyLynn]

I signed up with etsy so I could purchase supplies... fabric to be exact. I was also toying with the idea of selling some of my quilts there too. I have a couple of extras that are laying around the house almost finished. Now if I could just finish them and get them sold!

[Audra Silva]

I'm hoping to set up a shop on etsy soon with my oldest daughters (18 & 16). I feel like I'm stepping completely into the unknown!

[Jennifer Grant]

I checked out your etsy site Marilee and its great! seems like you have had quite a bit of traffic and sales so far---were most of them from people who just found you on Etsy and then ordered?

[Ellen]

Ok. So I just had a one day festival last weekend where I sold tie-dye, bottle cap pendants and Piper's cool signs. It was probably the best looking set up we've had. We also had the most lucrative day we've ever had. I think the secret is to have a variety of items. In the past when we've sold just tie-dye, certain people didn't stop, just walked by. With the addition of Captivation and Piper's signs to draw people in, we had a crowded booth the whole day!

I wish I had more time to do these events. I have one more in August that should be good. I'm hoping to bring the caps around to stores while I am in Maine to get them to sell them. I think another good way to make $ without putting in a whole weekend at a festival is to find a store in each town around where I live or visit that is willing to sell my stuff. Maybe a weekly farmer's market now and then too.

The other thing I'm going to try to do is have events at my house where my stuff is around to sell. I just wish I were better at the accounting and tracking piece. I seem to give a lot away and not keep track of sales well. I'd be open to suggestions on this, keeping in mind that I am an Aquarian, ADD, mom with a full time job, who need an efficient, no brainer way to organize my business affairs. Is this possible???

[Ellen]

Here's a picture of Truly Tie-Dye and Captivation's set up at Fall City Days last Saturday.
Oh, and I signed up for Etsy. I just haven't posted any pics yet or anything. What do you all think about $15 for the bottle cap pendants (that includes the chain to put it on)?

[UnKit]

love the ideas and inspiration!