8 Ways to Make Money in the Craft Community without Selling Products

Helllo Christine. I love your work that you do for us in this competitive industry of arts and crafts. I agree with you on this showing ways to sell items that I don't craft. My followers are so intrigued by the way I use vases/vessels to put my hand rafted floral creations in. So, I'm now in the process of doing a Free class and a paid class. These 2 classes are about the same idea. The free class will have 5 Free ways to place your handcrafted floral arrangement in a vase or vessel. The paid class will have 25 ways to place your handcrafted creations in. This will be a start to finish class. I'm looking at a price of $9.98 for the paid class. I'm sure that I can sell 100+ classes. This revenue will help with the website advertising, my biggest event of the year which is the Arizona State Fair (1.7 million fairgoers in a 24 day period. I'll be Demonstrating the Cricut Maker, my skill/talents, and to have the opportunity to sell my Items to the fairgoers. Last year sales were unbelievable GREAT, and the normal everyday payout) Watch my website for further details. artisans-studio.com Keep up the great work. Thanks again, Tim McGinley

Where would you sell blanks if that’s what you want to pursue? eBay? Etsy? Fbmp?

Oh my gosh this was so meant for me . First off I live on my phone pinning, YouTubing 24-7 quiet literally. I have an entire craft room upstairs stocked as if it were a gift shop or small business or rather or even a craft teaching studio ready to ready to go but I’ve lived with juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis since the age of 4 and now that I’m 41 it’s so hard for me to physically do much of anything. But my heart desires to live a life just like everyone else . So I just feel so stuck . I still enjoy being productive but it just unfortunately has to be done from my bed a majority of the time. Those of us whom suffer with chronic pain find so much joy and relief through crafting but often sometimes just the process of getting all of the supplies out and we begin stressing about getting everything together which honestly shouldn’t sound stressful often can be a bit overwhelming at times and a lot of the reason is because we have so many projects that we want to do all at once when we do have the energy that we end up starting several and never completing one. So then we end up depleting ourselves of that good energy we had and we fastly begin to ache and become very fatigued and tired . I’ve Cricuted for about 14 years and have loved it more than anything and it has been my outlet . It saddens me so bad because I could be the biggest advocate for a brand and advertise for someone via telephone if I believe in a product I can promise you I will sell you on a product. That’s only because when I believe in something I’m going to vouch behind it wholeheartedly. Can you think of anything I can do or should I just sale all the blanks I have and just focus on being a mom when I feel good. I have a 12 year old little girl that is truly a miracle and has an amazing testimony like no other and a 16 year old son .

Hi Christine! I did sell (and will again) craft supplies ...and just a few handmade items (among other things) on eBay... all starting in 1998. I also gave Etsy a short lived whirl. Photographs are KEY and so is a detailed description. Communication is important as well. Shipping costs are high, so it’s necessary to be aware of the package weight. If it is heavy and not highly sought after, you’ll eat the shipping and profit on your item. ...get a scale and choose what you sell carefully. For me, Pinterest and Instagram are my main social media resources. I don’t do Facebook, *gasp*, or Twitter. I follow and comment on YouTube craft/diy videos but, have not made any videos of my own. Blogging is good. ...focus on your craft. The more social media outlets, the better, BUT it is a preference. Choose your own level of success. Do what works for you. Cheers!

I would love to sell supplies, especially fabric since I usually have an idea of what I want in my head but then can’t find the actual fabric! Now I’m trying to figure out how to sell supplies.