sell what you make.
working with the arts and crafts.
Assemble & Earn helps makers earn from their work, with guides to craft, woodworking and sewing businesses and to working from home. Read more.
Publishing since
1995
› Mission
Practical guides for people who make things and want to earn from them.
Each guide covers the business side — startup costs, pricing, where to sell and the rules that apply.
The site also publishes free project plans and downloads, and guides to woodworking and sewing jobs.
Featured articles
Work from home · How to Sell Procreate Brushes and Lightroom Presets Online 
Work from home · How to Sell SVG Cut Files Online and Earn a Passive Income 
Woodworking · Free Small Bookcase Plans: A 3-Shelf Pine Bookcase With Cut List and Diagrams 
Sewing · Costume Shop Jobs: Stitcher, Draper and Wardrobe Roles 
Woodworking · Top 10 Woodcrafts to Sell From a Home Workshop 
Print on demand is one of the most cost-effective ways to manage inventory for a small craft business.
Guides
| Getting started, woodworking tools for a small business, business basics, and getting and dealing with customers. | Start a woodworking business — a complete guide | Woodworking |
| Choosing what to sew, equipment, fabric and patterns, naming your business and selling. | How to start a sewing business — a home business guide | Sewing |
| Craft business ideas, startup and setup, planning, money matters, branding and places to sell. | How to start a craft business — a home business guide | Crafts |
| Work from home jobs, working online and other ways of earning independently. | Work from home articles | Work from home |
| Articles on becoming an artist, the difference between an artist and a painter, and finding inspiration at work. | A Successful Art Career | Art |
About Assemble & Earn
Questions are welcome in the comments on any article. The About page explains how the site began and what it covers.
Sources
Job articles use figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some also draw on O*NET and Apprenticeship.gov.
Latest articles
- Free Wooden Stacking Toy Plans: Ring Stacker and Rainbow Stacker
This free plan makes two classic wooden stacking toys from one 1 × 8 maple board: a ring stacker with five rings on a post, and a six-piece nested rainbow. It covers the cut list, cutting diagram, drawings, steps, the small parts check and the US rules for selling toys. The PDF is free. - Free Picture Frame Plans: An 8 x 10 Wood Frame With Cut List and Diagrams
This free plan builds a two-layer wood picture frame for an 8 × 10 in. photo from a 1 × 3 and a 1/2 × 2 hobby board, with no router. The post gives the cut list, a section drawing, sizes for 5 × 7 and 11 × 14 in., and step-by-step diagrams. A printable PDF is free. - Free Wood Clock Plans: An 11 Inch Round Wall Clock With Cut List and Diagrams
This free plan builds an 11 in. round pine wall clock with dowel hour markers and a quartz movement, from one 1 × 12 and a 1 × 2. The post gives the cut list, marker layout, movement sizing and step-by-step diagrams. A printable PDF is free. - Free Wooden Bowl Plans: A Stacked-Ring Bowl With No Lathe, Cut List and Diagrams
This free plan builds a hardwood stacked-ring bowl from one 1 × 8 board, with straight cuts and no lathe. The post gives the ring sizes, a section drawing, cutting diagram, step-by-step diagrams and care notes. A printable PDF is free.
