How to get fame for a small craft business People will tell you that fame is only for the artists. As an artisan the best you can hope for is to sell enough of your crafts to justify the economics of your passion. Well that's not true. Fame is a relative…
I came across the craft of stamping while researching and writing another post, how to make and sell paper crafts. While researching that subject I came across other crafts, that although were not altogether paper-crafts, were closely related, very popular with people and, conversely, became part of the craft itinerary that has…
Ever been fascinated with paper? It's such a simple thing that we take for granted in every day life. If you think about it, paper is rather a miraculous creation that meets our common needs and purpose every single day. That said, paper is also a great medium to create…
There are two major aspects of getting into the woodworking business. One, whether this is a feasible enterprise to get into, and second, whether you are suited for it. Are you suited to be a woodworker? These are some pointers that should help you figure this one out. What’s your…
There is a wonderful way to create popular woodworking projects that you will find easy to sell. You can do this by following a very successful business principle known as "working in a niche". What is a niche? If you look up the meaning of niche it means "speciality". The…
This is a heady topic to tackle because when it comes to making and selling wooden toys, there are just so many great projects to choose from. And new ideas are born every day. Important Things To Keep In Mind One of the first things that you need to tackle…
Well, technically you can make any wood project with hand tools. But some just go faster than others. This is a list of hand tool woodworking projects that can be made with minimum fuss and time spent, and yet are very popular and high selling items. Simple Wooden Boxes. There…
Start a craft business on Etsy in as specific a niche as possible. The advantage of working in a niche are obvious. You stand out from the rest as one-of-a-kind. There are thousands of iPad covers available online. But only yours are the hand embroidered ones. Since there is no…
A niche is explained simply as finding or creating something special. The niche is either the craft itself i.e. something that no one or few people are doing. Or it is a variation of a craft i.e. you change or put conditions of your own that make the craft different. For…
It is probably the best to start out with a woodworking business in some sort of a niche. Woodworking is a very wide field. The products that you can choose to make are also varied and give you a lot of choice. In order to maintain better focus and to…