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Turn Your Passion Into A Lucrative Vocation
Did you know that you can turn your creativity into a profitable business? Imagine making thousands of dollars a year from a hobby you love! Millions of people just like you are using their creative talents to make big money. With the help of this crafts business classic, so can you!
The nation's top expert on this topic, Barbara Brabec, gives you everything you need to know to launch a lucrative home-based business. Packed with dozens of moneymaking ideas and the success secrets of more than 100 professional crafters and industry experts, this guide shows you how to:
·Discover the hobby that will pay off for you
·Start your own home shop, boutique, or party planning business
·Sell your work through retail or wholesale outlets
·Develop and sell your original patterns and designs
·Write how-to articles for craft magazines
·Get started teaching at home or in local craft shops
·And much, much more!
"The liveliest, most down-to-earth, non-intimidating approach to making money from your crafts that I've ever seen."
—Interweave Press
"An invaluable road map based on the real-life experiences of craft entrepreneurs. . . . The ultimate 'how-to' in crafting."
—Renee; Chase, Webmaster, Crafter.Com
"Easy reading, with plenty of interesting real-life examples sprinkled in, providing practical advice from those who've been there."
—Miriam Olson, editor, Crafts Magazine
"Chock-full of moneymaking strategies for craftspeople at every level."
—Amy Detwiler, editor in chief, Sunshine Artist
"Amazingly fresh and insightful . . . inspiring to read . . . a brilliant book to help keep crafters on the road to success."
—Maria Nerius, host of "Creative Chat" on Aleene's Creative Living show (TNN)
"As usual, Barbara has her hand on the pulse of the craft industry."
—Linda Coomer, Coomers Craft Malls
Did you know that you can turn your creativity into a profitable business? Imagine making thousands of dollars a year from a hobby you love! Millions of people just like you are using their creative talents to make big money. With the help of this crafts business classic, so can you!
The nation's top expert on this topic, Barbara Brabec, gives you everything you need to know to launch a lucrative home-based business. Packed with dozens of moneymaking ideas and the success secrets of more than 100 professional crafters and industry experts, this guide shows you how to:
·Discover the hobby that will pay off for you
·Start your own home shop, boutique, or party planning business
·Sell your work through retail or wholesale outlets
·Develop and sell your original patterns and designs
·Write how-to articles for craft magazines
·Get started teaching at home or in local craft shops
·And much, much more!
"The liveliest, most down-to-earth, non-intimidating approach to making money from your crafts that I've ever seen."
—Interweave Press
"An invaluable road map based on the real-life experiences of craft entrepreneurs. . . . The ultimate 'how-to' in crafting."
—Renee; Chase, Webmaster, Crafter.Com
"Easy reading, with plenty of interesting real-life examples sprinkled in, providing practical advice from those who've been there."
—Miriam Olson, editor, Crafts Magazine
"Chock-full of moneymaking strategies for craftspeople at every level."
—Amy Detwiler, editor in chief, Sunshine Artist
"Amazingly fresh and insightful . . . inspiring to read . . . a brilliant book to help keep crafters on the road to success."
—Maria Nerius, host of "Creative Chat" on Aleene's Creative Living show (TNN)
"As usual, Barbara has her hand on the pulse of the craft industry."
—Linda Coomer, Coomers Craft Malls
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SOMETIMES THE EASIEST way to turn dreams into reality is simply to focus your energies on something you really love to do. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
professional crafters, craft malls, holiday boutique, fair sellers, many crafters, show promoter, consignment shops, crafts business Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Creative Cash, Other Outlet, Mary Lou, Susan Young, United States, Annie Lang, Financial Stuff, Maria Nerius, Rita Stone-Conwell, Social Security, World Wide Web, Yvonne Ward, Barbara Brabec, Homemade Money, Ben Franklin, Bob Gerdts, Dodie Eisenhauer, Jan Bonner, New York, Opal Leasure, Ruby Tobey, The Apron Strings Lady, Adele Patti, Barbara Otterson, Carol Krob New!
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SOMETIMES THE EASIEST way to turn dreams into reality is simply to focus your energies on something you really love to do. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
professional crafters, craft malls, holiday boutique, fair sellers, many crafters, show promoter, consignment shops, crafts business Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Creative Cash, Other Outlet, Mary Lou, Susan Young, United States, Annie Lang, Financial Stuff, Maria Nerius, Rita Stone-Conwell, Social Security, World Wide Web, Yvonne Ward, Barbara Brabec, Homemade Money, Ben Franklin, Bob Gerdts, Dodie Eisenhauer, Jan Bonner, New York, Opal Leasure, Ruby Tobey, The Apron Strings Lady, Adele Patti, Barbara Otterson, Carol Krob New!
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- How to Get Happily Published by Judith Appelbaum on page 200, and Back Matter
- On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser on page 197, and Back Matter
- Business Forms and Contracts (In Plain English for Craftspeople) by Leonard D. Duboff in Back Matter
- Taking Care by Joy Williams in Back Matter
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