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An open house is one of the ways that you can earn money to offset your craft habit or earn some extra income for your household. Many crafters would like to sell items they make, but don’t want to make a commitment of “becoming” a business. An annual or seasonal open house is the perfect […]
I’m not sure why I decided I wanted to use video in my blogs. It’s not a new concept. Not new at all! I heard about v-logs through social media around the same time I heard about blogging. I learned more about vlogs by participating on YouTube, too. It’s not hard to create vlogs. Basically, you make […]
You’ve fallen in love with a pattern and everyone’s telling you that you “should make those and sell them — you’d make a lot of money.” But there’s some question in your mind about that — the pattern says “for personal use only” or maybe “for pocket money”. Maria explains what these terms mean. You see a […]
I’d like to share some tips and tidbits that I’ve learned while working in the craft industry for over 25 years. It’s a great industry filled with exciting opportunities and avenues to earn a living doing what you love to do. Craft! Design! Write! Demonstrate! Creativity and purpose will help you succeed. Understand there is such […]
The Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) is a trade only organization that has several categories of members including retailer, manufacturer, sales rep, distributor, Publisher, Designer, Teacher, Professional Crafter, and Media. Trade organizations are important because of the networking and exchange of professional/business information. If you are serious about working in the craft industry you should […]
The tough questions: What’s an original design? How do I know if I’ve violated copyright laws or infringed on someone’s copyright? How do I make sure what I’ve created is original? One of the most important elements of earning income from our creativity is that we must only sell what is original. We can’t copy, […]
One of the ways to cash in on your creativity is to sell your finished craft items, but you can also earn income by selling the instructions to the crafts you make. The first rule of trying to sell a design for publication is that the design must be original to you. You had to […]
Learn the basics of photo copyrights to be sure that all your scrapbooking and photo projects are made with the proper legal permissions. Copyright Awareness For The Photo Artist & Scrapbooker At some point, you will need to copy some of your photographs for preservation purposes. These are usually older photos that no longer have […]
We get quite a few letters at Creative Income that read like this: Dear Maria, How do I get started in the craft show biz? What should I make? What is selling? How to I sell my crafts? How many do I make to sell? How can you make a profit? How can I buy […]
You’d have to be living on a deserted island not to at least have heard the term “blog.” People have been talking about blogs for the last few years and it’s a form of communication that is not going away. People have used blogs to enhance careers – everyone from from script writing to celebrity […]
