If you are looking to earn some cash for the little extras in life, why not start a frugal holiday business? A frugal holiday business is a lot less pressure than a regular home business. With this type of home business, you produce a hand crafted product and sell it only when you want to make a little extra cash. These products are generally pretty frugal to produce with no major investment. You can make just a few items when you have time, or produce a whole bunch to sell. It all depends on how much you want to do.
Where can you sell your items? Try craft fairs, church bazaars, to friends, online through auctions or your website, in the newspaper classifies, or to local stores. And the holidays are a great time to sell handmade items. People love these types of items to warm up their homes during the holidays, and of course, to give as gifts. You’ll want to start thinking about your projects now to have some stock ready to sell.
The list of items that you can make and sell is almost endless. Here are a few ideas for frugal items you can make yourself. Hopefully this list will inspire you and help you to get started.
Hand painted items:
- Hand painted dog houses
- Hand painted mailboxes
- Hand painted votive candle holders
- Hand painted decorative signs
Bazaar crafts:
- Refrigerator magnets made of clay
- Refrigerator magnets that are crocheted or knitted
- Pins made of clay
- Pins that are crocheted or knitted
- Christmas ornaments
- Christmas cards
- Gift wrap
Items for the home:
- Birdhouses
- Quilts
- Afghans
- Picture frames
- Hand crafted or hand painted rugs
- Book cases
Food:
- Homemade bread
- Muffins
- Frozen meals
- Jelly and jams
- Gifts in a jar
- Food gift baskets
- Candy
Stuff for kids:
- Toys
- Cloth diapers
- Diaper cakes
- Wooden puzzles
- baby blankets
- Santa letters
Other items:
- Scrap booking tags or page kits
- Jewelry
- Beads
Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.
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