65 CRAFT IDEAS TO MAKE MONEY

There are so many craft ideas to make money from home and for some you don’t need to be that creative!

I’ve been making and selling crafts for over 10 years now and it’s definitely one of the highest profit earners when it comes to selling products.

Today I will share with you 65 craft ideas to make money that you may not have thought of.

Before we get started on the full list, it’s important to think about a few things with regards to your craft business.

Things to Think About

Where would you like to sell your crafts to make money? This will depend on whether you want to sell from home only or whether you are quite happy to get out there and meet people.

From home, you could sell on:

e-Bay
Etsy
Facebook Marketplace
From Your Own Facebook Page
From Your Own Website or Blog (If you don’t have one, you can easily set one up in the next hour by following these instructions).
Amazon Handmade

From outside your home you could sell at:

Local Craft Fayres
Playgroups
School Fayres
Set up Your Own Market Stall
Trade Shows
Car Boot Sales

A few other things to think about:

The size of your craft item and whether you need to post it out
The cost of materials (this is usually very low and craft profits are usually very high)
Where to buy your materials from
How long it will take you to produce one item
How much you can sell your product for

So what can you make and sell for a profit? Here are some ideas to make money. There are a lot of crafts here but I have provided some with very basic instructions to help you get started. Many of these businesses can be started for less than £10.

1. Wreaths

Wreaths are very popular at Christmas but with more and more people taking an interest in the look of their homes, you can create all year round wreaths. They are a wonderful way to decorate a front door or your home and the styles that can be created are endless.

You can buy a basic pack of 5 wreath wires here for less than £5 and some florist wire here, then all you need are some artificial flowers/foliage/berries for decoration, some wire cutters like these ones and some twine or ribbon for hanging.

To make a wreath you simply wrap your foliage and flowers around your wreath wires and secure with florist wire, then add a loop with ribbon or twine for hanging.

Maybe try making one for your own front door and see if your family and friends comment when they visit!

2. Dolls

Traditional handmade dolls are a rare find these days but what little girl doesn’t love a doll. You could get creative and offer a service where you sell a doll with the same colour hair and eyes as the child or even wears the same clothes. Think outside the box to create a doll that every girl dreams of.

3. Cushions

Cushions are always a winner! You can make small cushions, large cushions, pet cushions, fragranced cushions – and the list goes on.

Select some fabrics and filling and get sewing.

If you don’t fancy sewing by hand, you don’t need to spend a fortune on a sewing machine. This mini sewing machine is perfect to get started and has some great reviews!

4. Plaques and Signs

Wooden plaques and signs are very popular and can be made in all sorts of shapes and sizes. For this one it helps if you can write creatively.

Start by ordering some blank plaques (there’s a huge selection to choose from here) and paint the front in a pale colour. You can then practice decorating them by writing with permanent pens and adding embelishments. Attach some twine for hanging and you’re ready to sell!

5. Padded Hearts

To make a padded heart is very simple and follows the sample principle as a cushion. You basically need two sheets of fabric the same shape and size and place one on top of the other with the patterns facing outwards to sew. As well as the fabric and filling, some pretty buttons always look nice on padded hearts and you will need some twine for hanging too.

6. Jewellery

You could make and sell some beautiful jewellery and there are so many different types and styles.

Here are some ideas to make money:

Children’s beaded bracelets
Metal jewellery
Precious stone necklaces
Jewellery made from old cutlery
Shell and beach inspired jewellery
Wedding jewellery
Character jewellery

You can buy this jewellery making kit for less than £10 here and start your jewellery business right away.

7. 3D Letter Crafts

In recent years, large words and letters have become increasingly popular to display around your home. You can buy basic letters made out of mdf, then decorate them how you wish. Alphabet letters and names also work well for children’s bedrooms.

8. Personalised Pictures

If you are creative or artistic, why not make and sell personalised pictures. You can either paint or draw the pictures, create something out of natural materials such as pebbles yourself or you can use a graphic design package like Canva to create something. If you create graphic pictures, you will need a good quality colour printer to print off your pictures.

9. Handmade Chocolates

I couldn’t do this because I would eat them all but maybe you could? These are best sold at craft fayres and local events but if you are a little bit of a chocolate connoisseur then these could go down a treat!

Weddings and special events could also be your target for selling these.

10. Handmade Soap

Natural soaps are very popular with people that don’t like to use chemicals on their skin or have sensitive skin. You can solve this problem for them by supplying beautiful natural handmade soaps.

If this is something that appeals to you but you don’t know where to start, this is how.

11. Hairclips and Bows

All girls like to look pretty and hairclips and bows are popular with children. These are simpler to make than you think. You can buy the actual basic clips in bulk off Amazon here then add your decoration.

Once you start selling, school fayres are a great place to make some extra sales.

12. Glasses Cases

A beautifully designed reading or sunglasses case can add style rather than the standard ones supplied by opticians. Here are some tutorials explaining exactly how you can gain this skill and turn it into a money maker.

13. Wooden Objects

If you are handy with your hands and good with tools then handmade wooden products could be your money maker. Here are some ideas of items you can make and sell:

Toys
Shelves
Rulers
Bowls
Garden Ornaments
Fruit and other ornaments
Desk Organisers
Soap Dishes
Keyrings
Bookends
Jewellery Boxes

….and lots more, but you get the idea. Of course you will need the tools and or the machinery to produce these items and it helps if you have a shed or an outbuilding to use as your workshop, but once you’ve invested in that, the actual wood can be quite reasonable to get started.

14. Greetings Cards

Handmade cards have come a long way in the last few years and crafters are getting more and more creative in the way they present and produce them. This can be a very enjoyable way to make some money whilst letting your creativity flow.

To get started you will need:

Blank cards and envelopes
Embelishments
Or if you wish to create graphics for the cards, again you will need a good quality colour printer.

When you are ready to sell your cards, as they are not bulky, you could also ask your family and friends to take them into work to sell and offer them a commission on the sales!

15. Labels

Personalised labels are a great and really simple way to make some extra money without too much effort. Again, Canva is a free online design platform that you can use for design, then all you need are blank labels and a printer.

You can create labels for around the home, for gifts, for wine bottles, for clothing, for business owners or even for your own products that you are going to make and sell.

This is a fairly cheap business to set up and once you’ve designed all your labels, you can just print them off as and when you get an order.

16. Keyrings

Keyrings make lovely affordable gifts and are therefore a simple way to make some extra money.

Here are some ideas for keyrings you can make and sell:

Personalised name keyrings using letter beads
Wooden keyrings
Oil Cloth keyrings
Lego keyrings
Photo keyrings
Tassle keyrings

As they are small items they are nice and easy to post out to customers too!

17. Knitted Items

If you enjoy knitting then why not make some money out of your creations. Knitted baby clothes are still popular as well as knitted toys. Adult scarves and jumpers could also bring in some extra money.

This is an adorable book if you fancy having a go at knitting some ‘animal friends’.

18. Cups and Glasses

Decorating cups and glasses can be a fun craft idea to make money. These work well for special birthday gifts, weddings and hen parties.

Bulk glasses and cups are really cheap to buy and you can buy permanent pens for decorating glass and ceramics here.

19. Tealight Holders

I love tealights and this article here explains exactly how you could create unusual tealight holders and turn it into a business. There are some you definitely wouldn’t have thought of so do take a look and see if it gives you some ideas.

20. Dummy Clips

How many times have you picked up your baby’s dummy off the floor whilst out shopping! Dummy clips are a genius way to clip the dummy to your child’s clothing and with people always having babies, there will always be a need!

There are some beautiful baby fabrics available, or maybe you could personalise them.

21. Soft Toys

The sky is the limit with soft toys. If knitting and sewing is your thing, you could create some gorgeous cuddly toys with your handy craft.

Another idea would be to make the toy educational, so maybe add some buttons to help children learn to do them up, or some laces to teach them how to tie shoes.

The key here is to think of how you could make your toys different to create some demand.

22. Wooden Pallet Furniture/Recycled Furniture

Turn old pallets or old furniture into something new. You can often pick up pallets and old furniture free so apart from your time and a small amount of paint and materials, this won’t cost you much to get started.

I wrote about a few ideas in this post here.

23. Wind Chimes

Wind chimes are not that popular so maybe you could cash in on this unusual craft. If you live near a beach then you can make use of shells and drift wood to make your chimes, making your business virtually free to start!

If you want to do your bit for the environment, old bottle tops work well too and can look a little quirky for somebody wanting to buy something different.

Alternatively you could design and make some wooden chimes or buy individual chimes here to create your own unique design.

24. Leather Bags and Purses

Have you ever thought about handmade leather products? There are lots of ideas here on Pinterest to give you some things to think about. Maybe this is a craft you could take up for some extra cash?

25. Make Up Bags

If you would like to create make up bags, you can buy blank ones from Bang on Blanks. They have a variety of bags as well as a lot of other blank craft items that you may find useful.

26. Baby Blankets

You can buy plain baby blankets and embroider them or knit and crochet your own.

27. Pencil Cases

You can make pencil cases quite easily from fabric or oil-cloth as long as you are good with a sewing machine. Bearing in mind who would be using them, quite possibly children, they will need to be made well so that they are durable.

28. Flower Arrangements

I used to make money flower arranging myself so I know it’s possible. There are lots of flower craft ideas to make money that you may not have thought about. I wrote a full post explaining exactly how to do it here.

29. Cake Toppers

Cake toppers are big business! Somebody is always getting married or having a party and where there’s party there’s cake!

Cake toppers can be edible or you can create something with foam or silk flowers, letters or resin.

30. Book Marks

Books marks are mainly created with fabric or through printing and laminating. You could create bookmarks for adults or create children’s themed bookmarks.

31. Decorated/Personalised Photo Frames

Photo frames make lovely gifts for all occasions so why not personalise them and sell them online or locally. You can buy cheap photo frames online and either paint them or just decorate them to create something unique.

Small photo frames even fit into a post box so you could sell them online and post them out very easily.

32. Eye Masks

I recently bought a beautiful handmade eyemask off eBay and it made me realise that here is another money making opportunity for somebody who is handy with a needle and cotton.

33. Lampshades

Crafted lampshades are becoming more and more popular and with the variety of fabrics available, you could even make them to order, keeping your running costs low.

Here are the basic instructions of how to make a lampshade to sell for profit.

34. Homemade Candle Jars

I have called this one candle jars, but you don’t have to use jars, you can use any glass or ceramic to create your candle. It’s one of the easiest crafts as anybody can essentially do this, you don’t need any special skills at all.

All you need is some candle wicks, candle wax, fragrance and jars, teacups or mugs to hold your candles. You can buy these new or search charity shops to find some beautiful designs.

Simply place your candle wick into your jar and add your melted wax (this should be melted using a double burner for safety). Mix in your fragrance just before pouring into your jar.

You can get creative and decorate your jars or simply use mugs or pretty teacups as I mentioned. This is one of the fastest products to produce and your business could be up and running by tomorrow!

35. Jewellery Boxes

Jewellery Boxes can be made from wood or fabrics and can be any shape and size you choose. You can make them from scratch or buy blank wooden ones and decorate or personalise them yourself for a huge profit.

36. Keepsake Boxes

Keepsake boxes and other boxes such as Christmas Eve boxes can be as simple or as complicated as you choose. You can price your box based on the quality and expertise that has gone into it so think about where you might sell these and your audience before you choose the quality of what you are going to sell.

37. Toy Boxes

A few years ago I noticed somebody selling personalised toy boxes. This was as simple as buying a blank toy box, buying some wooden letters and personalising them.

They were selling them on e-bay so these are good on-line earners but would obviously be easier to sell through somewhere like Facebook Marketplace.

38. Phone Cases

Another product that requires a needle and cotton. The design opportunities are endless so you can let your imagination run wild when producing your phone cases.

39. Dream Catchers

Dream catchers are one of the simplest crafts you can start. You don’t need any real creative ability, just nimble fingers to tie ribbon, beads and feathers.

You can buy everything you need, the dream catcher rings and feathers here.

40. Paperweights

Think glass and large pebbles or resin and flowers. There are a number of ways you can produce a paper weight depending on your skills.

For this will you need to be a little bit artistic if you are painting pebbles. Alternatively, creating flower-filled resin paperweights could be a simpler option if you are no good with pens or paints!

41. Curtains

Small curtains for children’s bedrooms and nurserys are a simple sewing craft that you can turn into a business. This is another business that you can produce items to order if you wish, keeping your running costs to a minimum.

As well as bedrooms, caravan and campervan curtains can often be in demand too!

42. Tables Cloths

If embroidery is something you are good at or would like to learn, table cloths could be your business. Floral table clothes, personalised family table clothes, Christmas table cloths are just some ideas to get you started.

43. Fridge Magnets

You can stick pretty much any small craft item to a fridge as long as you have a magnet attached. Think about the kind of magnets you would like to make, then you can attach these blank magnets to turn your craft into a fridge magnet.

44. Pet Products

Some of the greatest small businesses are born by selling pet products and crafting products are a cheap way of setting up and selling products at a tidy profit.

Here are some things you could make and sell:

Pet tags
Collars
Leads
Cat trees
Pet beds
Pet portraits
Dog coats
Dog scarves

45. Calendars

Calendars are really simple to produce and with a graphics package such as Canva they are easier than ever to design and print.

There are endless designs that you can create and these sell particularly well around Christmas time.

Wooden countdown calendars are also an option.

46. Aprons

Adult aprons and kids aprons alike, you could have some real fun producing these.

From floral prints, to children’s characters to funny motto’s, aprons are an all year round gift that people could be looking to buy.

47. Gift Packs

I have noticed people making money by making and selling little gift packs. These are usually items put together and placed in a little drawstring bag and sold as a gift.

An example would be a bag filled with a lucky sixpence, some hearts and a little note from a bridesmaid to a bride on her special day.

I wouldn’t be able to list all the ideas here, but if you think of an occasion and think of some relevant items to the occasion, those are the things that could make up your gift.

48. Basket Liners

This is a beautiful craft idea that you can make money with. More and more people are decluttering and organising their homes these days so beautiful basket liners are sure to be a hit. You can create liners in a million colours and patterns to match decor which would make this a very lucrative business if thought through.

This tutorial explains how to make a basic basket liner using this linen fabric.

49. Decorations

Christmas ornaments and decorations are very seasonal but surprisingly people do buy them all year round. You can buy plain baubles to decorate or wooden shapes. These can be painted and personalised and as your materials are very cheap, you can make a great profit on every decoration you sell!

50. Beanbags

A large amount of fabric and some filling is all you need to create your beanbags. Although these can be sold online, due to the size they are probably better being sold locally or on a market stall.

51. Cakes

Baking is not my thing, but if it’s yours you could turn it into a business.

Large cakes, novelty cakes or cupcakes go down well at special events, birthdays, local fayres and trade shows so there are plenty of places you could sell your creations.

52. Coasters

Coasters do require a little bit of creativity but they are super cheap to make. Here is a great video showing you how to make them out of bathroom tiles!

53. Wedding Gifts

Personalising items and turning them into wedding gifts is nothing new and still a popular way to make money.

Here is a list of items you can manipulate to turn into a gift, some of which we’ve already mentioned:

Rolling pins
Handmade Pictures
Gift Plaques
Mugs and Cups
Glasses
Wedding Planners
Candles
Wedding Jewellery
Passport Holders

54. Plant Pots

A friend of mine used to decorate her own plant pots so if you’re good with a paint brush why not have a go?

55. Money Boxes

Money boxes made from wood, boxed picture frames, resin and jars all provide an opportunity to craft something and turn it into a gift for somebody. These are ideal to make as gifts for your children’s friends or for children in your family to increase awareness and your orders.

56. Bird Boxes & Tables

Wooden bird boxes sell well at craft fayres and on market stalls but can also be sold online. If you are a wood crafter these can be produced in all sorts of shapes and sizes. It’s worth contacting local shops or garden centres to see if you could sell your bird boxes through them.

Related: How to Set up a Market Stall

57. Clocks

You can either create the clock yourself or just buy blank clocks to decorate. Whichever suits you better, clocks are a great product that you can craft and sell.

58. Draw String Bags

Draw-string bags are a simple ideas to create something that can be used in so many different ways. From Christmas sacks to PE bags, toys bags and toiletry bags, this craft is very versatile.

You could make beautiful floral designs for adults and character designs for kids. Think about the ways your bags can be used then market them accordingly.

59. Personalised Gifts

Most of the things in this article can be personalised and make great gifts. You can personalise graphics, personalise fabric items or personalise items using permanent pens like these ones.

Personalised gifts also allow you the luxury of making items to order so you don’t have lots of stock sitting around.

60. Poetry

If you are a poet then why not sell personalised poems? How you present them is up to you, but simply printed and framed could set you up in business and you could be making money in no time.

61. Notepads and Books

This is as simple as either creating your own notepad or buying some in bulk then personalising them with either prints or your own creative writing and embelishments.

Notebooks make great teacher gifts!

62. Pottery

We recently stayed at a beautiful guest house and in the garden they had a little workshop where they produced handmade pottery. From bowls and cups to large ornaments, each piece was unique and very beautiful. As well as advertising them online and to their guests, each month they had an open day for local people to visit their workshop and make their purchases.

You can buy all your pottery clay and pottery wheel here on Amazon to get to started.

63. Beauty Products

We’re talking bath bombs and body lotions. Here are 35 projects to get you started! You can then sell your products online or invite your friends and family around for a girls night!

64. Puppets

Hand puppets, finger puppets or string puppets. You are only limited by your own creativity!

65. Door Stops

Door stops can be made from wood or fabric and in any design you choose. If you make fabric or oil cloth door stops with a zip or velcro fastening you can post them out easily and suggest the customer puts a bag of rice inside to finish it off for use.

So, there is my ultimate list of 65 craft ideas to make money. If you would prefer not to create your own product, then there’s a way you can promote other people’s products online to make money. Grab the FREE e-book here to discover how.

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