Monthly Archives: November 2013

If you own a craft business and are a parent, you might feel that there’s not nearly enough hours in the day to be a parent and CEO of a craft business. Raising children and owning your own craft business takes an immense amount of time and dedication. When being attentive with your undivided attention to one, you can't help but feel a little guilt that you may be ignoring the other. It is definitely a task to find that happy medium. Fortunately, there are some easy tips that you can use to marry your dual roles as parent and craft business owner.

When it comes to making crafts and then selling them, there are still a number of legal matters that you are going to have to consider – even if you simply sell your crafts at the flea market once a week as a way to get a little extra money on the side. These legal matters are going to grow slightly more complicated if you decide to begin selling your crafts on a regular basis. You'll need to worry about things such as permits, taxes and even insurance.

Thanks to Etsy, eBay, Pinterest and other crafting websites, there has been a growing trend of folks who are finding that many crafts can be used to bring in or supplement an income. The problem for most novice crafters is that they underestimate, and overestimate, what the value of their craft truly is and how much they should sell it for.

We recommend you take a few of these steps when placing a price tag on your crafts. It would be helpful to record each of these steps in a spreadsheet for reference later. Microsoft Excel, Google Docs, or Openoffice all have excellent spreadsheet programs you can use. Some of those are even free.