Selling crafts

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Selling crafts
17 July 2009, 9:10 AM

Edited by loadsafabric 17 July 2009, 9:14 AM

loadsafabric
Joined 13 Jul 2009
4 posts

Does anyone have any ideas on selling crafts? I do quilting as a hobby and love it but there is only so much you need yourself and cannot afford to keep giving them as gifts.
An example of a recent baby quilt I made is attached... I never make two the same so all are unique. I also make bags, cushions and quillows (quilts that fold up into cushions).
My hobby is my relaxation so can't stop making stuff!

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Selling crafts
17 July 2009, 12:55 PM

Nobby
Joined 26 Feb 2007
6188 posts

Thats lovely! you could try sellng some on Ebay, or i dunno about ur area, but we have craft fairs etc here..you could make a few of them and set up a market stall or something?

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24 July 2009, 9:55 AM

Carol
Joined 28 Apr 2009
1 posts

You could try getting in touch with the PTAs of local schools. They often run easter/summer/Christmas fayres and are happy to have paying stalholders come along.

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26 July 2009, 10:26 AM

Lucy
Joined 7 Jul 2008
505 posts

WOW! What a beautiful quilt!!!! Try your local schools, churches, hospices and other charity shops to see if they are having a fund raising craft fair in the autumn and I am sure you would sell them there. Trouble is with handcrafted items, people don't want to pay the high price for the amount of work you have put in, so make sure you price them reasonable. You could also try and sell them on E Bay. Perhaps make quilts to fit a dolls or baby's coachbuilt pram, there are loads of us who love dressing up these prams and one of your quilts would look great. Good luck! I wish I had your patience and talent!

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28 July 2009, 3:03 PM

Edited by Laney 28 July 2009, 3:04 PM

Laney
Joined 26 Aug 2007
902 posts

hi, ebay is a good idea, but etsy.com is probably better. its for hand crafted goods only, it is american but you do sell all over the world, I use it for lampworked beads (thats what I do I am Izzybeads on Etsy and Laney's Lampwork Beads on e-bay....shameless plug there!), you pay approx 20p (but etsy works in dollars) to list anything for 4 months then they take a small percentage on the sale, its a shop not an auction. another one is folksy.co.uk (I think, could be .com) I have an account with them but have never used it...yet, have known of people who have had good sales though. good luck with internet selling, other than that school fetes/fairs and street markets/fairs. beautiful quilts I am sure that you would do well on any of the internet selling sites, a tip with etsy is to keep it current and revise prices as the dollar/pound goes up and down.

ps, forgot to say, to sign up to etsy and folksy is free.

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5 August 2009, 10:10 AM

Edited by sue 5 August 2009, 10:26 AM

sue
Joined 9 Apr 2008
1 posts

Wow I would take a look at the WAHM (work at home mothers) website http://www.wahm.co.uk as you'll find lots of help and advice about selling home made products on line.

Join their forum just tell them that Sue form prem2pram sent you and I'm sure you'll get a very warm welcome.

On the forum you can ask questins about selling home made products etc.

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31 August 2009, 11:18 PM

intensity76
Joined 29 Jun 2009
94 posts

Etsy.co.uk is a brill site for crafts, like ebay but all crafts

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3 September 2009, 8:19 PM

helen
Joined 26 Aug 2009
2 posts

Well, I'm male and personally think the quilts you make are fantastic! so where do I buy one from in King size then??

I have a little interest, apart from collecting coins, I make encased key rings, many are ideal for birthdays celebrations etc., (from the old £sd to decimal) I have the same problem, needing an outlet.

Reading the replies, it has given me a few idea's, but wary of charges on some sites.
Good luck to you.....still want one!

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3 September 2009, 11:02 PM

loadsafabric
Joined 13 Jul 2009
4 posts

Would love you to have one too!

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5 September 2009, 7:10 AM

chelleandtoe
Joined 15 Aug 2009
16 posts

Try Groovycart I am on there where I sell my Family Tree Packages....http://www.groovycart.co.uk/

Or try this site think its new! http://creative-connections.ning.com/

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12 September 2009, 6:38 PM

sunflower
Joined 11 Sep 2009
4 posts

i used to make cards for cancer and sold them in our church cafe

you could raffle some of them keep what you paid out for materials

and give the rest to cancer or your favourite charity

that way you are getting back what you paid out and also giving something to others that need help

you could take the photo to your local charity shop etc, ie church, mother and baby groups, doctors,

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7 October 2009, 7:16 PM

julie
Joined 5 Oct 2009
1 posts

hi, your quilt is gorgeous. have you thought of personalising them with babys name? if you offered this i'm sure people would love it. good luck, you're very talented..

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9 October 2009, 1:31 AM

cherylbe
Joined 6 Oct 2009
1 posts

I would buy that!
You should look into sites like this and let whomever pick the colors
( yes sorry yank here)

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12 October 2009, 8:30 AM

Truffles
Joined 1 Sep 2008
1 posts

Hi Loadsafabric!
Your quilts look superb and very well made.
Why not try selling them on http:// http://www.folksy.com which is a UK based Crafters Website for selling all things handmade/creative.
You can get your own shop for free, which you just upload your the pictures of your work into (you pay 20p for each item you list for sale) and when it sells a small commision of 3.00% is payable on the price which it sells for.

Hope this onfo helps and best of luck with everything !

Truffles :-)

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16 October 2009, 1:39 PM

loadsafabric
Joined 13 Jul 2009
4 posts

Personalising them with the babys name would be easy enough - the quilts themselves are already individually named with a suitable 'title' with a label on the back which includes baby's birth details.

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18 October 2009, 2:11 PM

loadsafabric
Joined 13 Jul 2009
4 posts

People usually do pick the colours/themes to order and they are all personalised on the back with a label

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29 October 2009, 5:56 PM

ScottyMillar
Joined 27 Oct 2009
10 posts

american Ebay.com is best place americans love these and applique

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