The Savvy Crafters Guide To Success: Turn Your Crafts Into A Career

Take your crafts out of your workshop - and into the spotlight.

Do you dream of making money with your art but feel unsure of how to begin? With The Savvy Crafter's Guide to Success, turning your hobby into a career is easier than you think.

Leave the boring business books to the white-collar set! In these pages filled with plenty of artwork for inspiration, renowned rubber-stamp and polymer-clay artist Sandra McCall teaches you everything you need to know about successfully marketing and selling your work. She shares personal insights from some of the industry's top crafters, including Traci Bautista, Claudine Hellmuth, Michael Jacobs, Catherine Moore and Stephanie Olin.

With sound advice, valuable do's and don'ts, and plenty of encouragement, you'll learn to:

• Become a regular contributor to craft publications
• Start teaching workshops at stores, retreats and craft shows
• Assert yourself as an "expert" in your field

Turn your dreams into reality. Turn your crafts into a career!

Price: $19.99

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Crafts

Get started selling handmade!
 
This straightforward book walks you through the process of preparing your goods for sale, pricing and bookkeeping, finding venues, marketing and promoting your products, and working with customers both online and off -- all without quitting your day job. Clear, concise instructions explain everything you need to know to sell crafts effectively in your spare time, and help you decide whether to take selling to the next level.
 
Learn how to:
 
*Find out whether you --and your crafts -- are ready to start selling.


*Set prices to cover your costs and make a profit.


*Establish a bookkeeping system.


*Manage dual inventories of parts and finished goods.


*Discover the best places to sell your crafts in person or on the Internet.


*Identify the right people to market to.


*Accept credit cards and process other forms of payment.


*Start selling wholesale.


*Stay out of tax and legal trouble.


*And more helpful tips
 
Stop being intimidated by complex business jargon, and stop procrastinating. Let The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Crafts help you share your handmade goods with the world.

Price: $14.95

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The Complete Photo Guide to Ribbon Crafts: *All You Need to Know to Craft with Ribbon *The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Ribbon Crafters ... Instructions for Over 100 Projects

This book provides a reference for all kinds of crafts that involve ribbon. It includes step-by-step photographed instructions for a wide range of techniques as well as projects to accompany each area of ribbon crafting. This is a comprehensive guide as compared to most books on ribbon crafts that are specific by technique or end result (ribbon flowers, silk ribbon embroidery, making bows). This book explores a wide range of techniques and end products, using all kinds of ribbon, making it an essential reference for all craft enthusiasts. It includes ideas and projects for scrapbooking, home décor, general crafting, and fashion.

Price: $24.99

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Crafts Supply Sourcebook: The Comprehensive Shop-By-Mail Guide for Thousands of Craft Materials

This book contains more than 2,500 vendors who sell a wide range of crafting supplies. Save time and money, locating hard-to-find materials while shopping through 50+ different categories of crafts.

Price: $18.99

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