I think I'm going to try out selling some things this year. I'm not trying to support myself with my crochet but maybe I can make some extra money for fun stuff like vacations.
It's so hard to make any significant money from a craft. People just don't want to pay for your skill and time, let alone even covering your supplies. What I plan to do is make what I want to make and not what's "popular" right now and put it up. If it sells it sells, if not I can give the items to shelters or first responders. Not needing to make money off crochet allows me the luxury of doing what I want when I want and not taking a hit if it doesn't sell.
I am waffling on where to sell though. I'll put a perma-post here on my blog to link to but other than that I have no idea. eBay is a no-go for handmade items, I'll just lost on Etsy and Mercari wants 30%+. I also have no idea how to get a booth at a craft fair. These are all things I'm going to look into this year.
Seems a bit ambitious but we'll see what happens.
Here's to a new year! May all your yarny dreams be achieved!
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