Turning Your Crafts into Cash
There is lots of money to be found in the art of crafting. Do-it-yourself projects have become a recession-proof modern movement. Crafting allows people to become their own bosses and do what they love.
According to the Craft & Hobby Association, crafters saw sales upwards of $29 billion on sites like Etsy. Erica Domesek is a judge on TLC's "Craft Wars!" and shows us examples where people turned their crafts into cold, hard cash.
PVC Pipe Dresser
Crafter Mandi Gubler from Vintage Revivals took a plain dresser she found at a yard sale and transformed it with PVC pipe into this modern piece.
Bought for: $50
Sold for: $2,500
Coach Totes
Katie Rodgers took her passion for watercolors and turned it into cash. She designed these tote bags for designer handbag-maker Coach. She made $5,000.
Celebrity Look-Alike Skirt
Domesek saw Gwenyth Paltrow's beautiful Prada dress she wore to the Met Gala and decided to craft a celebrity look-alike skirt. Domesek says crafting isn't a trend, it's a way of life for her.
Letter Pressing Stationary
Elizabeth Weil's favorite hobby was letter pressing her own stationary. Her friends were asking her to make cards for them, so she started her own website. She hand-presses each card herself out of her own garage. She sells her sets of cards on Etsy. Even Oprah made an order.
For Sale on Etsy: $15.50
Yearly Profit: $50,000