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Craft Home Business Success StoriesReal life craft home business success stories for inspiration and motivation!Bernadette says her story started 23 years ago: When I gave birth to my daugther, I wanted so much to give her the best, but it was not on the cards, we had to live within our means. So when she broke a doll, what was I supposed to do? Throw it away and break her heart, or figure out how to fix it? Believe it or not, I got good at it as I taught myself how to repair them! Now she needed clothes for them - I didn't know how to sew, and the clothes for them were out of budget, so I taught myself how. I couldn't afford to buy fabric, so I recycled old clothes. She had the BEST looking dolls in Delaware! Understand I did not have a sewing machine, a needle and thread will do... All the outfits were hand stitched! Today, I don't have to do that, but I still love hand sewing my doll clothes. I love that personal touch and detail. I try to give my babies that tender loving care. So when I tell people, if you believe in yourself you can do anything, hard work and endurance is the way it has to be, please don't get discouraged when you are not getting any sales. Take this time to regroup and plan. Look at it as your down time. Remember, nothing good comes easy! You can take a look at Bernadette's work at her website, Small Treasure Custom Crafts.
Carol Leather shares her story: I have run my own business from home for the past 11 years. X-Calibre started when a number of UK needlework magazines began commissioning me for designs after I sent them some samples. After working on a freelance basis for 3 years I branched out into manufacturing kits of my designs. I began by selling them at local craft fairs and lace days, moving onto the larger needlework exhibitions. I set up www.x-calibredesigns.co.uk back in 1999 although I didn't know much about website design. The site has slowly grown in popularity and the order level is increasing all the time. Increasingly I have been asked to teach various forms of embroidery at the large shows, for local needlework shops and even to private groups of stitching enthusiasts. I really love teaching and enjoy it when someone "gets it" and you can see the penny drop. Recently I have taken the teaching idea further and set up a new website www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com to share my love of needlework techniques and to offer free designs to new stitchers so they can try a technique before spending too much. The future looks set to be bright! Louise Longworth is a work at home mother who sells her handmade jewelry at home parties. "I tried all sorts of things to be able to work from home, in order to be with my children. Each step along the way taught me something new, and eventually led me to where I am now - but a real turning point came when I was invited to a greeting card party at a friend's house. The girl was an agent for a UK greeting card company, but I realized that I could sell my own stuff this way! After lots of research and a bit of encouragement from some good friends, I launched my own craft home party business. Initially I sold handmade greeting cards, but later I got addicted to jewelry making and that soon took over. To start with, the biggest challenge was getting repeat bookings, but I was making a (admittedly small) profit right from the beginning. By experimenting and persevering I eventually found a successful system that worked for me, and am now happily earning a decent income from my jewelry business." Louise has since published a website to help other crafters sell their crafts at home parties: Craft-Selling-Parties.com
Ahna says: I'm a success story! I've always loved paper craft and can remember selling handmade bookmarks door-to-door in my neighborhood as a kid. As an adult, I've continued with the craft (and others) and decided earlier this year to launch a web presence at etsy. I had no idea the positive response I would find there. Now, about 8 months later, I have an established business at etsy and sell cards and other paper items directly to those who most enjoy them. Other sellers have requested custom work related to their shops, which is very flattering. I've been approached by a handful of brick and mortar shop owners who now carry my goods in their shops around the country. My initial customers have returned time and again, which is the greatest compliment I can imagine. You can find Ahna's products at Lucky Duck Designs Chloe shares this story: I'm a qualified tennis coach but I love anything sparkly, and have been covering phones, etc. with swarovski crystals for years for my own use. When my sister started her business (www.abctheemers.com) and decided to perform The Wizard of Oz, she needed some ruby shoes. We looked everywhere (and I mean everywhere!) and even managed to buy a few pairs from the internet, but they were either awful or just didn't fit properly! All of the shoes we found were in the US and our UK sizes didn't seem to convert very successfully. In the end, out of sheer desperation, she asked me to create a pair of Dorothy shoes for her. We went to the local craft shop and bought the sequins, glue, felt and jewels and I was off. The first pair were okay but not brilliant. The next pair were fantastic and were an instant success! My sister loved them, the children loved them, the parents loved them! I had many requests for shoes so I started a website and the customers who have bought them since have loved them. However, the sizing conversions were always going to be a problem, so now I sell the instructions on the site and everyone is happy. You can take a look at my shoes at my site, Make Believe Land.
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