Originally Posted by ddrobins1956
Good luck with that. I've made lots of things for lots of people and learned my lesson early on, I only make gifts and charity items these days. This is something that I love to do and I do it for my pleasure. Once it becomes a business then you have to deal with others wants and ideas and desires. That sure can suck the fun right out of it.
AMEN to that! I also paint, stainglass, crochet/knit and most anything else. Every time I make something my mother (NO crafty in her at all) asks me what I'm going to sell it for. She thinks making something for pleasure is a waste of time. Buying at a high end store for gifts is preferrable. Her spare time is spent cleaning house! NOT MY HOUSE!
I have friends that quilt and sew for a pasttime...they have a quilt store that sells their wares. They're making good money. So far he's made over 300 tote bags!!!!!!!!! I like variety ---