Any handicrafts can be made not only for the soul, but also for sale in order to earn money. Hand-made products, regardless of their segment, are the most popular in the modern consumer market.
The increased demand is due to the uniqueness of hand-made products, their originality, as well as high quality and extremely careful execution, which becomes possible due to the complete absence of automated processes.
Crafts for school and schoolchildren
A person first encounters handicrafts made by hand at school. Initially, they are not made for sale, but to develop children's fine motor skills, creative thinking, perseverance and accuracy in painstaking work. School "masterpieces" can be made from a specific material or you can select "working tools" yourself.
From scrap materials
The most convenient way to create is using materials at hand.
Interesting and popular crafts for sale can be made from the simplest materials at hand
Most often, crafts for school are created using:
paper (colored, white);
cardboard;
plastic bottle caps;
shells (brought back from a recent vacation or found on the river bank);
disks.
To make the process of creating a craft exciting for a child, it is necessary to first choose simple algorithms for implementing creative ideas.
Craft
Implementation scheme
Disc mouse
Polish your computer disk.
Prepare 2 larger black semicircles and 2 smaller pink ones (ears).
Cut out 2 ovals from paper or cardboard, having first drawn the eyes on them (as an alternative, you can buy plastic animal eyes, sold in fabric and craft stores).
Cut 6 or 8 long thin strips (whiskers).
Using a glue gun or PVA glue, attach the parts of the mouse's face into place, using a computer disk as the basis for the animal being created.
Let dry.
If desired, you can make a small hole at the top of the disk and, by threading a thread through it, tie a loop, which can later be used to hang the finished craft.
"Memory Box"
Take any small box or casket.
Wipe the surfaces, removing as much dust and unevenness as possible from the base of the future craft.
Using colored paper, wrap both parts of the box and secure the wrapping in several places with glue (an alternative is to paint the box in any color you like using paints).
Create a random composition in a marine style on the lid of the box: glue shells, stones, seaweed (cut strips out of paper first).
From matches
The simplest material for making crafts are matches. With their help, both two-dimensional compositions on a sheet of paper and three-dimensional ones are made.
A variant of crafts from matches
Brief description
"Morning in the Village"
Take a green sheet of colored paper or cardboard.
Group the matches in groups of 5 (there should be 5 groups in total) and place them with their heads facing one direction, create a sun by gluing the working material to the top of the sheet.
At the bottom, place the matches vertically in a row, connecting them with matches without heads (previously cut with scissors or a knife), located in a horizontal position (fence).
Between any sections of the fence, glue the house. To do this, you need to lay out a square and a triangle on it (roof) from matches.
After the main elements of the composition are glued onto the green sheet of paper, it is permissible to draw small details that are important for the overall perception of the picture (for example, people, birds, smoke from the chimney of a house, and so on).
Forest dweller
Roll an oval out of dark plasticine, with one side pointed.
Using plasticine of a different color, roll out 3 small balls and attach them to both sides of the narrow part of the workpiece (the hedgehog's eyes).
Place the remaining ball on the very corner (the hedgehog's nose).
Having arbitrarily determined the direction of the matches (where the head is facing), distributing them evenly over the upper surface of the workpiece so that the edge of each match is at the same level.
Made of fabric
It is a mistake to think that only a high school student can make fabric crafts. Textile cuttings, the creation of which requires no less perseverance than cutting out a full-fledged composition, will be within the power of even elementary school students.
Fabric craft for school
Sequence of actions during creation
Cockerel
Cut out the outline of a rooster from paper or thick cardboard.
Trace the outline onto the fabric with a pencil, having first placed the template on it.
Cut out a bird from fabric (if necessary, for reliability, you can glue together 2 fabric cutouts of different densities).
Make a small hole in the lower part of the figure and thread threads with beads on the ends (rooster's legs) through it.
If you plan to hang the craft, then in the upper part of the tail, similar to the lower part, you need to thread a loop of the same type of thread.
Cup holder "Maya the Bee"
Roll a small roll of thick cardboard, 20-25 cm high, and secure the edges with glue or tape.
Attach the bottom.
Wrap the cardboard roll with yellow fabric and secure it with a glue gun.
Glue 2 black pre-prepared fabric strips to the bottom of the resulting cup.
At the top, if desired, glue fabric cutouts or draw the bee's eyes and mouth by hand.
On the top edge, you need to glue strips of black stiff fabric (for example, felt) - the bee's antennae.
Cut out 2 semicircles (wings) from thick blue or white fabric.
Glue the wings to the back of the glass.
For the fair
Handicrafts for sale are usually displayed at theme fairs.
To participate in such events and receive the maximum amount of financial benefit, it is important not only to make your product well, but also to be able to present it competently.
The most popular hand-made items are:
Option of goods for sale at the fair
Ideas for its creation
Jam
Natural jam can be prepared either separately from fruits or berries, or by “mixing” both types of ingredients.
To make the treat tasty, you need to:
Dissolve 1 kg of sugar in 0.5 l of boiling water.
Add pre-washed berries to the sweet syrup.
Cover with a lid and simmer over heat for 20-30 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the jam sit for 2-3 hours.
Grind the berry puree with a blender until smooth.
In order for the resulting jam to sell well, it should be placed in a beautiful jar, if possible, decorated by hand. For example, painted with acrylic paints or decorated with a barrel of honey.
Herbal teas
Herbal teas will be in demand only if they are beautifully packaged. This is because such products are usually purchased as gifts.
You shouldn't experiment with ingredients; the best-selling teas are those with the usual ingredients: lemon balm, mint, chamomile, and others.
50-100 g of the collection must be placed in a package, previously decorated by hand:
Paint a small textile bag with gold spray paint.
Let it dry, then choose a satin ribbon of the appropriate shade and thread it into the top of the package, leaving about 10 cm from the edge (the bag should be tightly tightened with the ribbon to avoid situations where some of the purchased tea may spill out).
On the front side of the bag, sew a piece of canvas fabric with the name of the tea applied to it using a marker or paint using large contrasting stitches.
Souvenirs made of polymer clay
Polymer clay, which is similar in composition to plasticine, is used to create themed souvenirs, decorative items and ornaments. One of the best options for crafts of this type, which will be of interest to both young people and older people, is a silver Apple logo.
To create it you need:
Roll out a ball of silver clay with a diameter of about 1 cm.
Press it evenly on a hard surface, artificially giving it the shape of an apple.
Wrap the base of the marker in hard foil that tends to “remember” shapes.
Use a piece of foil to cut off a piece of apple from the side of the piece.
Attach a small ring to the top of the apple, which can later be used to hang the logo around your neck or used as a keychain.
Cut a small piece of clay, roll out a stick (the tail of the apple) and attach it to the appropriate place.
Bake a souvenir.
Caskets
The easiest way to decorate a finished box is to paint the box with paints or markers by hand. Before applying the background, the surface must be carefully polished and degreased with the appropriate "primer".
A more complex option for decorating a box is to create elements from paper or fabric:
Cut out semicircles (flower leaves) from green fabric or thick cardboard, as well as petals and a core.
Arrange the elements randomly on the lid and the main part of the box and secure them with a glue gun.
If desired, the box itself can be pre-covered with neutral-colored fabric or painted with paints.
Soap
To create handmade soap, the master should purchase special creative kits. In addition to the required ingredients, they include molds that can be used to give the finished product a unique look.
If you want to decide for yourself what exactly the soap will be made from, you can use the recipe below:
Crush the soap base into small pieces and melt them in a water bath.
Grind the zest of any citrus fruit and carefully remove any remaining juice.
Add the zest and flowers of chamomile or lavender to the liquid soap. Mix the mixture thoroughly.
Distribute the resulting product into molds and let it harden (usually this process takes no more than 1-2 days).
If desired, after placing the soap in the molds, you can decorate its surface with flowers or thin pieces of citrus, whose zest was used in the product.
Pack. For example, each bar of soap can be wrapped in a piece of canvas and tied with a ribbon of the appropriate color scheme.
Candles
The algorithm for creating candles yourself is standard:
A neutral colored thread should be placed in the mold for the future candle, securing its end with a pencil.
Melt wax or paraffin in a water bath.
Pour the melted material into the bottom of the mold, adjusting the position of the end of the thread.
Holding it with your hand, fill the form to the edge.
After the product has completely hardened (no more than 48 hours), cut off the tip of the wick and decorate the form, for example, with satin ribbons or acrylic paints.
Toys
The simplest version of a “hand-made” toy is a drop:
From the fabric of the chosen color, cut out 2 equal sides of the future drop.
On the “front” half you need to embroider eyes and a mouth or use appliques.
Place one part of the toy on a hard surface and evenly distribute the filling on it in height.
Close with the second half, tightly grouping the filling.
Sew both parts of the toy using a machine stitch or large contrasting stitches.
Decorative things
One of the simplest, yet most beautiful things to decorate is a dish made from buttons:
Wipe and degrease the surface of the selected plate (a deep bowl of small diameter is preferable).
Cover the outer surface of the dish with multi-colored buttons, securing them with a glue gun.
This bowl can be used as a key holder, placed at the entrance to the house, or you can put plain decorative stones in it for beauty.
Knitted goods
Hand-knitted items are very popular among people of all ages. Knitting to order allows the customer to come up with a unique design for their future item, and also to be sure that it will “fit” as it should.
Knitted items available at the fair include:
hosiery;
sweaters;
cardigans;
jumpers;
vests;
headbands, arm and leg bandages.
Beaded products
The simplest version of a beaded product is a bracelet or necklace, which is created by stringing beads onto a fishing line.
A modified version of this type of decoration is a pendant:
Cut out a piece from thick cardboard (for example, a heart).
Glue the beads onto the glue, thus “painting” the entire surface of the product.
Make a small hole in the top of the craft and thread a fishing line or ribbon through it, which will be used to attach the decoration later.
Embroidery
Embroidery is usually done according to special patterns sold in a set with the needlework blanks.
Using threads, beads, a needle and a piece of fabric, you can create not only a separate drawing, but also a complete composition (for example, a fragment of a painting), which can then be placed in a frame and hung on the wall.
Crafts for sale made by hand should be unique and practical.
Their cost price should be average, so that even taking into account the markup, the goods still remain affordable to the majority of fair visitors.
DIY Souvenirs
Handicrafts for sale are often souvenirs that the buyer plans to use to decorate their home or reorganize their image.
There are several ways to add uniqueness to the appearance of an apartment or a person:
Options for creating a souvenir
Brief description of the technique
Decoupage
This term is used in relation to a technique that involves using a “torn out” fragment of an image (on paper or fabric) and its subsequent attachment to a piece of clothing or interior design.
With the help of decoupage you can decorate:
writing instruments;
furniture;
bottles or flasks;
jars, boxes, containers for spices;
watch;
vases;
paintings;
curtains;
cloth.
To simplify the search for decoupage tools, you can buy ready-made kits in craft stores. They usually include tear-off elements, tools for surface preparation, special varnish for intermediate and final "priming" of the product.
Floristics
When talking about floristry, craftsmen who create crafts for sale mean working with flower arrangements. The result of work in this direction does not necessarily have to be bouquets.
With the help of plants you can:
decorate candlesticks;
create toys;
make interior items (for example, decorate artificial papier-mâché stone with flowers, which can then be used to decorate an apartment or store shelves);
decorate bottles;
wardrobe items and accessories (e.g. hairbands, boutonnieres).
Florists work with both real flowers and artificial ones, which look no less advantageous than their natural counterparts.
Badges and keychains
Badges and keychains can be used not only to be worn on clothes or keys. Such souvenirs often become interior decorations.
The simplest version of the craft involves the use of glue, thick cardboard or plastic., frames and metal fastenings, purchased additionally:
Print out the selected picture or draw your own drawing in a format that matches the size of the plastic frame.
Cut out the template on thick cardboard or, if the picture is on a thin sheet of paper, laminate it.
Insert the cutout into the frame and secure the mount using a pre-drilled hole or a glue gun. In the case of a keychain, the mount is a metal chain with a ring, and with badges, a pin.
What can you sell online?
The most convenient way to sell handmade crafts is on the Internet.
The most popular products on the network are:
costume jewelry and ornaments made from natural stones;
paper crafts (quilling);
crafts from fabric scraps;
decoupage;
"hand-made" postcards;
scrapbooking;
wallow;
soap;
candles;
confectionery products (it is necessary to have all the necessary documents confirming the quality of the products used).
Crafts created for sale should not only have the label “handmade”, but also be a truly high-quality product, not inferior in its execution to commercial competitors.
Only by first studying the segment of the consumer market in question and understanding which products will really be in demand, will a person be able to extract maximum financial benefit by displaying their handicrafts on the Internet.
People manage to create and sell a variety of things. Exclusive jewelry and eco-products, souvenirs and food. Let's talk about those things that you can make with your own hands for sale, without equipping your home with complex mechanisms.
People manage to create and sell a variety of things. Exclusive jewelry and eco-products, souvenirs and food. Let's talk about those things that you can make with your own hands for sale, without equipping your home with complex mechanisms.