50+ Crafts You Can Make and Sell {Updated for 2018!}

50+ Crafts You Can Make and Sell {Updated for 2018!}

I know many moms who making extra money every weekend selling handmade items at craft fairs, flea markets, and even on local Facebook buy/sell/trade pages. You can make DIY projects at home (at night, on the weekend, as you have time) and sell them for profit!

I thought it would be a neat exercise to find a variety of popular crafts you can make and resell. These days, almost anything goes. I love the fact that you can make something in your spare time (during naptime, while the kids are playing, etc), have fun doing it, and profit from it financially!

Before you continue, I want to mention something. A lot of people have been asking me lately where exactly you should try to sell your crafts online. I am going to write a post about this, but in the meantime, I want to put this out there – there is no better place to sell your crafts that a combo of local Facebook groups + Etsy + your own website. Hands down, the first thing I would do if I wanted to sell crafts online is to set up a shop on my blog. With a blog, you are able to push out your images and sales pages to all sorts of platforms, including Facebook and Pinterest. There are millions of people shopping for handmade items, and if you have your own blog, you can call the shots. You can even take a shot at ranking in Google for the craft of your choice – that’s how I get so much traffic to my own e-products and sell them like crazy every month. The principle is the same for physical products.

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50+ Crafts to Sell at Craft Fairs + Flea Markets

Here are some unique ideas I found around the blogosphere to get your creativity flowing! These range from simple DIY crafts to larger handmade projects.

I’m a sucker for all the cute decorations I find at flea markets and fairs, and I love supporting other artisans, so if you think of an idea and you think it’s amazing, I say go for it! You never know who might buy it.

1) Leopard Desk Mat ~ Courtesy of Mama of 3 Munchkins

2) Seashell Framed Mirror ~ Courtesy of Ann’s Entitled Life

3) Message/Photo Board ~ Courtesy of How to Have It All

4) Scoot Board ~ Courtesy of A Few Shortcuts

5) Chalkboard Tray ~ Courtesy of How to Have It All

6) Etched Drinking Glasses ~ Courtesy of A Few Shortcuts – These are always popular gift ideas.

7) Homemade Jar Candles ~ Courtesy of A Few Shortcuts

8) Bib Overalls Upcycled Purse ~ Courtesy of Reuse Grow Joy

9) Monogrammed Welcome Mat ~ Courtesy of Mama of 3 Munchkins

10) Bird Seed Ornament – These are SO POPULAR in late winter / early spring! I know this for a fact because lots of people visit this post on my blog to learn about making these ornaments that time of year.

13) Letter Crafts – This weekend I was out and about in a nearby small town, and I came across this cute shop that lets individual vendors set up booths and sell their crafty creations. There were tons of customers going in and out of this place, and I left with something myself.

I found four of the cutest letter crafts there as you can see in the collage below – a button metal letter, a wooden letter A, the alphabet with a child’s name highlighted and spelled out below (“E” was purple, which doesn’t show in the pic below), and button-decorated leather letters and mossy musical notes.

I think these would be fun to make and sell like hotcakes!

14) Glass Stone Magnets

I can’t get enough of these glass stone magnets! You could make them with any design you like, even specific to a holiday or occasion. This is an especially hot craft idea if you live in a vacation destination or can appeal to enthusiasts. For instance, I LOVE LOVE LOVE anything map themed, and if you sold a set of map magnets, I’d buy it in a second!

If you can’t see the pricing on these, they were selling for Three for $5.00 or $1.75 each. They couldn’t cost more than 25 cents to make! Talk about great profit margins!

Ideas from Handmade @ Amazon

Amazon recently unveiled an awesome new category- Handmade Items!

I think this is a smart move on their part. I love the fact that craft artisans now have access to another large marketplace. If you sell your items at craft fairs, this could be just another leg of income for you!

Here are some of the items people are making and, presumably, selling on Amazon in addition to selling them in person (that’s what I would do!)

How to Find Things to Make and Sell from Home

My favorite ways to get inspired is to visit local antique shops and also browse around on Etsy.com. You can even sort by best selling to find the most profitable things to consider.

Not that you need to copy anyone else’s idea, but just seeing all the amazing craft items that people are able to make and then put up for sale always fills me ideas of my own!

And Tons More Craft Ideas to Resell

If you give one of these crafts a shot at a local craft fair or flea market, let me know how it goes! I’d love to feature you on my blog.

Note to bloggers: I will close this linkup once it reaches 50 or more entries, so link away! Up to 3 ideas per blog.

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