Never sold a single handmade thing in your life? Start right here. These easy crafts to make and sell need no special tool, no machine and no technique you have to practice first, and most of them are finished in about an hour. I know a craft aisle better than I probably should. Honestly, I could guide you through Michaels better than some of their employees, because I have tried almost all of it, and nearly everything on this list comes off one or two shelves you already walk past. Every project tells you what to buy, what to skip, roughly what it costs you and what it sells for, so your first batch looks like it came from someone who has been doing this for years. Perfect for a first craft fair table, a school fundraiser, a church bazaar or simply proving to yourself that you can do this. Want to spend even less getting started? The cheap crafts to make and sell are right next door.
Easy Crafts to Sell
The easiest crafts to make and sell are the ones with no machine, no technique to practice and about an hour of your time. Twenty minute Mod Podge bowls cost about $1 to $2 each and sell for about $14 to $20. Beaded wish bracelets cost about 20 to 40 cents and sell for $5 each or three for $12. Both are finished the same afternoon you start them.
1. Colorful Clothespin Trivets
Nobody guesses clothespins. That is the whole appeal, and it is why this one stops people at a table. You paint a bag of wooden pins in two or three colors, pop the little metal springs out, and glue the halves into a ring. One evening, no tools, and the finished trivet looks like it came from a shop that charges a lot more than you are about to.
- Supplies: bag of wooden clothespins, craft paint, brush, strong craft glue
- Approx cost: about $3 to $5 per trivet
- Sells for: about $14 to $20. Sell two in coordinating colors and the pair goes for around $32.
Get the full tutorial at Dream a Little Bigger.
2. Frame Pin Cushion
A thrifted picture frame, a puff of stuffing and a scrap of pretty fabric, and you have a pin cushion that sewists buy on sight. Pack it with steel wool instead of stuffing if you want the version that keeps pins sharp, which is the detail that sells it to anybody who sews. No machine, no tools, about half an hour once the paint is dry.
- Supplies: small picture frame, craft paint, fabric scrap, steel wool or stuffing, hot glue
- Approx cost: about $3 to $5
- Sells for: about $16 to $22. Set it next to a fabric shop’s booth and it sells out first.
Get the full tutorial at A Bird and a Bean.
3. Mini Succulent Planters
Plastic Easter eggs, spray paint and a succulent cutting, which is the kind of supply list I love because two of the three are already in the house. Paint the halves, glue each one to a little stand, tuck in a cutting. If you own one succulent you own an infinite number of succulents, and that is the actual business model here.
- Supplies: plastic eggs, spray paint, small stands or caps, glue, succulent cuttings, soil
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 each once the plant is free
- Sells for: about $8 to $12 each, or $25 for a set of three.
Get the full tutorial at A Kailo Chic Life.
4. Mirror Boxes
Small beveled mirrors glued to a plain wooden cube, and suddenly you have the mirrored planter that home stores charge a fortune for. Hot glue, one sitting, zero skill. Put an ivy or a snake plant in it for the photo, because the plant is what makes a shopper picture it on their own console table.
- Supplies: small beveled mirrors, plain wood or cardboard cube, hot glue, felt for the base
- Approx cost: about $5 to $8
- Sells for: about $22 to $30. Add a plant and it is a $40 gift.
Get the full tutorial at Hi Sugarplum.
5. Dotted Sharpie Mugs
Plain white mugs plus an oil-based paint marker, dotted into whatever pattern you like, then baked in a home oven to set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to buy, which is why this is the project I would hand a total beginner first. Bulk orders are where it earns: a workplace gift run of twenty is one afternoon.
- Supplies: plain ceramic mugs, oil-based paint markers, rubbing alcohol to clean first
- Approx cost: about $2 to $4 per mug
- Sells for: about $14 to $18 each, $12 each on an order of ten or more.
Get the full tutorial at Destination Decoration.
6. Easy Nautical Coasters
Dollar store cork coasters, a coat of paint and a painted stripe or rope motif, and you have a set that looks coastal instead of cheap. Four to a set, tied with twine. The whole set takes under an hour and the sealer does the rest while you sleep. Beach towns and summer markets buy these by the stack.
- Supplies: cork coasters, craft paint, painter’s tape, clear sealer, twine
- Approx cost: about $4 to $6 for a set of four
- Sells for: about $18 to $24 a set. Singles are not worth selling, sell the four.
Get the full tutorial at Love and Marriage Blog.
7. Washi Tape Upcycled Mint Tins
Empty mint tins wrapped in washi tape become pill cases, earring tins and tiny gift boxes, and the raw material costs you exactly nothing if you were eating the mints anyway. Wrap, trim, done, about five minutes each. Mix patterns across a batch so the display looks like a collection rather than one idea repeated.
- Supplies: empty mint tins, washi tape, craft knife or scissors, clear sealer
- Approx cost: about 50 cents to $1 each
- Sells for: about $6 to $8 each, or three for $18, which is how most of them leave the table.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Candy.
8. Ribbon Bookmarks
Elastic, a length of ribbon and a button. The loop hugs the book cover so the bookmark cannot slide out, which is the one thing every reader complains about, and that is your whole sales pitch in a sentence. Minutes each, pennies each, and a jar of them on the front corner of a table is an impulse buy nobody walks past.
- Supplies: thin elastic, ribbon scraps, buttons, glue or a few hand stitches
- Approx cost: about 40 to 75 cents each
- Sells for: about $5 each, or five for $20. Bundle one with a paperback and it is a $15 gift.
Get the full tutorial at Sparkles of Sunshine.
9. Iron Transfer Tote
A plain canvas tote and an iron-on transfer, pressed with a household iron. No cutting machine needed, which is the point on this page. Design once and print a stack, and you have a product line instead of a single item. Press hard and press long, because a transfer that peels in the wash is a refund, not a sale.
- Supplies: blank canvas tote, printable iron-on transfer sheets, household iron, parchment
- Approx cost: about $4 to $7 per tote
- Sells for: about $18 to $25. A wedding or team order of a dozen prices at $15 each.
Get the full tutorial at The Crafted Life.
10. Ceramic Bowl Succulents
Thrifted bowls, a handful of gravel, soil and a couple of cuttings. Ten minutes of planting and you have a living product with a real price on it. Put gravel in the bottom of a bowl that has no drainage hole and it will forgive a new plant owner, which is worth saying out loud to the person buying it.
- Supplies: thrifted ceramic bowl, drainage gravel, cactus soil, succulent cuttings
- Approx cost: about $2 to $4 assembled
- Sells for: about $18 to $28 depending on the bowl. A pretty vintage bowl carries the price.
Get the full tutorial at Craftberry Bush.
11. Creative Glass Bead Vase
Flat glass marbles glued in rows around a dollar store vase, catching the light like a cheap stained glass window in the best possible way. It is repetitive work and honestly quite relaxing, which is the sort of project I will happily do in front of a movie. Run one color into another and it looks designed instead of decorated.
- Supplies: plain glass vase, flat glass marbles, clear strong adhesive
- Approx cost: about $4 to $7
- Sells for: about $20 to $28. A tall one in a gradient will carry $35.
Get the full tutorial at Mom Luck.
12. Upcycled Glam Napkin Rings
Plain wooden or cardboard rings dressed up with paint, beads or a strip of trim. Minutes each, and they sell in sets of four or six because nobody sets a table for one. This is a holiday product more than an everyday one, so make your run in October and price it for a hostess who has left things late.
- Supplies: plain napkin rings, craft paint or metallic leaf, beads or trim, glue
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 per ring
- Sells for: about $24 to $32 for a set of four, more in a Christmas colorway.
Get the full tutorial at Thoughts from Alice.
13. Recycled Box Notepads
Cereal boxes and scrap paper turned into chunky little notepads, bound along the top with padding compound. That compound is the trick and it is the only thing you will have to buy: it is the brushed-on glue print shops use, and it is what makes a stack of loose paper feel like a real product. Cheap, fast, and the upcycling story sells it.
- Supplies: cereal boxes, scrap or copy paper, padding compound, clamp or heavy books
- Approx cost: about 50 cents to $1 each
- Sells for: about $7 to $10 each, or three for $24.
Get the full tutorial at Infarrantly Creative.
14. Beautiful Photo Coasters
Plain ceramic tiles, a photo or a printed design, decoupage medium and a waterproof topcoat. The active work is well under an hour and then the sealer does its job overnight. Custom is the magic word here: a set with someone’s own pet or their town on it is worth double a set of pretty flowers, and it costs you the same.
- Supplies: 4 inch ceramic tiles, printed photos, Mod Podge, waterproof clear sealer, cork feet
- Approx cost: about $5 to $8 for a set of four
- Sells for: about $20 to $26 a set, $32 to $40 for a custom photo set.
Get the full tutorial at The Frugal Girls.
15. Wire Wrapped Glass Pendant
A flat glass marble caged in wire, hung on a cord. No soldering, no glue, just wrapping, and once your hands learn the cage you can make one in about ten minutes. Slip a scrap of patterned paper or a tiny photo behind the glass and the same pendant becomes a hundred different pendants.
- Supplies: flat glass marbles, craft wire, round nose pliers, cord or chain, paper scraps
- Approx cost: about $1.50 to $3 each
- Sells for: about $14 to $20. On a chain rather than a cord, $24.
Get the full tutorial at Morena's Corner.
16. Coffee Filter Roses
One pack of coffee filters goes an absurdly long way, so a whole bouquet costs a couple of dollars. You dye the filters, let them dry, then twist and shape the petals into roses. Once your hands work out the twist it goes fast, and a bunch of them tied with ribbon looks like real flowers from six feet away and never wilts.
- Supplies: coffee filters, watered-down paint or dye, floral wire and tape, ribbon
- Approx cost: about $2 to $3 for a bunch of six
- Sells for: about $18 to $25 a bouquet, $4 to $5 a single stem.
Get the full tutorial at One Little Project.
17. Mason Jar Oil Candles
A jar, lamp oil and a wick, and you have a candle that burns for ages and never needs pouring wax. Candles are one of the things I make most, and this is the version I would put in front of a beginner: nothing to melt, nothing to set, nothing to go wrong. Assembly is about fifteen minutes, and it looks far more expensive than it is.
- Supplies: mason jar with lid, lamp oil, fiberglass wick, wick holder, decorative fill
- Approx cost: about $4 to $6 per jar
- Sells for: about $20 to $28. A matched pair for a table goes for $45.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
18. Aromatherapy Jewelry For Essential Oils
A little round of clay, stamped with a pattern, a hole punched through the top and a cord knotted through it. Add a drop of oil and it is jewelry with a job. The stamping is the fun part, and one block of clay makes more pendants than you will want to count. The essential oil crowd stops at your table for these.
- Supplies: air dry clay, stamps or texture tools, skewer, cord, sealer on the back only
- Approx cost: about 50 cents to $1 each
- Sells for: about $14 to $18. Bundle with a 5ml oil and it is a $25 gift set.
Get the full tutorial at Sarah Titus.
19. 20 Minute Mod Podge Bowls
Fabric scraps soaked in Mod Podge, draped over an upturned bowl and left to harden into a bowl of their own. Twenty minutes of actual work, which the heading is honest about. Cover your mold in plastic wrap first unless you would like to own one permanently sculptural bowl. Every one comes out slightly different, and that is a selling point, not a flaw.
- Supplies: fabric scraps, Mod Podge, a bowl to use as a mold, plastic wrap, brush
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 each
- Sells for: about $14 to $20. A nest of three graduated sizes goes for $40.
Get the full tutorial at Pennies for a Fortune.
20. Beaded Wish Bracelets
A few beads on waxed cord, tied on a little card that explains the deal: make a wish, wear it until it frays, and the wish comes true when it falls off. The story is the product. Materials cost cents, everybody buys two, and party favor orders by the dozen are where the real money on this one lives.
- Supplies: waxed cotton cord, small beads, printed cards, scissors
- Approx cost: about 20 to 40 cents each
- Sells for: about $5 each, three for $12, or $2.50 each on a favor order of 24 or more.
Get the full tutorial at Happy Hour Projects.
21. Clothespin Wreath
Painted clothespins clipped around a wire wreath frame into a sunburst, and nothing is glued, so production is as fast as your hands can clip. Ombre one color from dark to light around the ring and people will ask you where you bought it. Make the photo holder version, where family pictures clip into the pins, and you have sold it twice.
- Supplies: wooden clothespins, craft paint, wire wreath frame, ribbon for hanging
- Approx cost: about $6 to $9
- Sells for: about $30 to $40. Seasonal colorways carry the top of that range.
Get the full tutorial at The Frugal Homemaker.
22. Boho Chic Jewelry Tray
A plain tray, paint and a simple pattern, and it lands on a nightstand holding rings. This is a half hour of work and it photographs beautifully, which matters more than it sounds like it should, because a good photo is what sells a $30 tray online. Use decent paint. Bargain paint on a flat surface shows every streak.
- Supplies: plain wood or metal tray, craft paint, painter’s tape, brush, sealer
- Approx cost: about $5 to $8
- Sells for: about $25 to $35. Styled with a small dish, $45 as a gift set.
Get the full tutorial at Thoughts from Alice.
23. Mason Jar Pin Cushion
A padded fabric dome on the lid of a jar, and the glass belly underneath holds buttons, bobbins and everything else that rolls off a sewing table. No machine needed, and it is the gift a sewist buys for another sewist without hesitating. Fill the jar with notions before you sell it and the price goes up honestly.
- Supplies: mason jar with two-part lid, fabric scrap, stuffing, hot glue, cardboard circle
- Approx cost: about $3 to $5 empty
- Sells for: about $16 to $22 empty, $28 to $35 filled with notions.
Get the full tutorial at The Seasoned Homemaker.
24. Easy Tray Chalkboard
Chalkboard paint on the inside of a thrifted tray, and you have the kitchen message board that sells at every single market. Two coats, an hour between them, and the hardest part is waiting. Season the surface by rubbing chalk over the whole thing and wiping it off before you use it, or the first message ghosts forever.
- Supplies: thrifted or plain tray, chalkboard paint, brush or small roller, chalk
- Approx cost: about $4 to $7
- Sells for: about $22 to $30. Hand letter a menu on it for the photo.
Get the full tutorial at Love of Family and Home.
25. Gold Leaf Vase
A thrifted glass vase, a strip of tape and gold leaf on the bottom third. One careful hour. Do not try to make the leaf perfect, because slightly broken coverage is what reads as expensive and flawless coverage reads as spray paint. Look for good shapes in bad colors at the thrift store, because the glaze is exactly what you are covering.
- Supplies: glass vase, gold leaf sheets, leaf adhesive (size), soft brush, painter’s tape
- Approx cost: about $4 to $7
- Sells for: about $24 to $34. Gold sells all year and doubles as a wedding centerpiece.
Get the full tutorial at The Creativity Exchange.
26. No Sew Microwaveable Rice Heating Pads
Rice, flannel and iron-on hem tape. No machine, no stitches, about twenty minutes each. A minute in the microwave and it holds heat on a sore shoulder for the better part of an hour, which is the whole pitch and you can demo it at a table. Add dried lavender to the rice and you have doubled what you can charge.
- Supplies: flannel or cotton fabric, uncooked rice, iron-on hem tape, dried lavender
- Approx cost: about $3 to $5 each
- Sells for: about $16 to $22, and about $25 for a lavender version in a gift box.
Get the full tutorial at Unsophisticook.
27. Herbal Bath Teas
Muslin bags filled with dried herbs, flowers, oats and salts, so the bath steeps instead of the cup. There is nothing to make, really, only to blend, which is why it belongs on this page. I keep an herb garden, so a blend or two comes out of the back yard, and bulk herbs cost pennies a bag either way.
- Supplies: muslin drawstring bags, dried herbs and flowers, oats, epsom salts, kraft labels
- Approx cost: about 75 cents to $1.50 a bag
- Sells for: about $6 to $8 each, or a boxed set of four for $26.
Get the full tutorial at Scratch Mommy.
28. Bottle Cap Wine Charms
Bottle caps flattened, punched and hung from wire hoops that clip onto a wine glass stem, so everyone at the table claims a brand and stops losing their drink. The caps are free. Use craft beer caps and you have added a collector angle you did not pay a cent for. Six to a set, in a little bag.
- Supplies: bottle caps, hammer, hole punch or awl, wire hoops, pliers, small gift bags
- Approx cost: about $2 to $3 a set of six
- Sells for: about $14 to $18 a set. Hostess gift pricing, and it moves fastest in December.
Get the full tutorial at Miss Information.
29. Pine Cone Fire Starters
Take a walk, come home with free materials, dip the cones in melted scented wax and let them harden on wax paper. Tie three together with twine and a sprig of greenery. They sell like crazy at winter markets, they smell wonderful on the table while you are selling them, and the entire cost is the wax.
- Supplies: pine cones, wax or old candle ends, scent, twine, wax paper, a dedicated melting pot
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 per bundle of three
- Sells for: about $12 to $16 a bundle. A basket of six for $28 is the holiday version.
Get the full tutorial at Garden Therapy.
30. Wine Cork Magnet Planters
A hollowed cork, a pinch of soil, one tiny succulent cutting and a magnet on the back. The smallest garden in the house, living on the fridge door. Restaurants will hand you corks by the bag if you ask. Nobody buys one of these, they buy three, because you cannot fairly divide one cork planter among friends.
- Supplies: wine corks, small knife or craft knife, soil, succulent cuttings, magnets, glue
- Approx cost: under $1 each
- Sells for: about $6 each, or three for $15, which is how they actually leave the table.
Get the full tutorial at It All Started With Paint.
31. Fabric Thread On A Spool Ornament
Wooden thread spools wrapped in strips of fabric and lace, with a loop on top. No sewing, no tools, about ten minutes each. Crafters buy them on recognition alone, and here is the useful part: they sell as ornaments in winter and as sewing room decor the other ten months, which very few holiday items can do.
- Supplies: wooden spools, fabric strips, lace and buttons, hot glue, ribbon or twine
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 each
- Sells for: about $8 to $12 each, or a boxed set of four for $34.
Get the full tutorial at Tea Rose Home.
32. Yarn Wrapped Ombre Monogrammed Letter
A cardboard letter wrapped in yarn that shades from one color into the next. Everybody has an initial, which makes this the most requestable thing on the page. Anchor the yarn with a dot of glue at every corner and the wrap stays tidy. Custom orders mean you get paid before you make it, which is a lovely way to run a table.
- Supplies: cardboard or papier mache letter, yarn in three shades, hot glue, scissors
- Approx cost: about $4 to $6
- Sells for: about $22 to $30 per letter. Nursery names in three letters, $70.
Get the full tutorial at Catch My Party.
33. DIY Photo Clipboards
Plain clipboards painted or papered, then hung in a row to hold photos you can swap out whenever you like. Forty minutes, no tools, and the buyer gets a gallery wall without a single nail hole per picture. Sell them in threes and include a clip-on print so the display is the product rather than a bare board.
- Supplies: wooden clipboards, craft paint or scrapbook paper, Mod Podge, sealer
- Approx cost: about $3 to $5 each
- Sells for: about $14 to $18 each, or a set of three for $40.
Get the full tutorial at Love Grows Wild.
34. Easy DIY Fabric Covered Pots
Scrap fabric decoupaged onto a plain clay pot. No sewing, no tools, and about half an hour including drying between coats. This is one of ours, and it is the project I would pick for somebody who has never sold anything, because a shopper can see instantly which pot matches their kitchen and that decision is what closes a sale.
- Supplies: clay pots, scrap fabric, Mod Podge or fabric glue, foam brush, sealer
- Approx cost: about $2 to $4 per pot
- Sells for: about $12 to $18 each, $30 for a set of three graduated sizes.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
35. Floral Mouse Pad
Fabric or patterned vinyl over a plain mouse pad blank, and a dull desk gets one nice thing on it. Twenty minutes, no tools, and it posts flat in an envelope so it works online as well as on a table. Seal the surface properly or the first week of use will tell on you.
- Supplies: plain mouse pad or cork blank, fabric or adhesive vinyl, spray adhesive, sealer
- Approx cost: about $3 to $5
- Sells for: about $12 to $16. Matched with a coaster in the same print, $22 as a desk set.
Get the full tutorial at The Crafted Life.
36. Fabric Corkboard
A cheap cork board, a piece of fabric stretched over it and ribbon crossed on top to hold notes without pins. About an hour, and the only tool is a staple gun or, honestly, a lot of hot glue. Dorm rooms and home offices buy these in September, so time your batch for back to school and charge accordingly.
- Supplies: framed cork board, fabric, batting, ribbon, decorative pins, staple gun or hot glue
- Approx cost: about $7 to $10
- Sells for: about $28 to $38. A large one in a good print will carry $45.
Get the full tutorial at The Suburban Mom.
37. Flower Letter Monogram
A cardboard letter covered in faux blooms, which sounds simple because it is. Cut the stems short and pack the flowers tighter than you think you need to, because the gaps are the only thing that makes one of these look homemade. An hour, one glue gun, and it is a wedding and nursery seller all year.
- Supplies: cardboard letter, faux flowers, wire cutters or scissors, hot glue
- Approx cost: about $8 to $12
- Sells for: about $30 to $45. Wedding orders in a specified color are the top of that range.
Get the full tutorial at Viva Veltoro.
38. Easy DIY Hair Tie Rings
A hair tie and one small bead, pearl or charm, turned into a ring you can actually wear. No sewing, no tools, no skill, and each one takes about five minutes. That is the reason it is here: you can make forty in an evening in forty different colors, and a bowl of forty bright little rings is a table display all by itself.
- Supplies: small hair ties, beads or pearls, charms, strong craft glue
- Approx cost: about 30 to 60 cents each
- Sells for: about $4 to $6 each, or four for $16. Sell them to kids and they buy three.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
39. Easy 2-Minute DIY Ribbon Rose
Two minutes. Not an hour, two minutes, which means an hour gets you thirty roses. Ribbon and a glue gun, rolled and pinched into a bloom, and from there they go onto clips, headbands, pins, gift wrap and wreaths. Bows and ribbon work are something I have been doing for years, and this is the one I would teach first.
- Supplies: ribbon, hot glue gun, scissors, clip or pin backs
- Approx cost: about 25 to 50 cents each
- Sells for: about $5 each as a clip, $18 for a set of four, or $28 on a finished headband set.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
40. Easy DIY Woven Yarn Mug Cozy
Crochet without the crochet. This one is woven, so there is no hook, no pattern to follow and nothing to unravel when you lose your place, which is exactly why it lives on a beginner page. About an hour per cozy. Make them in a run of fall colors and they sell every single time the weather turns.
- Supplies: worsted yarn in two or three colors, blunt needle, scissors, button
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 each
- Sells for: about $12 to $16. Sell one wrapped around a plain mug for $24 and it is a gift.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
41. Beginner-Friendly Beaded Bracelet
This one uses more beads and a thicker nylon cord than the quick versions, so it takes a little more patience and it comes out considerably sturdier. That matters when you are selling: a bracelet that snaps in a week is a customer you do not see again. Neutral colorways sell to everyone, which is the quiet trick here.
- Supplies: seed or glass beads, nylon cord, scissors, clasp or sliding knot, lighter
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2.50 each
- Sells for: about $12 to $18 each, or three stacked for $40.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
42. Easy DIY Napkin Paper Candle
All the look of a hand-poured decorated candle with none of the melting. You take a plain pillar candle, lay a printed napkin over it and heat the napkin until it sinks into the wax. That is the whole project, about fifteen minutes, no tools. Buy the plain candles on sale after a holiday and your cost drops through the floor.
- Supplies: plain pillar candles, decorative paper napkins, wax paper, hair dryer or heat source
- Approx cost: about $2 to $4 per candle
- Sells for: about $14 to $20 each, or a pair boxed for $32.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
43. Easy DIY Pom Pom Wreath
Yarn pom poms wound around two bits of cardboard, then glued shoulder to shoulder around a wreath form until you cannot see the form at all. No tools, nothing sharp beyond scissors, and it is a genuinely nice thing to do with a child helping. Make more pom poms than you think you need. Everyone runs out.
- Supplies: yarn in two or three colors, cardboard, scissors, wreath form, hot glue
- Approx cost: about $6 to $10
- Sells for: about $32 to $45. Spring pastels and Christmas reds are the two runs worth making.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
44. Easy DIY Glitter Foam Flowers
Leftover glitter foam sheets cut into petals and rolled into flowers. Minutes each, no tools, and the foam will not crush the way paper flowers do, so they survive a market table, a car boot and a customer’s handbag. They go onto hair clips, gift bags, pencil toppers and party decor, which means one batch serves four different products.
- Supplies: glitter foam sheets, scissors, hot glue, clip or pin backs
- Approx cost: about 30 to 60 cents each
- Sells for: about $4 to $6 each as clips, $16 for a set of four, $22 on a party garland.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
45. Marbled Clay Butterfly Wand
Air dry clay wings dipped into nail polish floated on water, so every single one marbles differently. No kiln, no tools, about an hour with drying in the middle. They go into potted plants and window boxes as plant wands, and the variation is the selling point: nobody else at the market has this exact one and neither do you.
- Supplies: air dry clay, old nail polish, bowl of water, wooden skewers or wire, sealer
- Approx cost: about $1 to $2 each
- Sells for: about $10 to $14 each, or a set of three for $28.
Get the full tutorial at DIY Joy.
FAQ
What crafts are easiest to make and sell for a beginner?
Anything glued, wrapped, threaded or painted rather than sewn or fired. Ribbon bookmarks cost about 40 to 75 cents and sell for $5 each or five for $20. Washi tape upcycled mint tins cost about 50 cents to $1 and sell for about $6 to $8, or three for $18, which is how most of them actually leave the table.
Do you need special tools to sell handmade crafts?
Not for anything on this list. Scissors, glue, a paintbrush and a bit of patience cover it. Wine cork magnet planters cost under $1 each and sell for $6 each or three for $15. Clothespin trivets cost about $3 to $5 and sell for about $14 to $20, and neither needs a single power tool.
How much can a beginner realistically earn from one project?
Enough that the first batch pays for the second. Iron transfer totes cost about $4 to $7 and sell for about $18 to $25, and a wedding or team order of a dozen prices even better. Photo coasters cost about $5 to $8 a set of four and sell for about $20 to $26, or $32 to $40 custom.
Which easy crafts should you sell as a set?
Anything that looks lonely on its own. Nautical coasters are about $4 to $6 for a set of four and sell for about $18 to $24 a set, and singles are not worth selling. Herbal bath teas cost about 75 cents to $1.50 a bag and sell for about $6 to $8 each, or a boxed set of four for $26.
What should a first craft fair table hold?
A few price points, so nobody walks away empty handed. Hair tie rings at about 30 to 60 cents sell for $4 to $6 each or four for $16. A pom pom wreath at about $6 to $10 sells for about $32 to $45. The small things pay the table fee and the wreath makes the day.
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