Extra Income for Crafters: Organising a Craft Workshop in Your Home, Perfect for Working Mums

If you're a known crafter in your community, a great idea to earn more income is to organise a workshop right in your home. It doesn't require a lot of capital since you won't be renting out a venue, and it's a great opportunity to you to market yourself in the community.

Here are 5 steps to Organising your craft workshop at home:

Step 1: Decide what you want to teach. Beginners want to learn things that are easy and simple. Don't teach them how to knit a sweater on the first day. If they want to learn how to make a sweater eventually, start with small things first - teach them the basics of knitting, moving on to making small items, and eventually their much-coveted sweater.

Step 2: Decide how many people will be in a class. You can set up in your living room, in your backyard, or in your kitchen. Once you know where to hold your class, decide how many people can attend per session.

Choosing Craft Supplies For Children

Whether you are a parent or a teacher, it is always useful to have craft supplies for children at hand. However, it might be difficult to find the right products if you are not too familiar with what children use in crafting. Therefore, shop for the right craft supplies and craft equipment with this simple guide.

Essentials Of Arts And Craft Supplies

The age of the children is an important factor that determines which supplies are suitable for them. For instance, tools such as scissors should not be used by little children under 3 years of age. Here are some essential arts and craft materials:

Paper. You might be surprised at the vast choice of paper, which is one of the most important things for arts and crafts. There are many types of paper, for instance, construction paper, which is sturdier. Copy paper is great for drawing, whereas tissue paper can be used to construct butterflies, sun-catchers and more. Additionally, felt and foam, though not papers, are perfect as crafts supplies due to the many varieties available.

The Craft of Writing

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Countless writers query book development editors, to employ their services, who haven't written much. Perhaps a few chapters, with an idea of where the rest of the book is going. Perhaps even a first draft. Often this is their initial stab at fiction, and before they've even contacted one, they have already signed with an Indy house, have the cover and pub date. Possibly even a publicist. Oy!