I hope to eventually turn my hobby -- beadwork -- into a little extra income. I'd like to start selling some of my work on Etsy, a website that sells only handmade items or supplies for making handmade crafts. Eventually, I'd like to be able to open my own brick-and-mortar store, too, but the financial risk isn't worth it to me at this time, not with an infant at home.
Curbing my spending on beads can be tough. For a while, every couple of months I'd spend $100 or so on beads and beading tools. There came a point, though, when I realized that I wasn't making any money from it and I already had plenty of supplies. As ideas that I don't have all the supplies for come to me now, I sketch them, hoping that's enough to keep the idea fresh. Then, should the time come when I do open the store and I do start to make a little money at it, THEN, I can get supplies for other projects.
Curbing my spending on beads can be tough. For a while, every couple of months I'd spend $100 or so on beads and beading tools. There came a point, though, when I realized that I wasn't making any money from it and I already had plenty of supplies. As ideas that I don't have all the supplies for come to me now, I sketch them, hoping that's enough to keep the idea fresh. Then, should the time come when I do open the store and I do start to make a little money at it, THEN, I can get supplies for other projects.
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