1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (78 page)
482 SELL PERSONALIZED ITEMS.
You can put pictures on just about everything — if you're creative enough. Be it coffee mugs or calendars, mouse-pads or magnets, you can make some money sticking people's pictures all over crap … err … keepsakes.
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483 QUILT.
What's more American than a little quilting? Collect material and piece together a patchwork that you can either sell online or at your local craft fair. You could also look to be commissioned to put together a quilt with a particular pattern — and get paid more for it.
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484 CREATE TABLE CLOTHES.
Offer to make people a tablecloth or runner that will match their fine china. Take a picture of their printed porcelain and then head out to the fabric store. Design a table-topper that will make any event in their dining room a show-stopper.
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485 WEAVE WELCOME MATS.
Everyone wants to make a good first impression. Therefore they should be concerned about what their guests wipe their feet on. Have some fun and weave cool designs or funny sayings to really spice up front doors.
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486 BOTTLE SCENTED OILS.
Candles are so eighteenth century. Homeowners nowadays are keeping their houses smelling fresh by tapping into the scents of oils. Buy inexpensive, decorative bottles as well as some base oil at your local craft store. Then infuse the oil with all sorts of refreshing smells like vanilla, sage, or cinnamon. Be sure you don't go overboard with the ingredients though — always keep your overhead in mind.
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487 FASHION SOME SAND ART.
Bring the joys of the beach to landlocked denizens, or help decorate rental homes up and down the coasts. Find some fun shaped bottles and fill them with sand and other beach discoveries. You could go one above and dye the sand various colors before bottling.
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All about the Hustle
Some people have
it
. Some people don't. If you're one of those people who don't (or don't know what
it
is), you're probably better just skipping over this chapter.
