Best Selling Crafts

Crafts Business Video 5 (see below the article version) answers the frequently asked question: "What are the best selling crafts for a craft business?" Also check out this book with more than 500 free and low-cost ways to sell your crafts online.

Article Version: What are the best-selling crafts? What items sell at craft shows?

Unfortunately, there's no quick and easy answer to which crafts sell best. You see it all depends on where and when and how you are selling.

What items sell at craft shows in one area of the country may flop elsewhere. (Tip: Increase your sales at craft fairs with mobile credit card processing for craft artists). Many crafts business owners have found that items which sell better in the Fall may not do well in the Spring or at other times of the year.

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One place craft business owners can accurately learn about handmade crafts that sell best is online at eBay.com

In Video 1 of this series I explained how to get ideas for a crafts business by looking at completed auction listings on eBay.

You can sort completed auction listings by price and then see how many bids were placed. This shows you how much demand there is and what the best selling crafts are.

You can also click on the link to "sell" and then choose "what's hot."

See any popular items that give you business ideas for handmade crafts that sell?

If you want to know what items sell at craft shows, check out crafts business magazines like The Crafts Report or Sunshine Artist because they sometimes give reviews of shows and report on the best selling crafts. Just remember that is only going to tell you what sold at that show.

The problem with chasing after the best selling crafts is that the craft business market is constantly changing.

By the time you've found hot crafts that sell, the fad may be on its way out and you don't want to get stuck with inventory of something that's no longer "in". For more information, read the related article on Best Selling Crafts.

If you are serious about starting a craft business, the question you really should be asking is "How can I make and sell crafts that are trend-proof and sell consistently?" (see video 6 below).

Watch this video of a crafter who turned her hobby into an online business

There are several things you can do to make crafts that sell, regardless of trends or fads.

Quality always sells. Make unique handmade craft items and make them well. And people will buy them.
Themes always sell. Create your crafts business around a theme(s) like cats or frogs or angels. People love their themes and create related products.
Scarcity always sells. Create a limited edition set of items and state in promotional material that you will not repeat that limited edition again.
Added value always sells. Add creative extras, like a nicely framed story, a certificate of authenticity or a DVD telling how the craft came about.
Personalized crafts always sell. When possible, charge an extra amount and add personal names to a craft item.

Now that you have some craft business ideas for creating handmade crafts that sell, you may be thinking about another question. "How to price your craft items?" Learn the answer in the next crafts business video.

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Answers the frequently asked question: "What are the best selling crafts for a craft business?" from the Series: "The 10 Most Asked Questions About Selling Crafts and the 10 Questions You Should Be Asking" Sign Up Here to Get the Entire Video Series on Starting a Crafts Business

Crafts Business Video 6 answers the question you should be asking: "How can I make crafts to sell that are trend-proof?" Video 6 of 20 in the Series:

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