Need Suggestions - San Leandro,CA

No sew blankets
Cards (Happy birthday/ect) Sell online
Quilts
Home baked goods? Like cakes
I'll post more as I get ideas

wwww.liveops.com. my SIL works for them. you take inbound phone calls. there is no minimum hours required. you work in 30min segments. so if you only want to work for 30 mins you can or if you want to work for 8 hours you can. you make .10 or .20 per min you are on the phone and can get upsells, etc. to make more money. on average i think my SIL makes about $12/hr. you take phone calls for multiple made for tv things, etc. you get scripts so it's not on the fly trying to think of things to get them to buy. i'm thinking about it myself. the application process is very simple. the only thing is that you are technically self-employed. so you have to do your on taxes. not sure how that works.

Custom pinatas for kids birthday parties! They are really easy to make and everyone wants a pinata that matches their party theme. My son and his friends love Lego, but there aren't usually any Lego pinatas even though that would be a really easy one to make.

You use very inexpensive materials to make pinatas and most people will pay $20.00 for one, or maybe a little more for a fancy one.

Here is what you need:

A cardboard box for your foundation (I used a goldfish cracker box, you could use a cereal box, that would work really well)
Flour and water mixed together for your paste
Strips of newspaper for the paper mache
Crepe paper streamers (dollar store)
Glue
Extra odds and ends of cardboard or different sized balloons to help make your basic shape.
Masking tape.
Paint (sometimes not needed)

What you do is decide on your shape. I recently made a rocket ship for a Buzz Lightyear party. I used the big cracker box for the middle and shoved a blown-up balloon in the top for a round top part. Then, I rolled-up some card board that was from the inside of a wrapping paper roll and glued those to the sides as the "blasters." Next, I covered the whole thing in a layer of paste dipped newspaper strips. This takes a while because you have to let each layer dry before you can put on the next layer. After the top was covered really well in newspaper, I painted the whole thing white because I was using white crepe paper to cover it and I didn't want the newspaper color to show.

The next part is when it really starts to look cool. I took strips of crepe paper streamers that were cut the right size for covering one side of the pinata. I placed the strips on top of each other and then cut "fringe" along the bottom half of the strips. Starting form the bottom of the pinata, I started to glue the crepe paper on to the pinata, just gluing the top half of the crepe paper. Move upward and cover the whole pinata. Use different color streamers for different parts of the pinata. I then took more cardboard and made wings for the spaceship that I covered in crepe paper. I glued those on last.

The final step was to cut out a big glossy picture of Buzz from an inexpensive calendar. I glued this to the front of the spaceship. This of course made it very obvious that it was Buzz's ship. Everyone at the party loved it and was very impressed. I was also able to find Toy Story pinata candy on clearance at Toys R Us, and that really helped finish the project.

My next project is to make the "Dojo" from Lego's Ninjago series. I think it will be pretty easy because it is just going to be a rectangle with decorations to make it look like the dojo.

Everyone who saw my Buzz pinata said I should sell them. I think it is a good idea since the materials are so inexpensive. It might help to take orders form people so that you are not just spending time making random characters. You might have a local party store that would put up a flyer for you? (I think a princess castle would be fun and easy to do too)

Good luck!

What are your skills? Can you sew? Baby blankets are easy. I use two coordinating flannels (high end, cute ones, not the cheapest in the store), sew them together, right sides together, leaving a 2" gap for turning the fabric. Then, I press the fabric, making the hole edges turned in, and sew all the way around the fabric. Done! Do you have hobbies that you already like doing? Can you turn that into income? Do what you already like doing so you don't feel obligated to continue doing something you don't enjoy. Are you good on the computer? Can you design websites/blogs, business cards, gift cards, web banners and buttons? Take a look around etsy to see if anything strikes your interest. Kids' capes are easy and fun. Enjoy!

There are plenty of direct sales businesses to choose from but like any business if you want to make money off of it you have to work it.
If you like being creative then I would recommend a company whose focus is on selling creative supplies. Do you like candles? Sell for a candle company, etc, etc...
The most important thing...whether you make a product to sell or sell a product through home parties is to LOVE what you do an/or love the product. it shows and that is what sells it. Plus you don't want to start making something that becomes so popular but is fit to a certain market (Hairbows just for toddlers for example) and then a year or two down the road you aren't into it anymore because you no longer have a toddler. I recommend something that fits a wider age range (children, or girls, or boys in general- for example)
I'm a Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I don't make a ton of money but that has been my choice. I became a demonstrator because I love paper-crafting and I discovered I like teaching others how to use card stock and stamps to make beautiful things just as much as I like making beautiful things for myself. I actually make more money selling completed projects and from holding classes than I do from having workshops and building a down-line. I guess you could say that I currently treat Stampin' Up! as my supplier. :-)

So, do some research. If you want to create a product visit sites like Etsy and Artfire to see what kinds of things are out there.If you keep getting drawn to a particular type of item then maybe you should explore coming up with your own version and selling it. Being consistent and persistent will eventually pay off. Good luck!

T., how about a home based business? I am in Alameda and have get togethers at my salon every Wednesday night from 7-8. You can learn more. It has a great business opportunity and everything is Organic and green and safe for families and children.

I am at 475 central Ave. Alameda.

You may also email me ____@____.com

Have a great day.

N. Marie

No sew tutus... look on YouTube for videos of how to do them.

I am sooooo not crafty, but I am going to make a few for some upcoming birthdays, and if all goes well I may try to make more and sell them locally & on Etsy.com

If you want to go into direct sales, make sure it is a product that people need on an ongoing basis. Nutrition is a good example. Selling products for the home, or jewelry, or pocketbooks, etc. can limit you to a certain market (e.g. women with money) and you have to keep finding new customers because people don't buy on a regular basis. Even if the company makes great products (and many of them do), you often make good money around Christmas and then it's pretty lean the rest of the year.

If you make something from home, you have to love the creative process and you have to do extensive work to find customers or go into a lot of shops and hope they will buy what you create. It's a lot of legwork. If you like that, great. But you have to be really proactive and spend a lot of time going in to regular stores.

I work from home for the top nutrition company in the nation with the best compensation plan (as determined by the Direct Selling Association, a watchdog group for network marketing companies) and free ongoing training, so if that interests you, get back to me and we'll set up a time for an on-line get-acquainted presentation. We have a proven success system and there is ongoing support and guidance. Be sure to look for that in any company you investigate.

The Pampered Chef is a great way to earn extra income and be your own boss. Great for all kinds of people. If you would like, you can check out my website for more info. www.pamperedchef.biz/santanaskitchen I hope you find something that works for you. Good luck