A hobby turned into Cash

@gramaj (451)
United States
December 7, 2006 1:32am CST
Do you have a hobby that you have decided to use to generate income. My dad was injured in an occupational accident yrs ago and he has began in a woodworking class, now he is making pen sets. Talked to him tonight. Is selling pen/pencil sets $25-60. set. Each set is custom. I told him to make some unique business cards and get busy. Maybe I need a hobby...LOL O wait, we got MYLOT.
5 responses
@harsh1985 (593)
• India
16 Jan 07
well i start to travel on internet as a hobby only. i am totally unaware about such money making programs!! so mylot is the wired experience for me!! mylot will not give you large amount of income but satisfies you with little but steady income..and i found it much better than orkut or hi5 in which just time-consuming and nonsense chatting is going on.. in mylot you will get much information about everything....from health to politics, from family problems to money making programs.... mylot is best!!
@gramaj (451)
• United States
16 Jan 07
It is true that here on mylot one can find a topic on just about anything!
@opinder (420)
• India
16 Jan 07
this is a great thing!!! i love to paint....and i painted a couple of suits( i mean salwar-kameez worn by indian females). it is good if you can turn a hobby into a vocation. i made flowers too...and sold them at an exibition at one of my friends' place.
@gramaj (451)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Yeah, that sounds great. I love to go to the craft fairs and buy stuff.
@ishavasyam (1801)
• India
7 Dec 06
Hello..I m quite moved to read the case of ur father..sure he is going to be a source of motivation to all of us here..thanks for giving such an excellent example...no I dont have ne such hobby which is convertible into cash..unless ofcourse u can count on surfing as a means to generate cash ?
@gramaj (451)
• United States
15 Jan 07
He has been getting different materials for his pen sets and has taken another class. Actually did well selling them for christmas gifts.. Now that he has more practice I am waiting for my new ones..
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
yes, one of my hobbies is carpentry and cabinet making. Now it's one of my businesses. I do modular kitchen cabinets and closets.
@gramaj (451)
• United States
16 Jan 07
From a home shop? Do you do any custom work?
@seewhy (231)
• Australia
16 Jan 07
I don't make money from my hobbies but my mum used to. She used to make rag dolls and stuffed toys for gift shops. She ended up making a living this way as the demand was so high at the time.
@gramaj (451)
• United States
16 Jan 07
That sounds like it was alot of fun for her. Did she use a special sewing machine or did she sew by hand? I had an aunt that had a long funny looking machine and she made dolls. The material was different, really neat. Suppose that is a lost art. Everything is mass production now. Bet you have plenty of the dolls..