marci

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 9:17am

I do all different types of crafts. Mostly for enjoyment. Would like to sell them, but may or may not happen. I paint wood, old pots, do wood burning, beadwork, photography, and many other things. I get all the supplies really cheap, you can buy scraps of wood at menards for dirt cheap. They are usaually odd shapes and sizes but i can see vision in most of it. I also have a craft notebook of crafts I can do. I like to do a lot of recycling crafts. I also want to get into the spring garden art, stepping stones, bird houses, feeders, etc. The only thing that has brought me money is the photography. As for ebay, I sell books. We go to auctions and buy books for about .20 each and sell them for about 1.00 each. That is a lot of work, that is why I dont have more time for my crafts.

Jen

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 12:24pm

Jen,


I do beadwork too--started when I was 16 and a wild hippy chick and wandered into a Tandy Leather.

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 12:47pm

Awesome - two freecycle groups in my area. One about 20 miles one about 35 miles. Not one in my town but these are two of the closest towns to me. As for the crafts I am hoping to start making money off of them here soon. At least I hope. If not it is a relaxing hobby. I also have a sunporch will turn into my "store" here soon. I just need to get the 2,000 ebay books off of it :). I have a plan but it requires a lot of work. I'm not wanting to rearrange again. But may have to. I need a room to do crafts.

Jen

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 1:07pm

Jen,


What's you ID on eBay?

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 1:41pm

my id is ricelder. I have about 71 books on now. I have one craft book on - will have many more to put on here soon. Went to an auction and bought a bunch of books a lot of them are old craft magazines/books. I have not gone through all of them yet. I spent 77.00 for about 2000 books. So I am still looking. I do have a book of crochet patterns - it is a notebook an older lady collected the patterns and kept them. I cant crochet or knit, nobody has been able to teach me. I am a lefty - it took me a while to learn to sew.

Jen

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 4:06pm

You're now on my favorite seller list--although that's probably a BIG mistake-LOL!

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 5:59pm

Yep, I have a hard time putting many items on but it either keep them or pay a bill :). No brainer. I have some I will keep out of this lot. If you want you can email me or im me at zttn1975@yahoo.com. My yahoo id for im is zttn1975 and aol is jelde02s. We are always on due to being on broadband so if I ignore ya, I'm not ignoring you may have my dh who thinks im and message boards are a waste, or my 9 yo who may answer, he may not. I cant believe how high the AA book is going, they all started at .99. It is cheaper to list that way on ebay.

Jen

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Fri, 10-14-2005 - 7:52pm

Jen,


I have DSL and just upgraded to DSL Pro (thru SBC), but can't stay connected unless I'm right here because of all the spyware ads I get bombarded with.