Sunday, April 11, 2010

My Hobby and a Little Cash

As most of you know I love to make card and to scrapbook. About a year ago when I was in the relief society presidency, I started making card to give to the sister for their birthdays. When I was released I had some left over. A friend at work saw some of my cards and told me how she just loved them and thought they would sell well. Not believing her nor having the confidence that they were great I did nothing further.
For Christmas Ale (same friend for work) asked me to make a card for her husband and she wanted to buy it from me. So I did and my first card was bought for $30 pesos. This was the beginning of me selling many cards. This past month I have sold over 6 cards. To be honest it is not like I am making the big bucks but it is something I enjoy and I am able to make a little money.
Most of my cards are made from recycling. For example the card you see right below is made from a piece of cardboard that is found in our Del Sol boxes. It rest on top of the merchandise right below the tape so that when the box is cute opened non of the product inside will be damaged from the blade. The yellow paper that the butterflies are sitting on is a tag left over from a shirt we sell in Cariloha (another store that Daniel manages.) The brown ribbon that runs vertical is the ribbon that ties the tag to the clothes. Every single one of my card have at least one article that is recycled. I am recycling and making money. It's great. Here are just a few of some of the card I have been making lately. Some of these cards are already sold and gone. Enjoy.