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One fun money-making idea is to create your own line of holiday cards with rubber stamps. Melissa Duquette has found this to be a profitable business. She explains, “The card season is upon us and everyone will soon be searching for the perfect holiday card to send to family and friends. This is your opportunity to break out into business and create unique hand-stamped holiday cards. Or why not offer a class teaching this great hobby? Rubber stamping can be worked into so many different businesses.”

"I’ve been to a rubber-stamping party where we were able to create our own cards. I had a great time hanging out with my friends and making my own unique cards. If you are into rubber stamping, seriously consider having a rubber stamping card party. You would supply everything needed, and could charge either a flat fee or charge per card made."

Melissa says, “There are many ways to make money with rubber stamps, from selling your handmade items to teaching workshops, and I have tried them all! I have been stamping for over six years. In that period of time I have sold many of my handmade items, worked as a demonstrator for a rubber stamp home party company, and become completely addicted to the subject of rubber stamps. I now design and sell my own line of folk style rubber stamps and sell via mail order and Internet.”




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EBOOKS

Bizy’s Guide To: Starting a Rubber Stamping Business
Author: Melissa Duquette

The author of this book, Melissa Duquette, was able to turn her favorite hobby of rubber stamping into a business, and is willing to show you how to do the same.

This e-book includes:

  • Rubber Stamping Basics
  • Copyright
  • Where and How To Sell Your Stamps
  • How To Demonstrate And Teach The Art of Stamping
  • How To Create Your Own Line
  • Pricing
  • Wholesale Versus Retail
  • How To Keep Your Business Legal
  • Advertising and Marketing
  • Sales/Business Resources
  • Start your own Rubber Stamp Supply Business
    Rubber stamping is such a hot business right now. Everyone loves to make notecards, scrapbooks and other crafts using the latest techniques for stamping, but most towns and cities lack a business where stampers can purchase supplies, and when they are available, they tend to be very expensive. This is a great business that can even be run out of your own home!

    This Original MyMommyBiz eBook is tailored for running a stamping supply company out of your home, but much of this also contains usefuls information if you are planning on opening your own rubber stamp store! There is also a special section just for selling on eBay and other auction sites! Contained in this exclusive MyMommyBiz eBook you will find:

  • Starting up
  • What you need to do to purchase supplies wholesale
  • How to find wholesalers
  • What's in a business name
  • Order forms for customers: what should they say?
  • Taking orders: How to supply and deliver your stamping supplies to customers
  • Saving money with repeat customers
  • Advertising and marketing
  • What sells and what doesn't: How to determine your best selling products from your worst (everyone has them!)
  • How to keep from losing money on what doesn't sell, and how to make lots of money on what does!
  • Selling in unexpected places: exploring hidden markets
  • Setting your prices
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Extras you can offer that the competition does not ~ some of them are so simple, and they will keep your customers so happy!
  • Offering supplies for stamping classes (especially if you run the class yourself!)

  • You also get a special section for selling on auctions!
  • Selling on eBay and other auction sites
  • Before you list an item....
  • Dos and Don'ts for listing an auction item
  • Selling lots of stamping items ~ how to do it
  • All About Shipping: Actual or adding handling charges
  • Customer satisfaction for auctions
  • Feedback: How important is it really?
  • Return policies ~ keeping the customer happy
  • Terms of your auctions ~ what do they really say?
  • Terms of payment


  • BOOKS

    A Beginners' Guide to Rubber Stamping

    All You Need to Know About Rubber Stamping

    Rubberstamping For Fun & Profit (For Fun & Profit)

    The Complete Guide to Rubber Stamping: Design and Decorate Gifts and Keepsakes Simply and Beautifully With Rubber Stamps (Watson-Guptill Crafts)

    Treasury of Rubber Stamp Ideas

    Creative Rubber Stamping Techniques

    The Great Rubber Stamp Book: Designing * Making * Using

    The Complete Guide to Stamping

    The Ultimate Rubber Stamping Technique Book

    Making Gifts With Rubber Stamps

    30-Minute Rubber Stamp Workshop

    Stamping Made Easy (Made Easy Series)

    Art of Rubber Stamping

    The World's Best Rubber Stamp Book

    Rubber Stamped Jewelry: Includes Essential Techniques and 20 Projects

    Rubber Stamp Gifts

    Stamping Fun For Beginners

    Rubber Stamping for the first time (For The First Time)

    Everything Crafts--rubber Stamping Made Easy: Step-by-step Instruction For Creating Fun And Original Projects (Everything: Sports and Hobbies)

    Stamp Factory: Fun Factory Series (Fun Factory Series)

    The Decorative Stamping Sourcebook: 200+ Designs for Making Stamps to Decorate Your Home

    Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping

    Creative Stamping in Polymer Clay

    Simply Beautiful Rubber Stamping: 50 Quick And Easy Projects

    Rubber Stamping with Other Crafts

    Craft Works Rubber Stamping (Craft Works)



    VIDEOS

    Guide to Decorative Rubber Stamping

    Stamp Affair: Rubber Stamping Tips & Tricks

    Stamp Art Inspirations with MaryJo McGraw



    WEBSITES

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