5 Ways To...

Find A Great Hobby For You!
1) Experiment- If you're totally clueless about what you enjoy. You can start by just simply experimenting with different things. Work with numerous ideas until you find one that you absolutely love!
2) Observe- You can also look at other people's work and see what they've done. If you think it's something that will interest you, go for it!
3) Research- Research different ideas. Look at all the possibilities out there. Once you've found something that's appealing to you get started on it.
4) Already love- These are the things that are quite obvious. If you have something that you love doing, it's obviously your hobby. You're probably very good at it to. Hey, make money off the stuff!
5) Realistic- You want to make sure the hobby you're looking at is actually realistic and something you can do. The biggest thing here would be financially. You don't want to lose money doing something unless it's worth it.

Make Your Product Known!
1) Advertise- Advertising is a big part of the money-making business. Whether it's putting it in the paper or just simply putting up fliers...every little bit counts.
2) Businesses- I personally do this one. You can go around to small city businesses and see if they will let you put your product up in their shop. This is a great way for alot of people to know about you.
3) Ask around- This is one that you want to be careful with. You can ask your friends if they would be interested in looking at your work to see if they like it. Make sure it's people that you're familiar with. The thing you don't want to do though is push people. You don't want to make them feel like your constantly nagging them.
4) Spread the word- In order to make your product known you have to tell people about it. No matter where you are, words always spread fast. Your friends will tell other people who will tell others and so on.
5) Send- For this one you need to have people that you trust involved. We send our jewelry to some of our relatives who are about an hour away and then they can take our stuff and sell them. Most of the time it's like in their office or something. The women always go crazy when they have fun stuff to look at while they're at work!

Don't Wait...

A New Summer Begins!
The summer is always a great time to plan out projects. I strongly encourage everyone to find something they want to do and go for it. People always say "Ok well i'll do it this next week, and then when that week comes they say "Ok, I'll just do it next week." Don't put things off that you want to do. That's the worst habit to get into. Especially when you think you have a really good idea. Go ahead and do it, you could probably actually do something with it, even more than expected. It's time for a new knack to blossom!

A Forgotten Hobby...
I became lazy for a while and wasn't really in the jewelry making mood, but once I finally did, it was so much better. People just flocked to all the new stuff we had been working on. I had almost forgotten how fun it was in the process too. Getting new beads and putting them all together was really cool. You see how things change and what the latest styles are. Not just with jewelry though...you can do that with anything.

What's Your Idea?
No matter what your idea is, it's always great to go ahead and do it. You can see how things change too. It's a great hobby to get into, especially when it brings in a little extra change. You know you're not just wasting your time, because it's something you enjoy doing and you actually get something out of it. Think of something you can do this summer. In the end you'll find out that your time was well spent...

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