Crafts are a relaxing way to unwind. It can also sometimes be a challenge. No matter what approach one takes to crafts however, there is almost always a way to make money out of it. With a new wave of environmentalists spreading across the world with eco-friendly hype, one brilliant and fun way to make a buck is to initiate a business centered around eco-friendly crafts.
There are many craft-based business ideas that can see the light of day with little seed capital and even lesser waste. There are even crafting practices that positively impact the surrounding environment. One reason to invest in such a business is that being an environmentally friendly, more importantly, an environmentally beneficial business is a popular and profitable label to own these days. Besides, crafts are undeniably fun and it provides some consolation that something fun and profitable also helps our surrounding environment.
Reuse, recycle. Image from Pixabay.
Making Bags and Wallets from Plastic Quilting
Usually done with patchwork material, plastic quilting is an environmentally friendly business because it can recycle and reuse plastic waste. Recycled and reused plastic waste can be converted into many different forms of patchwork material. These can be further used in the making of wallets, folders or pouch. This process helps reduce the volume of fabric and plastic waste both. A negligible amount of kick off capital is required to recycle waste.
Beautifully Painted Vases from Plastic and Glass Bottles
Used plastic and glass bottles can be resold after turning them into beautifully painted vases. Spend your painting expertise on refurbishing rejected bottles. You can help reduce plastic and glass waste and will only need capital to fund one type of raw material: painting materials.
The easiest way to acquire waste bottles is to frequent local liquor shops in the morning or have an agreement with local apartment complexes.
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Baskets Weaved from Old Newspapers
Clothes baskets weaved from old newspapers can have an antique and raw quality that is trending everywhere now. Make use of discarded paper at home with a myriad of paper weaving techniques, easily learnable online. From magazines, old notebooks, children’s discarded textbooks, wedding cards of your most despised friends, to plain old newspapers, all of them can be reshape into beautiful baskets! These baskets can be used to store dry objects like clothing, make-up, crafts, spice boxes, books and the list goes on. Each basket can be custom shaped to suit a certain manner of objects. For instance, one for books can be rectangular, the one for pencils could be cylindrical, the one for dry laundry could be cuboidal with a network outline. You can also use waste paper to make wallets.
This is an inexpensive business plan with very few raw materials that can be arranged and collected from the local community networks.
Who would have thought this beautiful object is made from waste paper? Photo by Pixabay.
Making a Scrapbook from Waste Paper
Scrapbooks can be used for photo albums, currency collectors, project ensembles, cooking recipes, and so much more. Scrapbooks made with handmade paper have a particularly rustic effect. They give an aura of nostalgia to all the subject matter that enters it.
Scrapbooks are usually thick and can stand on their own, which makes them a dynamic table top piece. Page 1 on Monday or page 24 on a Tuesday, the design component of having a sturdy handmade scrapbook is an element of dynamism in a room. The scrapbook effect takes people back to their childhood, combined with organic waste adds an element of thoughtfulness.
You only need painting tools (brush, paints, etc) and waste paper. The latter is in ample supply in any community.