Industries · 144 episodes
Arts & Crafts Side Hustles
138 episodes cover makers and artists who turned creative skills into real income — jewelry makers, woodworkers, potters, knitters, painters, and dozens of other crafters. These stories span everything from Etsy sellers earning a few hundred dollars a month to full-time makers who left their jobs behind.
- TBT: 26,000 Handmade Hair Scrunchies
Handmade hair scrunchies sold 26,000 units. Cedar Rapids crafter turned a summer camp request into BrynnBands. Side Hustle School Ep. 3435.
- Fire in the Hole! Handcrafted Drumsticks Ignite Into Profits
Pyrography drumsticks and wooden goods on Etsy. Ella Cordial-Brockelsby turned fire-burned art into a profitable side hustle. Side Hustle School Ep. 3424.
- Q&A: "How can I compete with unfair Etsy sellers?"
How to compete with sellers breaking Etsy's handmade rules. Strategies for honest sellers facing unfair competition. Side Hustle School Ep. 3423.
- Q&A: "How to grow a facepainting business?"
How to grow a facepainting business by bundling services and selling more to existing customers. Side Hustle School Ep. 3419.
- Loan Officer Charts New Course With Nautically Inspired Jewelry
Nautical chart jewelry made from customizable maps. Charlotte Guptill combines sailing passion with metalwork in Maine. Side Hustle School Ep. 3396.
- First $1,000: Anime Artist Offers Personalized Commissions
- Firefighter Uses Chainsaw for Jumbo-Sized Woodworking
- TBT: Rosary Beads Count Off Extra Income
- Weekend Workshop: The Sculptor Who Thrived on Disaster
- Weekend Workshop: Emotional Products Command Premium Prices
- TBT: How My Print-on-Demand Shop Landed a Licensing Deal
- Metal Detectorist Gets Paid for Finding Lost Jewelry
- First $1,000: Legal Eagle Lands Big Order After Rapper Shoutout
- TBT: When Selling Prints Wasn’t Enough
- Homemade Art Tutorials Turn Struggling Artist Into YouTube Star
- Weekend Workshop: Crafting a Compelling Offer
- TBT: Personalized Travel Itineraries for Digital Nomads
- Q&A: “How much time should I spend on social media each week?”
- Q&A: “Is a 40% commission worth it for my business?”
- TBT: Graphic Artist Taps Into Planner Craze
- First $1,000: Licensing Digital Art to Cruise Lines
- First $1,000: Turning Passion into Profit with Fantasy Maps
- Q&A: “How can I scale my art business using social media?”
- First $1,000: Luxury Travel Planner Specializes in Four Seasons Resorts
- Q&A: “I’m a professional makeup artist…”
- First $1,000: TikTok’s Makeup Maestro Conjures Viral Tutorials
- Q&A: “I want to scale my digital illustration business…”
- Q&A: “How can I give a TED talk?”
- First $1,000: “Shoryuken!” Retro Arcade Cabinets Game On
- Q&A: “Musical instruments from recycled materials…”
- First $1,000: Anime Artist Offers Personalized Commissions
- Failure Friday: The Handmade Hustle Hassle
- First $1,000: Tarot and TikTok Become Winning Combo
- Q&A: “Is there a market for cool driftwood art?”
- TBT: “CityScapes Art” Earns Passive Income Every Day
- Q&A: “Daily Painting for a Year…”
- Q&A: “I’m adding a subscription box for soaps…”
- Q&A: “Voiceover artist offers voiceover coaching…”
- Q&A: “Reaching the right audience with digital prints…”
- Q&A: “Handmade pottery sales have plateaued…”
- First $1,000: This Candle Maker Doesn’t Flame Out
- TBT: Plates and Bowls Using Fulfillment by Amazon
- Failure Friday: “I think I had some unrealistic expectations…”
- TBT: “It’s scary but I trust that I made the leap for a reason…”
- First $1,000: “I do watercolor paintings for corporate events…”
- Failure Friday: “I had tears in my eyes reading the response…”
- Shine Bright Like a Diamond (and Sell Them)
- Digital Illustrator Crafts Creative Designs
- TBT: Voiceover Artist Grows Business With Gusto
- TBT: Mixed Media Artist Sews Up Side Earnings
- TBT: Mural Painter Follows Signs to New Career
- Q&A: Best platform for handmade crochet items
- ‘Jack n Ginger’ Admin Designs Island-Life Jewelry
- Australian Shapes Crafty Shop During Lockdown
- Failure Friday: “No one wanted a bat house during the pandemic…”
- Failure Friday: “We failed to account for the ingredients to success…”
- Q&A: How to use Instagram to market my voiceover services?
- TBT: Fighter Jet Jewelry from New Zealand
- Crafter Fashions Upcycled Chairs Into Six-Figure Shop
- TBT: “ColorHype” Owner Sells 8,000 Painting Kits
- Finance Worker Strikes Gold with Custom Jewelry
- Management Consultants Create Travel-Themed Digital Art
- Q&A: How do I actually sell an NFT??
- TBT: Rosemary Beads Count Off Extra Income
- French Engineer Makes Silver-Wear in Mexico
- The Man Who Paints Parking Lot Stripes
- Failure Friday: NASA Sweatpants Not Ready for Liftoff
- TBT: Classy Throw Blankets Provide Deep Cover
- Model Turns Designer With Travel-Inspired Jewelry
- TBT: 26,000 Handmade Hair Scrunchies
- Q&A: How can I increase traffic to my tarot reading website?
- Sophomores Stitch Together Custom T-Shirts
- Petal to the Metal: Sisters Start Blooming Jewelry Store
- TBT: Splitting Time Between Art & Accounting During COVID-19
- TBT: Subversive Snarky Hand-Stamped Jewelry
- Choreographer Moonlights as Voiceover Artist
- Nurse Doubles Income By Becoming Eyelash Artist
- Q&A: Should I hire a graphic designer?
- Q&A: How to grow a face painting business?
- Art School Graduate Becomes Pencil King
- Boy Scout Merit Badge Leads to Leatherworking Lifestyle
- Boxing Up the Best of Handmade Nashville
- College Friends Design Millennial-Focused Jewelry
- Graphic Designer Finds Success in the Cards
- Retail Frustrations Inspire Upcycled Fashion Brand
- Event Planner Writes Her Way Into Custom Calligraphy Shop
- Breast Cancer Survivor Creates Seatbelt Covers for Patients
- When Fashion Flops, This Designer Follows a Shiny Object
- Instagram Scheduling App Becomes Wildly Popular
- Loan Officer Charts New Course With Nautically Inspired Jewelry
- Tech Broker Moonlights as Luxury Lifestyle Artist
- Animation Producer Brings Culinary Characters to Life
- Brooklyn Publicist Designs Travel-Themed Jewelry Line
- Nashville Paint-by-Numbers Kits Become Etsy Bestsellers
- A Packed Closet Leads to Secondhand Subscription Boxes
- Plant Lover’s Tiny Terrariums Take Root on Instagram
- “The Little Mermaid” Inspires Six-Figure Sleeping Bag Biz
- Digging For Profits: One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Hustle
- Architect Designs Blueprint For Fashionable Online Shop
- Photojournalist Crafts Fighter Jet Jewelry to Relive History
- Colorado Artist Quits Job, Goes Back to Work, Then Quits Again
- HVAC Craftsman Carves Out Woodworking Income
- Fire in the Hole! Handcrafted Drumsticks Ignite Into Profits
- Boston Designers Open Authentic Arts & Crafts Shop for Visitors
- IT Manager Stitches Seamless Sewing Side Hustle
- Firefighter Uses Chainsaw for Jumbo-Sized Woodworking
- Crafting Maven Creates World’s Most Practical Workbook
- Retired Couple Sells Digital Art Prints Online
- Moonlighting Makeup Artist Earns Extra $25,000/Year
- Bring Your Own Cannabis to this “420-Friendly” Painting Class
- Tales of a 15-Year-Old YouTube Makeup Artist
- Strap-Saving Invention Helps Women Get Their Bounce Back
- Metal Detectorist Gets Paid for Finding Lost Jewelry
- Singaporean Sells Handcrafted Cashmere Scarves With a Story
- Aussie Woman Earns Up to $4,000/Month Painting Faces
- Crafter’s Shop for Dreadlock Wearers Unlocks $3,500/Month
- Creative Illustrator Creates Creative Podcast for Creatives
- Retail Store Manager Creates Miniature Stages for Batman
- New Dad Starts Woodworking Hustle While Infant Son Naps
- “High Times” Cartoonist Creates Creative Cannabis Accessories
- Philadelphia Lover Maps Out $35,000/Year Side Hustle
- Mexican Artist Becomes YouTube Superstar With 50 Million Views
- Artist Turns Daily Commute Into $5,000/Month Side Hustle
- Farm Certification Specialist Turns Pottery Passion Into Hustle
- Father-Daughter Duo Sells Handmade Looms For Fun and Profit
- Woman Uses Language Skills to Import Moroccan Jewelry
- German Family Makes Money from Memorable Mementos
- Dutch Personal Shopping Service for Kids Measures Up
- Left-Handed Artist Creates Right-Brained Side Hustle
- Midwestern Designer Offers Up a Feast of Handmade Tableware
- Balloon Artist’s Poppin’ Business Nets $1,200 Monthly
- Hand-Stamped Feminist Jewelry Earns $25,000 Side Income
- Shopify Employee Manufactures Handmade Desk Accessories
- Social Worker Turns De-stressing Hobby Into $2k/Month Hustle
- WEEKLY RECAP: Citizenship & Calligraphy
- Instagram Calligraphy Project Earns $9,000 in Year One
- Craftsman Creates $350,000 Hustle from Handcrafted Leather Products
- Freelance Illustrator Helps Other Artists Sell Their Work
- South Carolina Man Learns to Make Candles by Watching YouTube
- Detroit Women Make Jewelry for Profit and Social Good
- Queer Punk Artist Starts Personal Finance Workshop
- Weekly Recap: Live Crickets, Tarot, and Reinventing the Bra
- New Yorker Doubles Her Income with Next-Level Tarot Cards
- GE Engineer Sells Hand-Crafted Slate Artwork to All 50 States
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