Ruth Stafford Peale said "Find a need and fill it". People are willing to pay money for the things they do not want to do. House cleaning, car washing, and making dinner are all good examples. Many people save photos and concert tickets, telling themselves "I'll add this to my scrapbook, later". I'd been telling myself that for about 10 years when I finally decided to buckle down and DO IT. While I was buying paper and stamps an idea hit me: "Why not put together other peoples scrapbooks and baby books for them and make some money?" So I did. The best part about this is there is no overhead. Charge a flat rate and make sure to use plenty of scraps. Charge 50 or 60 dollars depending on how much time you are going to put in. More if you are comfortable. Collect the money for supplies in advance along with the pictures, etc that they want in the book. MAKE SURE YOU ASK BEFORE YOU CUT UP ANY PHOTOS!! Do a good job and they will recommend you to their friends. If you're creative this is a great way to have fun and make money at the same time. :)
**Another idea is to host a scrap-booking party. Set up a table or two with scissors, paste, stamps, etc and charge ten dollars to let everyone come and work on their projects together. Serve coffee and donuts and have a blast!
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