Married And Together Making Art To Sell!

My work station

My husband's workshop

From day one, my husband and I decided to work on our craft/art with the purpose of selling it.  It has been a little over a year, but we are finally ready to set up a tent at an art show.  I have sold my jewelry through stores, ebay, etsy,  but we wanted to join the 'arts/craft/ fair community'.  See if this is something feasible, and make sure we will be able to support ourselves in the near future. 


We have a 3 bedroom house with a 'partial' basement, my husband took it and made a small work wood shop where his custom made guitars are designed and born.

 I have a spare bedroom where I set up my computer desk, jewelry display and workbench.  We calculate that we have spent together about $5000.00 in supplies tools, wood, beads... and everything needed to go to the art shows.  This investment was done over time, and funded with some sales that we made on the side.  I sold on ebay many of my personal items that I was not using :) 

Right now we are out growing our assigned spaces,  but we make do with the space we have.   It is a good thing that the two of us, went back into our craft about the same time.  We give each other support and ideas, and of course we are our worse critics.

I can't imagine what would have happened if he dove into this venture and I had not started to make jewelry.  I would have been bored out of my mind, and most likely it would have cause friction in our marriage.  It is also a blessing that we will be sharing a space/tent in upcoming shows.

A spouse or partner that supports, shares and joins in the fun of the creative purpose is great.  But if you don't have one in your life, a family member or a friend will come in handy too!

So share with someone else all the fabulous things you create!