Anyone sell crafts to fund adoption?

Depending on what you are selling, craigslist was a great option for me without having to sit at flea markets or swap meats. Hope this helps (PS: Pictures are worth a thousand words) If you have multiple items there is always ebay (great for things if you are handy on the computer and can make invites/ announcements)

I didn't sell crafts, but I did have two fundraisers. One was for candles and was for flowers (I used flower bulbs). I wasn't allowed to put up flyers at work, but word of mouth worked great. My mom and stepdad also helped me by selling at their workplace. I think I netted 60% of what I sold and still made about $1700. I didn't think I would sell that much, but just about everyone at my workplace knew I was adopting and wanted to help. Good luck!

To add to the previous poster, we're giving the flower bulbs a try as well as a baby bottle fundraiser.I'm passing out actual baby bottles DD is now too old for to coworkers, friends, businesses owned by family, etc. We've cut coin slots in the bottles and added cards explaining our hope to adopt again to each bottle. We'll ask that they be filled with donations and returned to us. I'm told this is a pretty good fundraiser so we'll see.

We just got started but have also been thinking about selling crafts or having a bake sale/garage sale! Let us know how it goes for you!

I just signed on with one of those at home companies. I ran across them on the internet, actually a military home business site, I love the product. I just got my kit in the mail last week, and already I am so busy with it, everyone who sees the catalog goes crazy for it. I make 25% of what I sell, so I don't thinks that bad at all, plus I don't have to make the items. Check it out if you'd like. [url=http://caras.uppercaseliving.net]Uppercase Living - Personal Site[/url] Good Luck to everyone! Oh, and we are also having a fundraiser Garage sale, we put an ad on craiglist, and word of mouth at our church, as people email me with donations, I go and pick them up, and in 2 weeks we are having a huge garage sale, every little bit helps!!

The flower bulb idea sound fun. How would I go about starting this? Where would I get the bulbs? etc. THanks!

I would love to know about the flower bulb idea also and any other ideas. I know I am chimming in late but good ideas are never late.

I talked to my mom who is a crafty knitter. She is making wash cloths, baby blankets, teddy bears, etc. She is holding a small class to teach knitting to my girlfriends. We (my mom and I) provide the materials and patterns and give out to friends and family to help make all the items. Then in the spring we are going to get a booth at a craft fair and sell them. This is a great way for those that want to help us but cant financially. It is also a great thing to do while you "wait".

I'm selling crafts on Etsy right now. It's slow going.

I'm going to do a few things. In my city they are paying census workers $17.50 an hr. I also sell on etsy,do craft shows and am about to design greeting cards. I'm also thinking about doing some babysitting. With our last adoption we ended up doing a HELOC. We are still paying for it ( its worth it though) but I do not want any more debt,so this adoption will be cash only. What am I doing on here? I had better get crackin!:bullwhip:

I'm in the early stages of writing a feature article about prospective adoptive parents who are doing creative things to finance their adoptions, i.e., selling baked goods, hosting car wash fundraisers, etc. It's an important story, and one that is increasingly relevant as the economy declines and traditional funding options grow harder to come by. I'm currently interviewing a couple of organizations that assist prospective parents with creative financing. The plan is to place the feature with a high-circulation regional or national magazine. If you found creative ways to pay for your adoption, are currently trying to raise money creatively or know someone who is, I'd love to hear about it. There's a good chance that if you're doing something singularly interesting, I would want to profile you. I especially welcome stories from folks in NY/NJ/PA/CT, but would be open to stories outside the NE. The deadline for reaching me is Tuesday 3/3. Hope to hear from you. Take care, Jessie Beauchaine Writer Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (714) 417-7629 jessbeaux@gmail.com