$1 to $5 items - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

RFortier · 12-09-2011, 12:17 AM

I've been rethinking what I want to offer at craft shows next year and something I would like to add are some inexpensive items in the 1-5 dollar range. What are some things that might be good in this range? What has been selling for you? Thanks for all your help.

Ray F

oily · 12-09-2011, 12:38 AM

You could go with bookmarks, key chains, toys etc. Things you can cut from your scrap bin

wood-n-things · 12-09-2011, 02:42 AM

Try and make the items from stacked cuts too this will cut down on labor. Try kids cars and trucks, tops, small puzzles.

Janette · 12-09-2011, 02:46 AM

Diana Thompson's mini birdhouse ornaments sell well for me at $10. If I were selling things in the $1 to $5 dollar range - I wouldn't bother - but I guess it can add up if you have a whole lot

Jim Finn · 12-09-2011, 01:47 PM

I sell $5 toys along with my $14 boxes and larger items. The toy sales always pay the space rental at least. I am always looking for more ideas of items to offer in this $1 - $5 price range. I saw one guy selling his wood crafted items and along with it he was selling cold water in bottles. Sold a lot of that here in the west Texas summer.

Catlyn · 12-09-2011, 02:12 PM

What about letters......people pick the letter of their first or last name.....that a jump ring can be screwed into the wood and then put on a kaychain?
Might be more than a dollar tho, by the time you buy the attachment to jump it to a key ring.
But they would be nice.....especially cut out of a hardwood and sanded and finished off nice.
I'd buy one for a few bucks.

Another cheap item to make might be a picture frame for your best canine friend......
I have an idea for that in mind......and scrollsaw out the word "dog" and glue it catty corner to the picture frame.....and place the dog's picture inside.
It might sell for under 10.00. Could be made different sizes and could also do one for cats. I got the idea for that from a picture frame for dogs I bought at Hobby Lobby.

Rolf · 12-09-2011, 05:01 PM

I make a bunch of small wooden tools stack cut. That I sell for $2 each. The kids like to buy them for dad. Book marks are also great.
I also cut simple 3D animals that I give to the polite kids for free. The brats get squat

wood-n-things · 12-09-2011, 05:40 PM

Rolf,
What do you mean by a 3D animal? Compound cut?

Rolf · 12-09-2011, 07:18 PM

The Diana thompson kind of stuff Dolphins, rabits deer, etc.
This is a great set of patterns from a different artist for a good price.
3-D Scrollsaw Patterns
Click on the how to for the 3d stuff it has a great explanation.

wood-n-things · 12-09-2011, 08:11 PM

Thanks I have both of her books, and the patterns from his site as well. I have really become addicted to compound cutting.

12-09-2011, 12:17 AM	#1
RFortier Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 64 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	$1 to $5 items I've been rethinking what I want to offer at craft shows next year and something I would like to add are some inexpensive items in the 1-5 dollar range. What are some things that might be good in this range? What has been selling for you? Thanks for all your help. Ray F

12-09-2011, 12:38 AM	#2
oily IM BACK SORTA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,467 Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 17 Posts	You could go with bookmarks, key chains, toys etc. Things you can cut from your scrap bin __________________ May the wind at you back ..... Not be from Lunch. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive. Beauty is in the eye of the BEERHOLDER Visit My Gallery Oily's Gallery http://www.picturetrail.com/oily11

12-09-2011, 02:42 AM	#3
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,570 Thanks: 50 Thanked 381 Times in 281 Posts	Try and make the items from stacked cuts too this will cut down on labor. Try kids cars and trucks, tops, small puzzles. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

12-09-2011, 02:46 AM	#4
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 3,316 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Diana Thompson's mini birdhouse ornaments sell well for me at $10. If I were selling things in the $1 to $5 dollar range - I wouldn't bother - but I guess it can add up if you have a whole lot __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

12-09-2011, 01:47 PM	#5
Jim Finn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lubbock Texas Posts: 1,013 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 13 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts	I sell $5 toys along with my $14 boxes and larger items. The toy sales always pay the space rental at least. I am always looking for more ideas of items to offer in this $1 - $5 price range. I saw one guy selling his wood crafted items and along with it he was selling cold water in bottles. Sold a lot of that here in the west Texas summer. __________________ In God We Trust Hegner Polymax- 3 Hegner Multimax-3

12-09-2011, 02:12 PM	#6
Catlyn Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: I live in Arkansas, USA Posts: 279 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What about letters......people pick the letter of their first or last name.....that a jump ring can be screwed into the wood and then put on a kaychain? Might be more than a dollar tho, by the time you buy the attachment to jump it to a key ring. But they would be nice.....especially cut out of a hardwood and sanded and finished off nice. I'd buy one for a few bucks. Another cheap item to make might be a picture frame for your best canine friend...... I have an idea for that in mind......and scrollsaw out the word "dog" and glue it catty corner to the picture frame.....and place the dog's picture inside. It might sell for under 10.00. Could be made different sizes and could also do one for cats. I got the idea for that from a picture frame for dogs I bought at Hobby Lobby. Last edited by Catlyn; 12-09-2011 at 02:16 PM.

12-09-2011, 05:01 PM	#7
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 5,908 Thanks: 7 Thanked 106 Times in 97 Posts	I make a bunch of small wooden tools stack cut. That I sell for $2 each. The kids like to buy them for dad. Book marks are also great. I also cut simple 3D animals that I give to the polite kids for free. The brats get squat __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Woodworkers Club And the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

12-09-2011, 05:40 PM	#8
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,570 Thanks: 50 Thanked 381 Times in 281 Posts	Rolf, What do you mean by a 3D animal? Compound cut? __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

12-09-2011, 07:18 PM	#9
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 5,908 Thanks: 7 Thanked 106 Times in 97 Posts	The Diana thompson kind of stuff Dolphins, rabits deer, etc. This is a great set of patterns from a different artist for a good price. 3-D Scrollsaw Patterns Click on the how to for the 3d stuff it has a great explanation. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Woodworkers Club And the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

12-09-2011, 08:11 PM	#10
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,570 Thanks: 50 Thanked 381 Times in 281 Posts	Thanks I have both of her books, and the patterns from his site as well. I have really become addicted to compound cutting. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

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