| What if you could make more money than
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| | doesn't really seem like work,"she says.
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| you spend this holiday season? Soundslike
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| | ONLINE AUCTIONS
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| a pretty good idea, you say? If you'd
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| | The hype of eBay has not gone away, but
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| like to be on the making moneyend during
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| | has only grown. When among a groupof
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| the holidays, now is the time to start
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| | people, I can usually find someone who
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| preparing. Below I'm goingto give you
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| | has either bought or soldsomething in an
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| several money-making ideas. Pick the one
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| | online auction. Colleen Wallace has made
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| or two that interestyou the most and have
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| | it her business tosell merchandise
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| fun!
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| | online. "The holiday season is the best
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| CRAFTS
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| | time of year forme. People are always
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| It doesn't matter if you're into
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| | looking for unique and interesting gifts
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| woodworking, sewing, painting, pottery,
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| | to give theirloved ones. What better
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| orcreating handmade paper. More than
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| | place to find something different than
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| ever, people enjoy giving
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| | the onlineauctions," says Colleen. Start
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| thatone-of-a-kind special gift. You can
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| | thinking about what you might have that
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| sell your wares via the Net, at
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| | youcould sell online. Colleen has found
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| holidaybazaars or craft shows, or even
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| | that the items that sell well are
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| consignment style. Once you become known
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| | thosethat can be used for stocking
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| foryour crafts, word-of-mouth will keep
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| | stuffers, are limited editions, or are
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| you very busy.
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| | signeditems.
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| RUBBER STAMPING
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| | BAKING
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| One idea is to create your own line of
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| | Then there are the people who cannot stop
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| holiday cards with rubber stamps.
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| | baking during the holidays. Areyou the
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| Melissa Duquette has found this to be a
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| | type of person who finds that at the
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| profitable business. She explains,
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| | close of the season, all ofyour
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| "The card season is upon us and everyone
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| | neighbors' refrigerators and cookie jars
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| will soon be searching for theperfect
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| | are bursting at the seamsbecause baking
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| holiday card to send to family and
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| | is just your thing? Believe it or not,
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| friends. This is your opportunityto break
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| | this is not thefavorite activity of some
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| out into business and create unique
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| | people.
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| hand-stamped holiday cards. Orwhy not
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| | Stacy Robinson has found that A Holiday
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| offer a class teaching this great hobby?
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| | Home Boutique is a fun way tonetwork with
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| Rubber stamping can beworked into so many
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| | others who provide a holiday-related
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| different businesses."
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| | product or service. Eachvendor displays
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| I've been to a rubber-stamping party
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| | her product or information about her
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| where we were able to create our
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| | service, and friendsand neighbors are
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| owncards. I had a great time hanging out
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| | invited to come to shop and share
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| with my friends and making my ownunique
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| | fellowship.
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| cards. If you are into rubber stamping,
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| | "As a cake decorator, I sell gingerbread
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| seriously consider having arubber
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| | houses, as well as display andserve a
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| stamping card party. You would supply
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| | holiday-themed decorated cake - which the
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| everything needed, and couldcharge either
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| | hostesses love becausethis becomes part
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| a flat fee or charge per card made.
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| | of the refreshments! Visitors to the
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| T-SHIRTS
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| | boutique get a chanceto taste and see my
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| Kim Moya runs a T-shirt business and
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| | cakes, and I take orders for holiday
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| finds this a way to make extra cashduring
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| | party cakes. I alsodisplay a few 'dummy
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| the holidays. She says you can create
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| | cakes' to showcase my designs for
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| inexpensive holidaysweatshirts, and long-
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| | birthdays, weddings,etc."
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| and short-sleeved T-shirts. And she
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| | The niche market that has been Stacy's
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| doesn't stop at
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| | holiday bread and butter since 1991is
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| T-shirts, but also includes tote bags,
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| | selling gingerbread houses to real estate
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| felt and cloth ornaments, advent
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| | agents. She leaves agingerbread house
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| andtraditional calendars, aprons and many
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| | with order information in large real
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| other items that you can
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| | estate offices for afew days. She also
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| purchasewholesale and sell at retail
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| | offers free delivery to the real estate
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| prices!
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| | office, ordelivery for a fee to their
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| FLEECE BLANKETS
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| | home-buying customers and other
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| I don't know about you, but I love fleece
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| | colleagues, suchas mortgage brokers,
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| blankets. I was really excitedwhen I
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| | closing attorneys, etc.
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| found out I could make these awesome
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| | PLAN IT RIGHT
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| "Snuggly" blankets withouthaving to sew a
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| | These are just a few ideas you can use to
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| stitch. Cinda Louden has been making
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| | make a little extra cash thisholiday
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| these types of blanketsfor a while now
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| | season. Use your imagination. Remember,
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| and explains, "These blankets are made
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| | people are more than willingto spend
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| out of Polar Fleecematerial. They are
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| | money for that special gift and holiday
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| soft, warm, cozy, durable, and
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| | service. Why can't you bethe one who
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| wonderfully 'Snuggly.'
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| | pockets that money? This is such a great
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| There's no sewing or needlework involved;
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| | time of year to makeyour business work.
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| all you do is cut and tie. Making
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| | Another great reason to consider this
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| Snugglies is a great way to start and
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| | type of seasonal work: If you plan
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| create a business, make a little
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| | itright, you shouldn't be working too
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| extracash, or just make them for gifts.
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| | close to or on the actual holiday.
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| It's all up to you!"
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| | Beingyour own boss has never sounded
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| SANTA LETTERS
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| | better, now has it?
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| Tamaira Sandifer, the owner of Fun Mail
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| | Start thinking now if you want this to be
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| For Kids, has been creating Santa
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| | seasonal work, or if you want tocontinue
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| Letters for a while now. "I thought, what
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| | your business into the new year. All of
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| child wouldn't like to get aletter in the
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| | the business ideas I listedabove can be
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| mail full of goodies just for them from
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| | run throughout the year. This could be
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| Santa Claus. Once Iinformed family and
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| | the start of somethingvery profitable!
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| friends about starting Fun Mail For Kids,
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| | Additional Resources:
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| the letterspractically sold themselves.
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| | Ebooks are available on each of the
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| Last year brought in approximately
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| | subjects listed above, and each
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| 680requests, which is pretty phenomenal
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| | ebookcontains more information on
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| since I don't do much advertising."
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| | starting that particular business.
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| Tamaira says that running this type of
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| | Theyinclude:
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| business is fun because it allows herto
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| | * Bizy's Guide To: Making Snugglies!
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| do something she really enjoys. "So it
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