I need a FUN and INEXPENSIVE hobby that I can do on my days off.....?

Question

i was looking for s good craft project that I might could sell for a little extra money.....Sorry I should have been more specific....

Answer 1

Knowing what your interests and talents are would help, but some starter ideas might include:

Web page design for friends

Making interesting 'posters'- screensavers, wallpaper, slideshows, etc. for people. My daughter LOVES to find sites of odd images for this sort of thing.

Geocaching

Home-made Christmas ornaments

Raising fish

Collecting something simple that interests you- Scout badges, marbles, wooden fishing lures, toy brains

Collecting old computers or laptops (or small electronics, bikes, etc.) to refurb and give to people who can use them

Indoor container gardening for fruits, herbs, veggies, etc.

Baking, candy making, etc.- use as gifts or donations if you can't eat it all.

Learn magic, juggling, an instrument, etc.

Photography/videography- nature or wildlife, 'slice of life', architectural, or archival (a photo of every fire truck in the city, a photo history of a place being built nearby, etc.)

Make your own stop-action or animated movies

Enter conttests

Start a website/blog/podcast about something

Answer 2

Start a garden! Seeds are cheap, although they'll probably require more maintenance than just weekends.

Learn to bake - find recipes online and cook foods with cheap ingredients - make cookies for people at work or your family.

Drawing - crayons or paints can be cheap.
Reading - a good book can last many days. Learn games, such as chess or card games.
You could sew....Surf the web...Yahoo Answers could be considered a hobby :) Lol. Write - poetry, stories, diary, whatever.
There may be free groups or clubs around town that you'll enjoy, or online groups such as Yahoo! Groups.



Also, if you're looking for deals on things, search Ebay.

Answer 3

A great one i've tried is paper making. There are so many websites that'll teach you how and the tool are simple. You can use almost any paper for the projects. All you need is a frame...cheap at art supply stores. fine mesh, some felt and pails, and a good blender.

It is simple and fun, you can let your creative side out with embedding leaves and plant material, old dried flower petals, almost anything. and it is great recycling project. Who dosen't love to get a note on hand made paper. You can also sell the paper, and use it in photo albums, scrapbooking, wrapping paper anything you want. You can even learn how to make your own books.

Answer 4

If you like collecting information and organizing it and looking it up, you might work on the origins of the names of streets in your town - although it may have been done. You might publish short histories in the local paper or file them with the local historical society or make a web site. For example, in Dallas, the Preston Road which is tens of miles long was built to make money by a guy named Preston to a crossing of the Red River, while McKinney Ave. and Cedar Springs were once the route from the small town of Dallas to the town of McKinney and to a settlement at springs located in a small Cedar woods. Other streets are named for early settlers including church men. Bank Street once led to a bank while while Trunk Street ran along side the trunk railroad that circulated goods between industries and intercity railroads.

Answer 5

pencil sketching

journaling

walking

learn new recipies

book/reading club

gardening (try asking your friends for help with pieces of plants from their garden and try growing them from propagation techniques - this saves money) you would need to have regular days off though.

collecting info on the web about something you are interested in - example: I like beads, so I search the net on a regular basis for free bead patterns.

crochet or knit -- It can be pretty inexpensive, if you don't get hooked on the pricey yarn.

painting rocks (don't laugh - my kids love it! and I have all kinds of cool rocks in my flower bed) Part of the fun is going on walks to look for the rocks.

Leaf pressing and collecting

Learn all the names of the wildflowers and weeds in your area.

Learn all the names of bugs or lizards or birds -- you are a bug watcher, lizard watcher, birdwatcher ... Even the city has a lot of opportunity and it will get you out to the park and in fresh air.

hope some of this helps

Answer 6

If you can hand sew you can make sock monkeys. They are inexpensive to make. You can get the socks at any store that sells crafts or Orscheln stores. I buy mine at Orschelns they are less expensive and you get two pair of socks to a pack. You must buy the brown socks with the red heals it should say for sock monkeys. They have the directions inside the sock sack. You need the socks 2 socks [one pair] make one monkey. You will need a needle and thread , a bag of stuffing, and two buttons or for real young children I sew on felt for the eyes. I tie a ribbon around its neck. They make great gifts for any age.

Answer 7

Kite Flying

Answer 8

Have you tried Plastic Canvas. It's a needlepoint craft but the plastic canvas is about .25 per sheet and the yarn is about 1.50 per skeen the patterns run around 5.00 a piece and you can make gifts out of the things you make.

Answer 9

Reading, knitting, crochet, needlepoint, painting, making jewelry. Hit your local craft store and look at everything they have - so many hobbies, so little time. Surely something will catch your eye!

Answer 10

What do you enjoy doing? Rather what do you love learning about? Anything can be a hobby.