Go to Your Local Dump

I decided to clear out my craft room, so I could really focus on what I like doing best. Painting, sewing and drawing.

I used to do crafts and sell at craft shows with my friend, but I decided I rather sell things online, that keep loading up my car with boxes, setup tables, and spend countless weekends away from my family. So, I made the decision to get rid of all my leftovers, they were taking up space in tubs and I wanted a more professional looking studio.

My hubby helped me load up boxes of crafts, and supplies etc and take them to the dump. Now at our dump we have one building that they call the "re-use" area. So, some of the employees there helped me unload the truck.

To my surprise, there were a handful of people ready to peek into any of these boxes, which was fine by me. I told them there were many craft supplies, that were opened but still usable. Before I knew it, the boxes we were unloading were ending up in the trunks of these other cars. It was like a swap meet!

One guy told me, he groups things like this together, on the floor, takes pictures, and sells them online with EBay, and many other free ad services, and supplements his pension. Even if the craft supplies packages are opened, he still manages to sell them.

So, before you clear out your craft room, why not consider doing the same? Group like objects maybe or just offer a box of assorted craft supplies for cheap. He got it for free, so to him anything was a good price.

The saying "One mans junk is another mans treasure" is definitely true!