Category · 7 ideas
Making things
Build, sew, bake, print. Small batches of real products for real customers.
- 01Sharpen knives, scissors and garden tools
<$100dayspart-timepocket moneylocal only
Every kitchen has dull knives and every shed has blunt shears. A market stall or a weekly route through restaurants turns a skill into a habit people pay for.
- 02Build custom closet and garage shelving
$100-1kweekspart-timereplaces a joblocal only
Homeowners pay for storage that fits the wall exactly. Plywood, a saw, a level and a tidy finish beat the flat-pack alternative every time.
- 033D-print replacement parts that manufacturers no longer sell
$100-1k1-3 monthspart-timeside incomeanywhere
The clip that broke on a discontinued dishwasher is worth real money to the one person searching for it. Design once, print on demand.
- 04Clothing alterations: hems, zips and wedding dresses
<$100weekspart-timeside incomelocal only
Every town lost its tailor and kept its trousers. Hemming and zip replacement is steady; bridal alterations are where the real money is.
- 05Cottage-law baked goods at farmers markets
$100-1kweekspart-timeside incomecountry-specific
Most places let you sell bread, cookies and jam from a home kitchen under specific rules. A market stall on Saturday is a real small business.
- 06Screen-print shirts for local teams, schools and events
$100-1kweekspart-timeside incomelocal only
Every youth team, fun run, church group and family reunion needs thirty shirts by Friday. Online printers are cheap; you're local and fast.
- 07Build and install raised garden beds each spring
<$100dayspart-timepocket moneylocal only
Every March, people decide to grow vegetables and find a good raised bed costs a fortune or arrives as a flimsy kit. You build them, delivered and filled.