Blog your crafts and earn a little?

Squidoo would be a good place to start out I think. You don't have to be tied to one topic and you can make money with your crafts ideas on Squidoo. The idea is to write some good lenses (that's what they call the pages on Squidoo, as though it is looking through the lens of your eye or your camera at your topic) and then add some good sales modules for items to sell that are used or work together with the same topic. For example, I have just created a lens about scrapbooking. I wrote about different aspects of the art, added some YouTube instructional videos also, and then added sales modules where people can go buy scrapbooking supplies, or even old vintage historic scrapbooks, etc. I have lenses about other hobbies of mine as well doing the same thing. As long as there are people out there who enjoy the same craft that you are writing about, you can get traffic to your pages. The thing is, with a blog or Squidoo or any other website you create, you will still have to work hard to promote that site to get it in the top rankings in the search engines or nobody will find it. It's all about getting the traffic to your site before you can make the money on your site. And getting traffic is about working good SEO and playing by the rules of the search engines in order to get your site up in the rankings.

You are talking about a very specific niche, which unfortunately isn't very commercial. I'm having the same problem with my poetry blog. I have been thinking about approaching some of my writer friends, and asking if they would like my help to promote their books. I think in your case, you should try to start a home based business with your quilting. You could write about it in your blog, and promote your business. You might also think about trying Yahoo Voices. Just recently I saw an article about do it yourself Halloween decorations up for grabs. They were offering an $8 upfront payment plus performance income.

You could actually try a number of things regarding blogging about quilting for money. You could start your own blog and in addition to blogging about quilting you could also sign up for under a site such as blogsvertise.com or sponsoredreviews.com. I've been a member of both of them (and been paid) and it's a quick and easy way to make some extra cash every now and then by blogging about whatever topics they assign to you and you accept. You could also try signing up for Postloop.com which pays you for posting topics and responses on other people's forums that you subscribe to through postloop and I'm sure there's a quilting one in there somewhere although I haven't looked for one. In addition to simply blogging about your quilting hobby, have you considered actually selling the quilts you've made? You could set up a shop on Etsy.com and try to sell your quilts and make money that way as well. Good luck!

what i would suggest is that you link it to pintrest. everyone who is crafty is on pintrest! this way it will lead them back to your blog!

I'm with Cher.I would definitely try Pinterest.They have a little of everything on there.And a good way to build up followers which in turn may help build your site.Are you signed on pinterest.If so what is your name on there?I will follow you.I love to quilt,but haven't had much time for it lately.I mostly knit and crochet