Designer Pillows business. A couch isn't a couch without a decorative pillow. Create pillows that help decorators differentiate themselves. Business Overview Turn your sewing machine into a part-time profit center by creating custom designed pillows. The pillows can be completed on a made-to-order basis, or you can develop standard designs and themes and sell the pillows on a wholesale basis. Be sure to establish alliances with interior decorators, as these decorators could...

Antenna Ornaments business. This is a great low-cost startup for those seeking an artistic outlet with easy entry. Business Overview Automobile antenna ornaments have become really popular; depicting everything from a cactus with a cowboy hat to cattails. Starting a business that manufactures antenna ornaments is a very easy and low-cost business enterprise to launch. Some of the best aspects about this type of manufacturing business start-up are that the business can be...

The bARTer system would allow artists to exchange their art for products or services offered by individuals or businesses who are willing to barter for their goods or services. The web has faciliated many barter sites, this one would model itself on those, but limit itself to those able to offer art and those willing to accept art as barter. Trade a painting for some plumbing work. Water plants for a week and be paid with a watercolor. You need a root canal... a dentist in your area needs...

Jewelry Business business. Love all things that sparkle? Start a jewelry business. Business Overview If you love the art of making jewelry, then you'll have a ball as a professional jewelry and accessories designer. Jewelry and accessories are always popular, especially today when all those '60s-style beads are back in style in a big way. You can work with beads, with traditional elements like gold and silver, with glass, fabrics, feathers, clays -- whatever suits your...

Photo Mugs and Plates business. Preserve memories with photo mugs and plates while you take your photography skills to the next level. Business Overview Starting a part-time business that photographs people and pets and places their image onto plates, mugs, or plaques is a terrific small business opportunity that does not require a great deal of photographic experience or investment start-up capital to get rolling. Best of all, the business can easily create an income of $25 to...

Online Art Supplies business. A 24-hour shop lets artists shop for what they need next at anytime of day. Business Overview Remote or small communities often do not have a store that stocks and sells art supplies, and these are the communities that you will want to target if your intentions are to establish a website that features art supplies for sale. In addition to mainstream art supplies like paint, brushes and canvas, also consider selling more exotic or hard-to-find art...

Mobile Art Gallery business. Take art right to its ideal audience with a mobile gallery. Business Overview Art is big business, and starting a mobile art gallery can put you on the road to riches. Take a traditional art gallery; place wheels on it and you have this business opportunity in a nutshell. Maybe it is not that simple, but pretty close. In this enterprise you will want to work with perhaps a hundred artists or more. This is a volume-based operation. Once you have...

Mirror Art business. Create cool works of art with mirror pieces that you can get for free. Business Overview Mirror art is simply small pieces of mirror in varying colors and shapes that have been assembled together to resemble a picture, landscape or even abstract design. In most cases a trip to your local glass shop will result in all the mirror you will need for this new venture, and usually at no cost. Why? Most glass shops dispose of mirror cutoff pieces that are too...

Online Fabric Shop business. Add some texture to your business side with an online shop that's made of good material. Business Overview Option One: Develop a portal that brings fabric manufacturers and distributors together with fabric retailers via an online fabric directory website. Worldwide there are thousands of fabric manufacturers and fabric retailers, thus an exciting opportunity exists by bringing these two parties together to buy and sell fabric. Revenue could be...

Hand-Painted Storage Boxes business. Organizing can be more enjoyable with attractive storage boxes. Business Overview With so many people looking for unique and interesting ways to organize their personal belongings, home office documents and family keepsakes, hand-painted storage boxes are sure to fit the bill. The options are endless -- using materials such as wood, metal and cardboard, you can create designer storage boxes to suit every decor. You will need to have some...