Profit Frog http://www.profitfrog.com From part-time home businesses to full-time national companies, articles show real examples of how to start a low-cost profitable enterprise. en-us The Lady of the House of Weeds http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/selling-weeds.htm Plenty of garden clubbers are willing to pay a Texas woman fifteen cents for a single stalk of vegetation and her prices for other dried materials useful in flower arrangements are on the same scale. Beauty Blooms on Her Woodenware http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/painted-woodenware.htm Friends and relatives are too limited a market for your craft products, says a Colorado woman who concentrates on placing her painted woodenware in as many shops as possible. Toymakers for Parakeets http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/parakeet-toymaker.htm In three years the Bradleys of Tulsa pushed sales of their parakeet toys and accessories to the point where Mr. Bradley quit his regular job. Cartoonists Follow His Lines http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/cartoon-idea-writer.htm Ever wonder where cartoonists get all those funny ideas? A Pittsburgh man has provided some 1,000 of them and in return has received everywhere from $1 to $50 apiece. Out of the Red with Black Birds http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/trained-raven.htm Members of the crow family are ideal pets, says a Californian, whose trained raven has earned his owner $2,000 in two years. Plates Painted to Order http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/personalized-painted-plates.htm The plate painting partnership of two army wives produces the income that provides little luxuries for themselves and their families. Cards that Carry Merry Messages http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/painted-greeting-cards.htm Her hand-painted greeting cards for a variety of occasions bring a New York woman about $2.50 for every hour she spends making them. Birds of Wood that Seem to Live http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/carved-bird-book-ends-lamps.htm In the face of adversity a Canadian started wood carving and now specializes in thirty-five varieties of lifelike birds that perch on lamps and book ends. Through College Through Taxidermy http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/taxidermist.htm By mounting birds and animals for sportsmen in his native Virginia, a college boy earns an income that has increased fivefold in five years. We Sell Our Popcorn by Mail http://www.profitfrog.com/profitable-hobbies-articles/mail-order-popcorn.htm Too shy to meet prospective buyers for your hobby product? Then emulate this Indiana family which started a mail-order popcorn business.