Make Aheads to Sell• Criss-Cross Coasters are clever and very inexpensive to make. They slip over a stemmed glass base (like a wine glass) or can be used flat as a regular coaster. They can be made from small donated scraps of fabric.
• Bag Bags help reuse plastic bags and keep them out of landfills. This is a simple tube of fabric with elastic top and bottom and a loop for hanging. The plastic bags are stuffed in top and pulled out the bottom as needed. I haven’t done a pattern for this, but I can send a photo. If you like the idea, I’ll write up directions.
• “Green” Bags can be made from an old t-shirt.
• Crayon Scrap Cards give old crayons and crayon scraps a new life.
• Decorative Fabric Cases for iPads, cell phones, etc. are predicted to be a big craft trend this year.
• Rolling Bunnies would be fun if the fundraiser is within the next couple of months.
As I look over this list, I see a lot of the work leading up to the big day which could be done largely by students: the money-saving project of course; but also some of the make-ahead crafts and assembling the craft kits.
As examples of where the profit would be, I was selling bag bags for $3 each 7 years ago. They cost me 40 cents apiece to make. If all materials are donated …
I’ll stop here to give you time to mull this all over. This list could be extended ad infinitum.
Lets’s see what The Artful Crafter readers can come up with!
Tags: fundraiser ideas, craft fundraiser, high school fundraiser, make and take crafts, craft kits, make-a-mix, attract volunteers, involve students
1 comments:
Sometimes stores will donate an item to the school then it can be raffled off. (not crafty but an idea) Um...Maybe there are some crafty or artisic parents out there who could donate a piece to be raffled.
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