I have found a good market and many others continue to encourage me to do the crafting. I started with crochet and fleece hats. I am trying to move them though Facebook shares and my page. I wanted to share here some of the items I found I could do while giving spelling tests, reading aloud with littles, or watching a history show on tv.
I find with the internet and youtube, others blogs, pinterest, and facebook you can learn a lot of new skills and ideas. I can usually figure out a design by seeing a picture. I rarely follow a pattern. I may pull out my yarn if I don't like what I am doing and start over. I want to master the things I do find the best and yet efficient ways to do things. I am thinking of being able to do this year round with dog sweaters, baby items, season craft items, and then the winter hats and mittens later in the year.
I found I need to be as frugal on supplies too. Supplies are very expensive and people are looking for quality hand made items but not too expensive. The fleece has to be bought on sale or I cant even do the hats. Even my hubby got in on the sales. He found bright yellow yarn on clearance and picked it up knowing how I was whipping up minion hats. I even sold 5 at his job!
Many financial advisors will tell you make your hobby a part time job. Well this has been a full time job this Christmas season. I have been up late at night finishing orders. I am currently a week from Christmas and have two baby bibs almost finished, two mittens (that are a thorn at the moment), three fleece hats, and two pillows that go on Tuesday before Christmas. I did 5 crocheted hats and two pillows last week so I haven't been slacking on getting orders and getting them out. I also have two comforters to do and pjs for my 8 kids at home before Christmas arrives!
I also homeschooled during this time. We have done speed drills daily in math, Mad Libs for quick grammar, reading, science, and book reports. We also are watching Christmas videos, doing some Christmas devotions, crafts, baking cookies, and caroling, so I am not keeping up on housework and hope to recover what has been lost between Christmas and New Years. I would advise anyone wanting to be home to find a hobby and make it work for you.

I did these last year for a woman my husband works with. She sold them for me in November and they all sold!
I did these this year. My kids have no idea who these guys are because we have no cable TV. The hats and the pillow below sold pretty well this season. The picture is actually an unfinished panel to one of three I have sold in a week!
I made this for my step grandson. His mom likes owls so I thought it would be perfect.
One of 30 hats I sold this year. Minions are popular and I can whip one up in an evening once the kids go to bed.
My daughter's friend likes the Disgust character. It's a Christmas gift.
Both are cows I made for littles at Halloween.
I made this chicken hat for a baby girl and she has already out grown!
A slouch hat. I found the pattern tutorial on youtube. Her pattern was less slouchy than mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysm3RnvCsdU
Bootie for a new baby at our church
Again these super popular hats helped me make the Christmas list easier
These are not hard to make and never go out of style
My favorite and only daughter modeling the bags I made.