Cheap Trick!

I was shopping at a certain craft store, which I won't name, when I realized how EXPENSIVE craft supplies are! Granted, I used to think the prices were just fine. What changed? eBay is what changed my opinion. See, you can get the same products at a FRACTION of the cost. Seriously! Below are a few pictures of craft items I got off eBay, which are at least 5 TIMES as much at the craft stores in my area! I made some really nice bookmarks, and total cost amounted to about $0.50 each, and I gave them as gifts. No complaints, since everyone loves to read. At least in my family they do! :D

***Important Note: I will have the approximate price I paid for each piece. I posted links to the search pages for each of the items. I purchased in bulk, because I was able to then sell the leftovers and get my money back. A few additional tips for purchasing on eBay is to look at the cost of shipping, look at seller rating (VERY important), and if you don't get your item by three and a half weeks out, contact the seller. eBay has a 45 day time-frame where, if you don't start an "Item Not Received Case", you lose your money and may NEVER get your item. If the seller says something like, oh, I'm having issues with PayPal, still open a case no later than day 40 (happened to me, and I lost $32!) Online, in general, gets you better prices. You just have to be careful... and wait for the items!!! (From China, it's about 3 weeks to a month that you'll have to wait. Planning is key here!)***

Bookmark I made for approx $0.50 each. Dolphin bookmarks (search for this term, though I included the best deal I could find in the link), and the stones are Apatite (or something like that).

 Next picture is of a bracelet I made. Stones cost a little bit more, about $0.10 each (Wood Jasper), and the beads in between cost approx $0.01 each (Tibetan Silver Tube Spacer Beads, Tibetan Silver Bead Caps). The Memory Wire generally costs about $0.02 each loop.

The next picture is of some feathers I got off Eskay. It's a small company, but they shipped fairly quickly, and the feathers were in excellent shape! I paid approx $0.35 each feather, and they sell at the craft stores for about $8 for three.