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Make and sell handmade goods
Jewellery, candles, sewing, ceramics: sell your creations online or at Christmas markets.
How to get started
- Choose a few items you can make again and again with consistent quality.
- Work out the price: materials, time spent and selling fees.
- Open an online shop and book a stall at a local market.
- Take care with photos and packaging.
Skills needed
- Creative
Tools and equipment needed
- Craft supplies
Upcoming flea markets and markets
Next events related to this idea in France. Choose your municipality to see the nearest ones.
Marché d'Arthon-en-Retz
Chaumes-en-Retz (44680)
On Friday, 30 Oct 2026
Organiser's website · Phone: +33 2 40 21 30 11
Source: DATAtourisme · Licence Ouverte (Etalab) · Updated 29 Oct 2026
Marché de Noël solidaire - Secours Populaire de La Rochelle
La Rochelle (17000)
Until 18 Dec 2026
Organiser's website · Phone: +33 5 46 50 52 82
Source: DATAtourisme · Licence Ouverte (Etalab) · Updated 29 Oct 2026
Marché des Créateurs du Passage des Arts
Cavaillon (84300)
Until 26 Dec 2026
Organiser's website · Phone: +33 6 52 38 19 71
Source: DATAtourisme · Licence Ouverte (Etalab) · Updated 29 Oct 2026
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Sources: DATAtourisme (Licence Ouverte (Etalab)). Belgium: job offers in Wallonia (Le Forem). France: flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and markets everywhere (DATAtourisme); job offers only in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées (France Travail), in Île-de-France (offers from the Region), in Tours (City and Metropole), plus Groupe BPCE offers across France. Brussels, Flanders and the rest of France will come later.
Good tips
- Christmas market stalls are often booked from the end of summer.
Watch out for
- Some products (cosmetics, toys, candles) have safety rules to follow.
Rules to know
France
Selling your creations regularly generally requires a micro-entreprise.
Belgium
Selling your creations regularly generally requires self-employed status, which you can hold alongside a job.
Rules to know in the guide
Simplified summary: check the official websites before you start.
How much it pays
Indicative amount, varies with region, experience and demand. Before tax and social contributions.
France
Estimate not available
No reliable source found yet: we prefer not to give a figure.
Belgium
Estimate not available
No reliable source found yet: we prefer not to give a figure.
Where to find opportunities and information
- DATAtourisme (France)
Tourism events published by tourist offices: upcoming flea markets, car boot sales, second-hand fairs and makers' markets are shown in “Near me” and on the related idea pages, updated daily (daily export from data.cquest.org). - OpenAgenda (France)
Public event calendars, including car-boot sales in France. - impots.gouv.fr: selling goods online (France)
When online sales must be declared (France). - autoentrepreneur.urssaf.fr (France)
French micro-business registration. - INASTI (Belgium)
Belgian self-employed status.