Spiced OilsCreative Business Idea - Spiced Oils Spiced oils are getting more and more popular as great gift ideas. Grab your share of the business and start making and selling spiced oils. It can be fun bringing in a second income by doing something you like that needs a good dose of creativity and a delicate nose. Beautiful clear bottles containing fresh herbs and spices, decorated with bows of raffia or ribbons, with pretty homemade labels make a wonderful gift for almost everyone. The choice of oils, herbs and spices is limited only by your imagination, so get going and start creating wonderful aromas to accompany all kinds of dishes. You can make oils to drizzle on pizzas, salads, roasts, bread... 
Start with light-tasting oils such as sunflower or corn. Olive oil, although full of virtues, is a strong-tasting oil and might hide the delicate aromas of certain herbs such as rosemary or chervil. Basil and tarragon do well in olive oil.Pour light oil in a sterilized bottle – just put it through the dishwasher - and add whatever you have on hand: mustard seeds, fresh herbs with good-looking leaves like rosemary, chervil, parsley, basil, oregano, hot dried peppers, slices of fresh red pepper, peppercorns; whole nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and cumin seed. Try a few, see which ones you prefer and start preparing them for sale. Just seeing the ingredients in the bottle is pretty, but you can make the bottles more attractive by decorating them. Discreet raffia or ribbon bows, nice homemade handwritten or printed labels with catchy names for the oils, your name and date of production. Investing a small amount on a bottle sealer is a good idea so you can prepare more at once and seal the bottles for sale. Make special oils for themes and holidays: Christmas oils with red and green ingredients; Easter oils with dried edible flowers and herbs; French oils with French provincial herbs and mustard seeds. Once you have finished your oil bottles, start going around small neighborhood food stores, bakeries, greengroceries and cafés. We always find handmade products near the cash register on sale. Ask them to sell your oils and give them a small percentage. You can also sell your oils on the net. Create your own web page for your spiced oil business. Without having to ship anything, just name the places that carry them as advertisement. If you are an avid entrepreneur, you can also ship them in bubble wrap.Email your web page to family and friends, asking them to pass it on. Print a flyer with a pretty picture of your bottles and your business coordinates. Put up flyers on bulletin boards in neighborhood food and drug stores, your kids’ schools, your church basement, wherever you think it would catch someone’s eye. Start giving them as presents yourself and pass the word on. It is a versatile, fun and very easy home-based business that can increase your income and give you more freedom in creativity and imagination.
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