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A gathered list of hints, tips, tricks, and notes to be able to make money.

-Bottle Sand Art-
This is a money maker that you can do at home, selling your finished products to souvenier or knick-knack shops. You could also sell your bottled sand art on the Internet. Another money making aspect of this skill is the performance part of it. People are absolutely intrigued by how these bottles of sand art are produced. You could set up a small kiosk to demonstrate and take custom orders as you place your wares for sale. You could also hire yourself out to demonstrate your skills at art fairs. Good money maker for those with lots of creativity, patience and a pair of steady hands!
from : http://www.positivemoneyideas.com/idea.php?ideaID=419&moneymakingidea=Bottled-Sand-Art

-Calligraphy (AKA, designer of Fonts)-
While this skill can be picked up by attending courses or reading books, it takes years to develop yourself into a competent calligrapher. It's a large competitive market. You'll find printing and design companies offering this service with the use of computer software. Your competitive edge though, would be your creativity in combining art, shapes and calligraphy. Computer softwares may be great but is still a long way from mimicking the "human touch".

-Comic Artist & Caricature-
If you have an artistic flair and enjoy expressing your views through cartoons, caricatures or comic strips, then the best way to gain recognition as a cartoonist is to build a portfolio of artwork. Competition is fierce and only a small percentage get their big breaks and eventually become famous cartoonists. You need to be persistent in sending your work to potential clients, newspapers, magazines, greeting card companies and the like.

-Freelance graphic artist- (Done)
Freelance graphic designers work for a wide variety of businesses, including book publishers, newspapers, consumer product manufacturers and even small startups, designing anything and everything from logos to letterheads and advertisements to training slides.

-Freelance Writer-
f you are a wordsmith and you love writing, then you can make extra money freelancing, selling your skills to companies who require contract work to be done. It could be a series of writeups about the client's company or scripts for a documentary about them. Only a small percentage of freelancers with a portfolio of excellent work and skills make a living exclusively through contract work, but with the use of the Internet and freelance websites, your market is no longer confined to the borders of any particular country.

-How-to book writer-
You may not have thought of yourself as an author, but what's most important in writing a How-to book is knowing a "How-to". If you're an expert in a particular skill then you already qualify as a How-to author. Do your family and friends always ask you questions about a particular thing that you're good at? Do people always come to you for advice about buying a house because you're an expert in the legalities and intricacies of buying property? Maybe you're acknowledged as a computer programmer who's super-skilled in mySQL or PHP or ASP or you're the first person the ladies call when they need to know something about cooking. You don't need to know EVERYTHING about the world of real estate or be an expert in EVERY programming language. You just need to be an expert in your particular area of interest, then write about it.

-Body Part Model-
You'll need to get yourself to the photo studio and build a portfolio of your best feature. Then you've got to go to the modelling agencies and sell yourself. Be prepared for rejections. The may just have too many hands and what they're looking for are legs (bad body joke) so they'll keep your photos in their files. But if you do manage to land your first job, then you've got yourself a nice freelance income. So the next time your friends ask you what you do, you can always say you're a model. Hey... half a truth is better than no truth.

Web Comic Owner

-Plant Sitter-
When people have to leave town on business for a couple of days, they may have to find an overnight care giver for their children. They may even need to find a pet sitter for the pets, but what about their plants? For many folks, their plants and gardens are as important to them as their children or pets. Leaving them a day or two may not be a big deal but extended periods without proper attention can mean homing home to a dried and withered garden.