In the past several years there has been a wave of new businesses that sell the idea of doing things yourself or making it yourself before you buy it.
In the past you would just go to a caterer for a dinner already made for you or to a gift shop for a painted piece of pottery but now the thing to do is actually do all of the work yourself and pay for it too! Some of the leading do-it-yourself businesses are assembling your own meals, going to an art studio where you sit at drafting tables and drafting chairs and paint your own pottery, brewing shops where you make your own beer and wine and also bead shops where you make your own jewelry or a beaded trinket.
The do-it-yourself concept gives the customers the option to completely end up with a customized item as well as a great gift idea for someone to make to give as a gift to another person.
Whatever the reason, these businesses seem to be thriving and the customers seem to be embracing the idea.
The first type of these do-it-yourself businesses are the meal preparation companies.
This concept is based on being able to assemble twelve dinners or meals in the time span of less than two hours.
The business has the place completely set up with all of the ingredients and step by step instructions on how to assemble to meal.
The meals are made to be frozen and taken out as you need them at home.
This has been a great help to working parents as well as cooking novices and also a great way for some friends to make meals for a new mom or a sick friend.
The cost is just a little more than if you were to buy the ingredients themselves so it is a great idea.
The second business are paint your own pottery studios.
These have been successful for several years and many people enjoy the experience almost more than the end result.
Most of these businesses are set up in a similar way where there are unpainted, plain white ceramic items like bowls, plates, piggy banks and figurines to paint yourself.
They have art tables set up and you select the colors you want and then let your creativity take over.
Many parents enjoy taking their children here for them to make the other parent or grandparents a special gift.
Some adults enjoy going and bring wine and appetizers to enjoy while painting.
The last type of do-it-yourself business is the custom wine or beer shop where you can learn all of the basics of beer and wine making.
This is something for the customer that is interested in doing this as a hobby but would like to try it before they invest in all of the equipment.
It is also fun for people that enjoy drinking both of these beverages to see exactly how they are made and what all goes into the whole process.