Cardboard Cat Houses

What It Is

Cut a cat house shape out of free or cheap cardboard, assemble it with hot glue, cover rough edges with craft tape, then decorate the exterior using more scrap materials (leftover cardboard, wood scraps, paint). Sell the finished cardboard version locally for $25-35 with local pickup via Facebook Marketplace, since shipping would eat most of the thin profit margin. Alternatively, build the same design out of plywood for a sturdier version and sell it online through Etsy for around $300, offering different shapes, sizes, and customization, netting roughly $130-150 profit per unit.

The Pitch

The presenter builds a complete cardboard cat house on camera start to finish (about an hour), breaks down both the cardboard and wood/Etsy cost-and-profit models side by side, and is explicit that selling 10 cardboard versions in a month works out to roughly $200 profit, framing the project honestly as free-time extra income rather than a path to getting rich.

Who It’s Best For

Someone comfortable with basic hands-on crafting looking for a low-cost weekend project, with the wood/Etsy version suited to those willing to invest more in materials and shipping for higher per-unit profit.

The Truth (as we see it)

The build is demonstrated step-by-step on camera with a genuine, itemized cost breakdown for both versions, and the presenter is unusually candid that this won't make anyone rich. No independently verified sales results are shown; the profit projections are the presenter's own math, not a demonstrated sales track record.

Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.