Do You Buy Handmade?
Wednesday December 3, 2008
I get the feeling that people are buying more handmade things than they might have in the recent past, but I don't know if that's really true. So this week I'd like to know if you buy handmade, whether it's clothing, candles or handspun yarn.
And if your buying habits when it comes to things homemade have changed recently, I'd love to hear about it in the comments.
Comments
With Etsy, this year I’m planning on buying a lot more handmade gifts. It is a great way to support artisans and you definitely get something unique.
For sure I am! My husband and I considered getting Tiffany wedding rings but instead we got artisan rings by a local man named Chris Ploof.
And for Christmas this year we subscribed his mother to a soap of the month club done by a small farm in NY, not too far from where they live.
There are definitely plenty of options out there. Many are really high quality items too, nothing that looks handmade.
I guess the big thing for me is that I have so little money these days that I would rather buy the quality artisan item than the Walmart mass market replica.
Our very small congregation had a first annual handmade holiday gift table. The crafters among us each produced and priced our goods, sales were brisk, and we raised a nice amount of money for our building fund.
I belive it runs in the family,My siter and bet frind are dedicated artisans of wood sculpting Santos,and my oldest nice is the ouner of Patchoulian artesanai store in the Viejo San Juan.My youngest sister does handmade cards as requested,I do crochet,sawing ,knitting and Bonsai sculpting.We go every year to the Bacardi Artisan Festifal to present our handmade works and to buy our Xmas. presents.
i”m very old fasion.I guess thats because I was brought up in the .f.I love makeing things for myself.I make things over some times.I get laughed at by my family but I would rather make do then sell or buy.I even take old wool from other things and make over for floor rags.I would never sell or even give away but I don”t waist anything.beatrice
I buy handmade as much as possible. Handmade always last longer and brings a little of the spirit of the crafter’s heart to yours. Handmade pieces have more substance in every way.