10 Ways to Support Your Local Artisans
Ever wondered what you could do to help your favorite local artisan beyond telling them you love their stuff? This blog post details 10 ideas… Read More »10 Ways to Support Your Local Artisans
About Craft
October 20 is National Reuse Day – Let’s Celebrate!
OK, so National Reuse Day isn’t the most festive day of the year–or even the month. Yet October 20, coming shortly before millions of Halloween… Read More »October 20 is National Reuse Day – Let’s Celebrate!
The Value of Handmade: Why We Buy
We’ll say it: Handmade items are Art. And whether they’re functional items (“applied arts”) or decorative (“fine art”), art touches us more profoundly and deeply… Read More »The Value of Handmade: Why We Buy
The Cost of Handmade: How Artisans Price Their Work
Pricing is one of the hardest decisions artisans have to make. In this post we’ll explain why artisans charge what they do for their handmade… Read More »The Cost of Handmade: How Artisans Price Their Work
Where to Get Custom Commissions
Our favorite place to get commissions is the Looking to Commission channel on our Discord server! If you are looking for an artisan to commission… Read More »Where to Get Custom Commissions
Confused about Commissions? We’re Here to Help!
Commissioning an artwork is the process of connecting a customer looking for something special with an artisan willing to make it. In this post, our… Read More »Confused about Commissions? We’re Here to Help!
The Risk of Making Things by Hand
In order to learn more about “the workmanship of risk” from our handmade policy, we spoke to a few artisans from the co-op about their… Read More »The Risk of Making Things by Hand
Our Handmade Policy
[UPDATED] With a careful checks-and-balances system of accessible onboarding, consistent labeling, incentivized peer verification, and swift action on community reporting. we believe our draft Handmade… Read More »Our Handmade Policy
Handmade Survey Results
In this post, we’re sharing the results of our “Handmade Definition Survey” for our handmade cooperative marketplace.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Other Marketplaces (Guest Post 5/5)
[Guest Post 5/5] The final post and conclusion to our series tells about our experience trying other marketplaces as an alternative to Etsy to diversify… Read More »Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Other Marketplaces (Guest Post 5/5)