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Buy Handmade
I am a handmade junkie. I treasure most gifts that friends have made - a quilt, a sham, a potholder. Personal things become part of our story, and there is delight in surrounding myself with items that have a personal touch and quality materials.
I like that there is a whole "handmade movement" out there as many artists sell their wares on popular sites like etsy and in the ubiquitous holiday craft fair!
Why buy handmade, when you can often get something cheaply at a large chain?
I found a neat website for the "Buy Handmade" movement at www.buyhandmade.org . Check out this section from the site:
"Why buy handmade?
Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.
The giver of a handmade gift has avoided the parking lots and long lines of the big chain stores in favor of something more meaningful. If the giver has purchased the gift, s/he feels the satisfaction of supporting an artist or crafter directly. The recipient of the handmade gift receives something that is one-of-a-kind, and made with care and attention that canbe seen and touched. It is the result of skill and craftsmanship that is absent in the world of large-scale manufacturing.
Buying handmade is better for people.
The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. We are encouraged to be consumers, not producers, of our own culture. Our ties to the local and human sources of our goods have been lost. Buying handmade helps us reconnect.
Buying handmade is better for the environment.
The accumulating environmental effects of mass production are a major cause of global warming and the poisoning of our air, water and soil. Every item you make or purchase from a small-scale independent artist or crafter strikes a small blow to the forces of mass production."
Pretty good reasons, huh? Check out what's available locally!
Some great site for handmade things, craft fairs, etc. :
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