Why buy handmade?
There are so many reasons to buy handmade…..where should I start? I know…I’ll take some quotes directly from the Buy Handmade website where almost 45,000 people from all over have pledged to buy handmade (and YOU can TOO!)…
“What gift could be more thoughtful and personal than one handmade?”
“Support the creative revolution!”
“Handmade is food for the soul.”
In fact, handmade is such a powerful force in today’s culture that it has supported the birth of a movie called Handmade Nation. You can watch the trailer here…and buy the book here…and read the blog here…
Why is handmade so important to people? The same reason that people are flocking to social media like Facebook and Twitter and Myspace by the droves—we want to be connected with other people. We want to feel a personal connection with the people from whom we buy clothing and jewelry and things for our homes. We’re tired of mass marketing from big companies that don’t know anything about who we are or what we want. We want to feel special.
And we want to have cool, unique things that no one else has. We want one-of-a-kind special things that someone made just for us. At least, that’s what I want. That’s why I surround myself by crafters and artists, and why I pursue fine craft as my career. I love handmade! I hope you do too, and I hope you’ll join me in the handmade revolution!
