My most recent handmade purchase is a wonderful owl bank created by fruitflypie Holly!, www.hollystott.etsy.com |
I think the thing that inspires me to buy handmade and to make things handmade is that fact that so much love, time and effort goes into it. When I make a purchase or make something, I like to think that each item is tailormade to fit me or to fit someone else. Erin, 28, www.sophiasnaturals.com |
Nothing has to inspire me to buy handmade; it is the way I was raised. My mother was raised on a remote ranch where it was pretty much "make it yourself or do without." That upbringing was reinforced by a later adolescence in the Depression, when even in Houston rather than on the ranch, there was no money to get "store-baught." Abigail Miller, 57, piedras.etsy.com |
What inspired me to begin with, to be perfectly honest, was what I guess could be called vanity. I was sick of my child wearing what every other child had on because the selection for boys has always been very doldrum. I started designing and sewing his clothing and buying other handmade clothing for him. After my second son was born I decided to not only sew or him but to begin selling what I made. I began doing very well on Ebay and then stumbled across Hyenacart and was in heaven! I had always cloth diapered but never realized there were options and pretty ones at that! And the biggest bonus was that they were not only fabulous to look at but were made by other moms! I bought diapers, moved onto wool, and soaps and toys. I will never look back! Anything I need I check to see if I can find any work-at-home-mom (WAHM) that makes it before even considering going to a retail store. The love and care that goes into most handmade items is wonderful. My oldest son is now 13 and he was inspired by all the handmade items and began formulating his own bath salts and selling them. My picture includes items I bought from others, his salts, and clothing I made my kids. Nikki, 35, Owner, Designer & Seamstress of Tadpoles & Butterflies and Kobieta Clothing, hyenacart.com/tadpolesnbutterflies |
Something that will really last... Handmade items have always been a part of my life, from the time I was born. One blanket was even lovingly handstitched by my mother just days before my birth. That was nearly 22 years ago. I still have that blanket, and both of my children have been lovingly snuggled in it, just as I was. Just as my 3 sisters after me were. Just as my future grandchildren will be. Mama Stone, 21, Artisan, hyenacart.com/mamastonecreations |
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