buy handmade

With the help of artists and designers, Poppytalk compiled a list of 101 Reasons to Buy Handmade.

It's definitely worth checking out!

#17:

"Giving handmade is truly the essence of gift-giving. When you give a friend or loved one a gift, you are really saying "I care about you." A handmade gift conveys so much more than something pulled off the end-cap display of a mega store. Of course there are the obvious economic benefits of supporting independent makers and artists, but buying and giving handmade is, at heart, a loving act."

Cassie, Clementine Jewelry

Encourage your loved ones to purchase handcrafted gifts...especially if the gifts are for you. ;)

PS: Congratulations to Eva & Kirk Jorgensen of Sycamore Street Press on the arrival of their beautiful baby girl, Ingrid May!