We are very excited to say that we have joined forces with Craftster, Indiepublic, Craft Magazine, Interweave Press, Burdastyle, The Austin Craft Mafia, Design Sponge, and The American Craft Council, eight prominent forces in the DIY and handmade worlds, to collectively encourage people to buy handmade this holiday season.
Calling ourselves the Handmade Consortium, we have launched www.buyhandmade.org, a website where people take this simple pledge:
“I pledge to buy handmade this holiday season, and request that others do the same for me.”
We created the pledge to encourage us all to be conscious of how we spend our money this holiday season. Join the handmade consortium and pledge to support the independent. Pledge to know how and where products are produced. Pledge to find unique gifts. Pledge to buy handmade!
In the weeks ahead we will be documenting our personal pledges to buy handmade, sharing ideas on how you can help encourage others to do the same, and keeping you all in the loop with updates on the project.
38 comments
Sign in to add your ownSarasTextureCrafts says:
This is a brilliant idea! I will sign up now and add the badge to my blog. Sara x
4 years ago
bethbrown says:
This is an awesome idea! But, umm, i hate to nitpick, but burdastyle is misspelled up there, and so is the link. :)
4 years ago
nancygamon says:
I thought the pledge site was supposed to link back to Etsy?
4 years ago
TeenAngster says:
Fixed! Thanks for letting us know.
4 years ago
Vanessa says:
It does link back to Etsy from our co-sponsorship logo. And it will link back from all the Etsians signatures!
4 years ago
TickledPinkKnits says:
Wonderful news and marvelous concept! Thank you :) Considering that Etsy is really the only one of the project sponsors where handmade good can be bought directly, I was wondering whether it would be possible to add "Buy Handmade Goods!" next to the Etsy button on the buyhandmade.org site -- for those who are still unfamiliar with what "Etsy" is... The phrase shows up when you point the cursor to the button but it may be more effective if "Buy Handmade Goods" would be right next to the button, too. What do you think? :)
4 years ago
wondercabinet says:
Interesting idea TickledPink, I'll pass it on...
4 years ago
WHSKR says:
Badged my blog! Now we just tell everyone, all the time - Right!!!!
4 years ago
secretmade says:
i pledged!
4 years ago
tinaseamonster says:
this is super rad and cool and important.
4 years ago
wonderamy says:
tell everyone you have everk nown, everyone you now know, and everyone you WILL ever know!! :)
4 years ago
NaughtySecretaryClub says:
The Austin Craft Mafia is so dang excited to be a part of this, hooray!
4 years ago
elegantmusings says:
This is an awesome idea. I pledged and plan on blogging about it tomorrow!
4 years ago
thebeadingtree says:
Thanks for getting this information up for us, Matt! I've signed the pledge and added the badge to my blog for others.
4 years ago
shabbyboudoir says:
Great idea! The badge is on my blog!
4 years ago
bluevalentinepress says:
I took the pledge, and asked my blog readers to do the same. LIVE ARTFULLY! BUY HANDMADE!
4 years ago
nancygamon says:
How bizarre. I don't see a co-sponsorship logo or an Etsy button. Must be something with my computer, I guess.
4 years ago
sarawearsskirts says:
nancy, all the sponsor logos are in the right hand column of the buyhandmade of the site - they're all clickable. have you scrolled down there?
4 years ago
APunkinCardCompany says:
I also took the pledge and I encourage everyone else to do the same!
4 years ago
thymbyldesigns says:
I signed the pledge, too, and posted it to both my IndiePublic profile and my blog. Are you going to add more of your own philosophy to the page, though? I think the links are informative and a good source for information, but I am missing your own points and thoughts up there, besides the rhetorics ("why buy handmade", first paragraph).
4 years ago
Timeless says:
I took the pledge! I've also posted it on my blog, hopefully we'll get more people to sign it and stick to it. ;)
4 years ago
DustandClay says:
I took the pledge, and encourage everyone who crafts to do the same. Bettye
4 years ago
stufffromthebunker says:
I took the pledge and signed it 2 days ago but it still does not show up. I also emailed the link to everyone I know and others took the pledge but none of them show up. Is this going to be fixed? I think this is great, I also sent the link to our local newspaper and I am going to write a letter to the editor with the link encouraging ppl to take the pledge.
4 years ago
EmilyBalivet says:
There. I pledged. Very good thing, Admin! Thank you ;)
4 years ago
nancygamon says:
Under the button to "Submit" the pledge, I see the title "The Handmade Consortium" and then a square blank area, and then the "About" link. Maybe the sponsorhip logos and links are supposed to appear in that blank area? If everyone else is seeing them, then it surely is just some odd setting on my computer.
4 years ago
BrowningtonForest says:
I took the handmade pledge! I am new to typepad (and etsy) Can someone tell me how to put the button on my blog?
4 years ago
Spiderbite says:
I took the handmade pledge! I have to find where I am on the list so I can boast.
4 years ago
stufffromthebunker says:
I hope I didn't break any rules but I printed out the I took the pledge "badge" and made it into a pin to wear to the craft show I did last weekend. I also made a sign up sheet for people to sign in my booth explaining about buyhandmade.org. This was a litle old ladies group and most were clueless but they were willing to sign and wear the badges. So, did I break any rules?? I gave them a card with the link to sign up for real with their badge. I just thought it would be a fun way to get the word out. There was even another Etsy seller there who doesn't come to the forum that had no idea what the Storque or the buy handmade pledge was all about. Can I continue to do this at my other craft shows and around town?
4 years ago
wondercabinet says:
hey! no rules broken. spread the word! there are also now some things to download at http://team.etsy.com/teamsbuyhandmade.html , and there will be more in the coming days. -amy (admin wonderamy, posting here with my regular seller account)
4 years ago
stufffromthebunker says:
Fantastic! Just saved the postcards to print out a bunch and the little tags too. Just in time too. Thanks so much, I will put them to good use.
4 years ago
definingyoustudio says:
can someone tell me how to add the button to my blog now that I have taken the pledge. thanks
3 years ago
motania9807hotmailc says:
today i took the pledge of going handmade .i willl take these pledge day a nigth every day i will give my nolege to everyone to go handmade,for these will giveme the inspiration,imagination,creativety and not lease motivation to cure my soul.Its been a very exciting nigth ,!i found you gays! chaoxxxxxxx
3 years ago
TimeNLove42 says:
to bluevalentinepress: I like what you wrote: live artfully, buy handmade. I have always live this way. We are all artist we ought to support each other. the guild life!lol!
1 year ago
TimeNLove42 says:
to definingyoustudio: go to buyhandmade.org... there they will direct you. or google buy handmade pledge button
1 year ago
IDesignArtStudios says:
I took the pledge too! Handmade items make the world happier, prettier and cleaner!
1 year ago
MySoCalledChaos says:
Is this website down again>? I can't get it to load.
151 days ago
Kalera Stratton from Beadwife says:
Oh, how times have changed.
22 days ago
Janet Craig from IntoTheTrees says:
Well it was for years ago . lol Perhaps we should have a new pledge. I Took The Cheat Pledge...
21 days ago