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Handmade Consortium Formed to Create Buy Handmade Pledge
Story by matt
Published on October 24, 2007 in Craftivism 		Photo by Handmade Consortium

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.

 

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Oct. 25, 2007 at 3:54 a.m. SarasTextureCrafts

This is a brilliant idea! I will sign up now and add the badge to my blog. Sara x

Oct. 25, 2007 at 7:30 a.m. bethbrown

This is an awesome idea! But, umm, i hate to nitpick, but burdastyle is misspelled up there, and so is the link. :)

Oct. 25, 2007 at 8:17 a.m. nancygamon

I thought the pledge site was supposed to link back to Etsy?

Oct. 25, 2007 at 9:22 a.m. TeenAngster

Fixed! Thanks for letting us know.

Oct. 25, 2007 at 9:29 a.m. Vanessa

It does link back to Etsy from our co-sponsorship logo. And it will link back from all the Etsians signatures!

Oct. 25, 2007 at 10:07 a.m. TickledPinkKnits

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? :)

Oct. 25, 2007 at 1:45 p.m. wondercabinet

Interesting idea TickledPink, I'll pass it on...

Oct. 25, 2007 at 2:28 p.m. WHSKR

Badged my blog!

Now we just tell everyone, all the time - Right!!!!

Oct. 25, 2007 at 2:54 p.m. secretmade

i pledged!

Oct. 25, 2007 at 4:41 p.m. tinaseamonster

this is super rad and cool and important.

Oct. 25, 2007 at 8:01 p.m. wonderamy

tell everyone you have everk nown, everyone you now know, and everyone you WILL ever know!! :)

Oct. 25, 2007 at 8:03 p.m. NaughtySecretaryClub

The Austin Craft Mafia is so dang excited to be a part of this, hooray!

Oct. 26, 2007 at 12:03 a.m. elegantmusings

This is an awesome idea. I pledged and plan on blogging about it tomorrow!

Oct. 26, 2007 at 12:11 a.m. thebeadingtree

Thanks for getting this information up for us, Matt! I've signed the pledge and added the badge to my blog for others.

Oct. 26, 2007 at 2:45 a.m. shabbyboudoir

Great idea! The badge is on my blog!

Oct. 26, 2007 at 9:46 a.m. bluevalentinepress

I took the pledge, and asked my blog readers to do the same. LIVE ARTFULLY! BUY HANDMADE!

Oct. 26, 2007 at 8:27 p.m. nancygamon

How bizarre. I don't see a co-sponsorship logo or an Etsy button. Must be something with my computer, I guess.

Oct. 27, 2007 at 12:24 p.m. sarawearsskirts

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?

Oct. 27, 2007 at 3:48 p.m. APunkinCardCompany

I also took the pledge and I encourage everyone else to do the same!

Oct. 28, 2007 at 7:45 a.m. thymbyldesigns

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).

Oct. 28, 2007 at 9:24 a.m. Timeless

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. ;)

Oct. 28, 2007 at 1:17 p.m. DustandClay

I took the pledge, and encourage everyone who crafts to do the same.
Bettye

Oct. 28, 2007 at 2:11 p.m. stufffromthebunker

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.

Oct. 28, 2007 at 6:53 p.m. EmilyBalivet

There. I pledged.
Very good thing, Admin! Thank you ;)

Oct. 29, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. nancygamon

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.

Oct. 30, 2007 at 3:05 p.m. BrowningtonForest

I took the handmade pledge! I am new to typepad (and etsy) Can someone tell me how to put the button on my blog?

Nov. 2, 2007 at 3:51 p.m. Spiderbite

I took the handmade pledge! I have to find where I am on the list so I can boast.

Nov. 5, 2007 at 6:02 p.m. stufffromthebunker

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?

Nov. 6, 2007 at 5:09 p.m. wondercabinet

hey! no rules broken. spread the word! there are also now some things to download at http://team.etsy.com/teamsbuyhandmade... , and there will be more in the coming days.
-amy (admin wonderamy, posting here with my regular seller account)

Nov. 8, 2007 at 2:18 p.m. stufffromthebunker

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.

Jan. 8, 2009 at 5:10 p.m. definingyoustudio

can someone tell me how to add the button to my blog now that I have taken the pledge.

thanks

March 15, 2009 at 10:09 a.m. motania9807hotmailc

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

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