Buy Handmade
I ran across a site called Buy Handmade recently. It’s a place where people can go to pledge to buy handmade items this holiday season. From the site:
Buying handmade is better for people, better for the environment, and better for giving truly special and well-crafted gifts. The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us all dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. The connection between producer and consumer has been lost. Buying handmade helps them reconnect.
While I won’t be taking the pledge (since I’ve already bought several items that aren’t handmade) I do think it’s an idea that’s worth passing along. Of course, in addition to buying handmade items, you could make them yourself. I’ll be keeping an eye out for handmade items (or at least locally made items) and will be making a few gifts this year myself too.
