I do believe that buying handmade is all about that connection. Even if the connection is very small, even if it’s just visiting their site and looking at their pictures and reading their descriptions. There’s still this feeling of, I know this person, which takes it to a whole ‘nother level. There’s also this feeling that the item you bought was made with love, or at least, with passion. While that factory worker or laborer may have worked hard to make my item, they didn’t do it with a sense of joy, or with the feeling that making the item was its own reward. And that’s the difference.

People who handmake items know more than anyone how important it is to support handmade goods and sellers, and one of the best ways they can do it is by using handmade supplies to make their own goods!