Our Crafty Things is dedicated to helping independent makers and small businesses reach more customers. We love all things handmade and because we know finding things online is not always easy, we share our finds and treasures with you here and on Twitter and Facebook too.
If you’re a maker in need of some business support and guidance you might like to check out our handcrafted series of e-books – providing affordable, simple and straightforward business support. More info here.
For some, marketing is a dark art – that magical skill that through smoke and mirrors automatically
generates customers and sales for your business.
With 39 million people, active on
social media in the UK, it’s now
one of the quickest and most
cost-effective ways to market and
sell your product from home.
Most people understand basic copyright laws, but all too often we see handmade crafts for sale blatantly ignoring the law, and we hear of Etsy stores, and Facebook pages shut down for copyright infringement. Continue reading
Pricing is probably one of the most important decisions you will have to make for your craft business to be a success. Continue reading
Seemed like a good time to pick up the knitting needles during lockdown! Look what we made! Great miniature knits that are quick to make up and provide hours of fun for the little ones.
Pattern: Teeny animal knits by Amanda Barry
Photo by Hello I’m Nik on Unsplash
If you have a hobby, you are passionate about we expect you’ve thought about trying to turn it into a business.
Some of you may have already started, some of you are wondering whether you should take the plunge, some of you are just wondering if you could make some money on the side? Of course, you can! Continue reading
Here’s five fab things we spotted while ‘window shopping’on Twitter today….
Ever wondered what to get a dog loving friend, or indeed a gift for your own spoilt pooch?
We’ve been there – two nights before the big night and the small child decides they want to be anything other than the easy fancy dress costume that’s ready to go! They want to be a bat / zombie princess / pumpkinhead or in our case (last year) a Minecraft creeper. Continue reading
We’ve been browsing the crafty pages on Facebook looking for some handmade treasures. Here are a few of our fabulous finds. Continue reading
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