WHOAA I just learned so much in this 5 min video! You are so educational with all your research, arguments, and experience! thank you so much for sharing this!
Great video! Item descriptions can also be a good way to spot mass-produced/fast-fashion product resellers. Small creators often have very detailed item descriptions or they'd add personal touches to their texts. :) Not saying everybody does that, but it is often the case.
Thought this topic was important, especially as many are trying to purchase gifts more ethically this holiday season! If you have any favorite Etsy shops (or own one yourself), feel free to drop the name below in this thread + describe what it is!
I can’t believe you’re not bigger already. I just discovered your channel and I’ve been watching your videos since yesterday, great, great content overall. Keep it up ✨
Great video! If I may add another context clue to help determine if the item is genuinely handmade: Does the seller take custom orders? By this I do NOT mean embroidering/engraving names on otherwise cookie-cutter products (there are a lot of mass-produced companies that do that too) I mean things like changing the fabric, color, size, pattern, etc to suit the buyer's specifications. Keep in mind, some legitimate artisans don't take custom orders for a variety of reasons, so don't automatically rule them out if they don't, but if they DO then that's a very good sign!
I make stickers from my art and although I wish my sticker paper was sustainable (I have to buy it on Amazon because that's the only place I can find it :(. ) Thank you for this video!
I totally understand that Amazon can be hard to avoid! Have you tried looking up the company that makes the paper (maybe they have their own site)? Is eBay a possibility? No pressure or anything, just tossing out ideas :)
What do you think of artists selling things like pins and washi tape when they did make the design, but not the physical object? Does it depend on what company they outsourced their products from?
Great question! Etsy does count those items as "handmade" too. Like you said, I think it depends on where they sourced the products. There's no harm in asking them if you're not sure!
I really wish Etsy would crack down on the mass produced resellers!! Their draw is for handmade goods and it's frustrating to sift through the junk.
Yeah, absolutely! In some categories, it's honestly mostly junk at this point :/
Just went through Etsy the other day & so much mass produced products getting in the way! Thank you so much for these tips & love your videos!!
Thank you for watching, and for leaving such a sweet comment!
WHOAA I just learned so much in this 5 min video! You are so educational with all your research, arguments, and experience! thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!
Great video! Item descriptions can also be a good way to spot mass-produced/fast-fashion product resellers. Small creators often have very detailed item descriptions or they'd add personal touches to their texts. :) Not saying everybody does that, but it is often the case.
Thought this topic was important, especially as many are trying to purchase gifts more ethically this holiday season! If you have any favorite Etsy shops (or own one yourself), feel free to drop the name below in this thread + describe what it is!
I can’t believe you’re not bigger already. I just discovered your channel and I’ve been watching your videos since yesterday, great, great content overall. Keep it up ✨
Aww, that's so sweet of you! Thank you Diana! Happy to have you here :)
Great video! If I may add another context clue to help determine if the item is genuinely handmade: Does the seller take custom orders? By this I do NOT mean embroidering/engraving names on otherwise cookie-cutter products (there are a lot of mass-produced companies that do that too) I mean things like changing the fabric, color, size, pattern, etc to suit the buyer's specifications. Keep in mind, some legitimate artisans don't take custom orders for a variety of reasons, so don't automatically rule them out if they don't, but if they DO then that's a very good sign!
I've been trying to take sustainability more seriously and went to do some research on it, and I love your channel! I hope you make it big on TH-cam!
I make stickers from my art and although I wish my sticker paper was sustainable (I have to buy it on Amazon because that's the only place I can find it :(. ) Thank you for this video!
Thanks so much for your sweet words! That means a lot
I totally understand that Amazon can be hard to avoid! Have you tried looking up the company that makes the paper (maybe they have their own site)? Is eBay a possibility? No pressure or anything, just tossing out ideas :)
I love your videos, and appreciate all of your hard work!
I don't have tik tok but you should repost them on insta reels!
Will do! Unfortunately, some of them are too long for reels, and too short for IGTV, but I'll try to repost the ones that do work! :)
What do you think of artists selling things like pins and washi tape when they did make the design, but not the physical object? Does it depend on what company they outsourced their products from?
Great question! Etsy does count those items as "handmade" too. Like you said, I think it depends on where they sourced the products. There's no harm in asking them if you're not sure!
I found a earring that I wanted to buy from Etsy on AliExpress...
thank you so much! very useful info! :)
Glad it was helpful! :)