shescrafty…

Assuming that you’re either selling your crafts or just want to improve the quality of your work, you probably don’t want to hear your finished craft creations described as homemade, but as handcrafted, or handmade.

While some people use the words homemade and handcrafted interchangeably, others are very precise. Homemade is a favorite of those who love to insult others in a way that leaves them unsure if they have really been insulted at all. In this case, ‘homemade’ is said either in a snarky, condescending way or with great effort not to laugh. Catty and hurtful, even if accurate at times!

I’m going to do a series of posts about what makes people judge various craft projects to be homemade efforts versus handcrafted artisan items. This is an important thing to understand, in part because it makes a great difference in the price the finished item can get on the market.

Some of the things I’ll cover are finishing techniques, materials used, shortcuts, consistent quality, and sales professionalism, both online and in person.

I hope you’ll add your own thoughts, whether you agree with me or not.