As most of you are well aware of I have a lucious jewelry and accessory shop at ETSY:https://www.etsy.com/shop/glamgirlspretties
It seems alot has been going on at Etsy and many of the shop owners are in a stir. Etsy use to be very paticular as far as what types of creations were considered handmade. Recently Etsy has declared that a shop whom buys already made items and just assembles them can be listed as handmade, and may even mass produce at a manufacturing facility and still be considered handmade.
As I pondered this at first I guess I was a bit angry and somewhat frustrated, my products are totally hand made, I cut and sand metal, punch holes, stamp one hammer wack at a time, string beads, make my own jump rings and clasps etc, and assemble.
I have come to the conclusion that buyers are intelligent and know a mass produced item when they see one.
I am damn proud of my creations and have always loved giving sentimental gifts myself and am thrilled to create gifts that can end up as a keepsake of a special occassion or even an heirloom. I believe in my creations sell-ability. Also knowing the buyers on Etsy who truely want unique handmade items will find handmade.
My shop on Etsy is all about “Creating afordable jewelry and accessories for todays woman and the people she adores”.