Handmade Gift Guide
If you're Christmas or Hanukkah shopping this year (or any time that you're shopping for a gift) please try to buy at least one gift from a handmade artist. It's like two gifts in one, a gift for the person you're shopping for and money for the artist to buy gifts for their own loved ones or to buy things that they need (like rent, utilities, food, and medicine). It's a small thing that can make a big difference for a struggling artist.
I wanted to make it easy for everyone to buy handmade gifts from some people who make lovely products. These shops either don't have a lot of sales yet (fewer than 250 sales) or they're owned by people with (at least one) chronic illness. I included shops with a variety of handmade products for every kind of budget so you'll find some great stocking stuffers and some great main presents among these shops. Click a shop's product gallery image to visit that shop. Even if you aren't shopping this year please consider sharing this guide with your friends on social media.
Jewelry
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $6 to $56
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $3.31 to $86.14
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $6 to $42
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $2.32 to $33.13
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $17 to $225
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $13.25 to $112.65
Accessories
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $11.99 to $24.99
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $11.27 to $33.13
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $5 to $50
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $2.65 to $59.64
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $22 to $98
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $5.96 to $59.64
Home Decor
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $12.15 to $344.26
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $3.31 to $19.88
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $7.50 to $41.25
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $4.64 to $59.64
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $20.25 to $24.30
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $3.31 to $159.04
Miscellaneous
owned by a person with a chronic illness, prices from $4 to $8
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $45 to $60
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $2.03 to $29.75
fewer than 250 sales so far, prices from $1.62 to $24.30
When you're shopping this year please consider buying one or more of your gifts from one or more of these shops. If you want to support handmade small businesses and chronically ill artists without spending money, here are a few easy ways to do that:
- Share this post on your social media
- Follow small businesses and chronically ill artists on social media and share some of their posts with your friends on those sites.
- Browse ConsciousCrafties.com (a handmade marketplace of chronically ill and disabled artists and those who care for them) or Etsy.com (a handmade marketplace for everyone) when you're bored online and share your favorite shops and products there on your social media.
We always appreciate it when you share our work and when you shop with us. We want people to love the things we make and we hope that our products will put a smile on someone's face.
