Recession May Be Good For The Craft Industry

So says the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/business/23craft.html?_r=1&em
Apparently not so hot economic times turn gift givers into “make it yourselfers.”
It also, in my experience, makes gift givers who can’t craft look for handmade items to give. They are more personal, unique and very often less expensive than store counterparts.
So what does this mean for artisans like us…on Etsy, [...]

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Etsy has record-breaking November

So I saw it on the Etsy forums today and then on Ina Steiner’s Auction Bytes. Etsy has had a banner month in November with  total sales of $10.8 million, representing a 28% increase over October, and a 157% increase year-over-year. Wow.
I know I am having a very good month on both Etsy and eBay. [...]

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