Handmade May | Epheriell Designs

I have an idea.

And it’s a challenge – for me, and for you – and for as many people as we can get involved!

What if – for a whole month – you only bought handmade? That’s my challenge to you for the whole of May 2010 – to buy only handmade goods.

Now – obviously this doesn’t include things like medication… with some things in life you don’t have the choice to buy handmade 🙂

But for things like…

Clothing, shoes and accessories
Handbags, purses
Home decor
Art
Food if you can find it! (think your local farmer’s market)
Journals, notepaper, calendars
Crockery, pottery
and much more….

… there are a wealth of options out there – both online and at your local markets!

Just think – for a whole month you’ll be making the conscious choice to support a micro-business – to pay your hard-earned money straight to the person who put care and love into the item you’re purchasing – rather than to an anonymous corporation.

I think that’s a worthwhile goal – and I’ll be following the challenge and blogging about it here during May 2010.

I’m a big believer in ‘every person makes a difference’ – and the more people we can get behind this idea, the more of a ripple effect we can create – and the more we can support handmade!

*Need something and really can’t find it handmade? Aim to buy vintage or secondhand instead!*

You can pledge your participation below – and also make sure to e-mail me links to any blog posts you do about Handmade May – I’m hoping to share these with my readers, too! (jessica AT epherielldesigns.com)

So – are you ready to take the Handmade May Challenge? Leave your pledge here, and take a button to spread the word on your blog!

Link back to this page – http://EpheriellDesigns.com/Handmade-May

Or, just copy this snippet of code and pop it in a widget on your blog sidebar…

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(Please note that I have to manually approve/add each pledge, so it may take a little while for your pledge to appear – but it will!)