Buy Handmade - Make Your Pledge To Buy Handmade Goods.

"I want our kindred spirits to band together and unite ~ buying handmade to support each other in our passions."

"Nothing like a handmade piece to say I love you!"

"Handmade is always the best way to go!"

"The very best, for your very best"

"Buying handmade is the best of both worlds! Not only do you get to support talented artists, but you also get unique gifts for your loved ones that show how much you care. Best yet, you get the skip the mall in favor of hanging out in inspiring local shops and festivals!"

"Give a unique gift, buy handmade!"

"I pledge to buy all handmade, the only exception being things that make our world a little more green (like reusable shopping bags and compact fluorescent bulbs!)."

"Because the most fantastic things need to go through the head, the heart and the hands..."

"Show me with your hands how much you love me, not with your dollars."

"Keepsakes and heirlooms are what crafts eventually become."

"Knitgrrl.com and Stitch Cleveland support handmade! Shop Bazaar Bizarre (bazaarbizarre.org) in 3 different cities this winter to support local artists!"

"our family has always exchanged one "made" gift and one purchased... but the "made" gifts are always the best and favorites. this year i think we'll drop the purchased all together and go strictly handmade"

"I love the attention to detail you get with handmade items. I always make them with lots of grandmotherly love."

"What could be better than a one of a kind gift which someone put part of their heart and soul into?"

"I'm already finished with 90% of my shopping already and almost everything I bought was handmade! See if you can do it too!"

"Buy Handmade; support local artists and crafters! Make it yourself,enjoy your own creativity and share it with others! "

"nothing like the love and uniqueness of things handmade! "

"A way to avoid lead paint AND buy something meaningful that they'll treasure forever! =D"

"Support artists, have lovely things and boycott big bad corporations."

"Yeah handmade! Support the unique and independent businesses."

"I love buying handmade items for my family and friends not only for Christmas but year round. Handmade items are special and unique."