Hello, this is the Folksy community space, a jumping off point to the many places where our buyers and sellers spend time feeding back to us, reporting issues, talking and listening.
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Written by Emma of Ooh.com The sound of trestle tables being snapped open rings up and down the country as Winter and Christmas craft fairs get into full swing. At the same time, a Twitter campaign – #handmadechristmas – is gaining momentum and encouraging people to buy handmade presents this … Continue reading
Written By Anna from Mystic Earth and Avril from Sprinkles Sparkles Creative Crafting is a free online magazine, ‘Created by Crafters, for Crafters’ The online magazine is out bi-monthly, with each issue having a theme relating to the month that it is published. Our aim is to raise awareness of … Continue reading
A guest post from Katie Antoniou I began working with Gabby Young and Other Animals soon after the Bush Hall gig that landed her in The Sunday Times, where their flamboyant frontwoman was dubbed ‘Gabby, queen of shops‘. So many of Gabby’s friends were craftspeople, that she had invited them … Continue reading
Written by Cathy Savels It was on a hot summer’s day in south-west France when I and my partner, web developer Joe Biro, came up with the idea of creating a free platform for artists and crafters from different disciplines. We could combine our joint skills, me as an established … Continue reading
Guest Post from Kerry Wilkinson, Editor of Popular Crafts magazine I’ve been working on Popular Crafts magazine’s relaunch since February this year and I love it! I originally studied to work in publishing and always dreamed of working on a magazine since I was small, and of course I love … Continue reading
The origins of Found on Folksy Guest Post from Alex Broadbent Howdy all! I’ve been invited to tell all you lovely Folksters about the blog Jo of Glassprimitif and myself, Alex of Aleximo Croissant, set up to promote all the wonderfully creative things we see on Folksy. Found on Folksy … Continue reading
Guest Post from Susan Rosen of Indie Smiles Hello Folksy shop members from Indiesmiles! We at Indiesmiles.com wanted to stop by and let you know that our website has so much to offer Folksy members. Even though you may be located across the ocean from the home base of Indiesmiles, … Continue reading
This weeks guest post is from Huw Morgan of Creative Choices° Creative Choices° Whether you’re an experienced craft maker, just starting your craft career, or eager to move on in the industry, Creative Choices° has something to help you. I’m the editor of the Creative Choices° website and, if you’ll … Continue reading
Guest Post! Oh Comely magazine loves Folksy We’re a nosy lot at oh comely magazine. We love hearing people’s stories, finding out about the things they’re passionate about and poking around the funny ornaments in their living rooms. We’ve always wanted the magazine to inspire people to explore new things, … Continue reading
Katy Cowan from Creative Boom tells us all about how her successful website came about and how Folksy sellers can get involved with this exciting network! I was honored and surprised when the team at Folksy contacted me and asked me to become a guest writer for their blog. Just … Continue reading