Upcycling
Why a Handmade Piece Needs the Right Room to Work
A customer once bought a chunky, reclaimed wood side table from my market stall, genuinely loved it in the moment of purchase,...
Upcycling and craft business writer
Arlo sells salvaged furniture and scrap wood pieces at a Saturday market and has priced enough handmade work to know most makers undercharge. He writes about upcycling and craft business with a ledger open beside him.
Upcycling
A customer once bought a chunky, reclaimed wood side table from my market stall, genuinely loved it in the moment of purchase,...
Craft Business
A woman in my first pottery class made a genuinely good bowl on her very first attempt at the wheel, better than anything I...
Craft Business
A woodworker I mentor priced his first set of cutting boards by essentially guessing at a number that felt fair, then adjusted...
Craft Business
I sold cutting boards at my first three craft fairs for twenty five dollars each, felt proud of every sale, and only discovered...
Upcycling
I moved apartments two years ago and discovered my fabric scrap bin had grown into three separate bins, none of which I had...
Upcycling
I picked up a chair from a curbside pile two summers ago that the previous owner had clearly given up on, one leg wobbling...