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Getting ready to launch!

We are super busy behind the scenes tweaking and making sure that everything is 100% before we open our doors! The launch day champagne is on ice, not long to go now!

Handmade selling platform promising to be an all-British Etsy launches with a bang on firework night

Hampshire, 00/00 – A NEW handmade selling platform has launched with a bang – hoping to be an all-British take on Etsy. BuyIndie launched on Saturday, November 5, opening its doors to buyers and sellers. The platform allows independent handmade sellers across the UK to advertise and sell their wares without paying listing fees or commission. [...]

Press inclusion in Fashion’s Finest

A great write up in this online magazine https://www.fashionsfinest.com/news/item/6610-buyindie-where-to-sell-and-buy-handmade-in-the-uk

Hallmarking

What is Hallmarking and How Does it Affect Your Jewellery? Hallmarking is a process that ensures the purity of gold and precious metals in jewellery.  A hallmark is an official mark either stamped or applied by laser on a piece of jewellery that indicates its quality, fineness, and origin. By looking for visible hallmarks on […]

How to Leave a Review on Buyindie

How to leave a review on Buyindie. Leaving a review really does help the shop that you purchased from. You can leave a review in two ways.  1. Review the vendor/shop. Go to the home page/shop front of the vendor you wish to review.  Scroll down and click on reviews.  Then click on ‘Write a […]

Sarah Lou Crafts Sustainability Pledge

Hooked on yarn and stitching up a slow fashion revolution.   Problem To combat the growing issue of the fast fashion industry that has devastating working conditions and environmental impacts.  Solution I am on a mission to make Slow Fashion fashionable and affordable by using sustainable materials and natural fibres, for a long-term approach to reducing […]

Traveller Notebooks and Mindful Journalling

What is a travel journal? What is a travel journal and why do you need one? Read on to find out how a pocket-sized planner will be your best travelling companion.   I have always kept a journal and even in our now ‘tech age’ I still enjoy the tactile process of writing. Sarah Lou […]

Slow Fashion and Reducing Plastics

What is Slow Fashion and Why It Matters To Your Wardrobe? I am sure you have all heard of Fast Fashion. It is the wasteful cheap fashion industry, such as Primark & Shein for example, plus many others, that churns out cheap mass produced low quality clothing, with devastating working conditions and environmental impacts.  Slow […]

How to Start A Junk Journal

What is Junk Journalling?  Junk journaling is a creative and eco-friendly way to express yourself and create a memory keepsake. It involves creating a unique journal using a variety of recycled and found materials, often considered “junk.”    They are completely unique and personal to you. A chance to be totally creative, reflecting your own […]