The Crafter's Market blog
Practical reads for people who buy handmade and for the makers who sell it: gift guides, care guides, honest comparisons and tips for running a craft business in the UK.
Selling guides · 12 min read
Etsy, Folksy, Not On The High Street, Amazon Handmade, The British Craft House, your own website and Crafter's Market UK compared on fees, audience and rules, with what you would actually keep from a £20 sale. Figures checked 16 October 2026.
Gift guides · 5 min read
Shopping handmade · 6 min read
Selling guides · 4 min read
Gift guides · 4 min read
For shoppers
Gift guides · 3 min read
Gift guides · 3 min read
Gift guides · 3 min read
Gift guides · 3 min read
For shoppers
Shopping handmade · 5 min read
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For shoppers
Meet the maker · 5 min read
Meet the maker · 3 min read
Meet the maker · 3 min read
Meet the maker · 3 min read
For makers
Selling guides · 4 min read
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Selling guides · 8 min read
Selling guides · 6 min read
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Marketing Magic for Makers · 8 min read
Marketing Magic for Makers · 9 min read
Marketing Magic for Makers · 8 min read
Marketing Magic for Makers · 5 min read
48 articles
Gift guides · 3 min read
Handmade stocking fillers under £15: something to wear, something for the tree and small useful things, with ideas by person and how to fill a stocking without overspending.
Care guides · 5 min read
The first burn, trimming the wick, fixing a tunnelling candle, putting it out without smoke, and how to get the most from wax melts safely.
Gift guides · 3 min read
Handmade Secret Santa ideas under £10 from UK makers: for a colleague you barely know, for a friend who likes pretty things, and for the tree.
Shopping handmade · 5 min read
Eight signs that a listing is genuinely handmade, from photos and materials to reverse image searches and AI-generated artwork, and what to do if something is not what it seemed.
Selling guides · 4 min read
Everything to sort before the Christmas rush: Royal Mail's 2026 last posting dates, your own cut-off, supplies, listings, offers and holiday mode.
Selling guides · 5 min read
Materials, time, overheads, profit and marketplace fees: a pricing formula that works for almost any handmade product, with a worked example you can copy.
Selling guides · 8 min read
HMRC's trading allowance and marketplace reporting rules, Making Tax Digital, your customers' rights and the product safety rules for toys, cosmetics, candles and food, in plain English. Checked 16 October 2026.
Selling guides · 6 min read
A step-by-step guide to bringing your Etsy listings across with our Import from Etsy tool: downloading the file, what comes across, what to check, and running both shops without double-selling.
Selling guides · 6 min read
Every Etsy fee a UK seller pays, from the 20 cent listing fee to Offsite Ads, with a worked example of a £20 sale and how to price for it. Checked 16 October 2026.
News · 3 min read
Link your Royal Mail Click & Drop account to your shop. Orders go across with the address filled in, and tracking comes back by itself.
Marketing Magic for Makers · 8 min read
Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere right now. Some people swear by it, others avoid it entirely, and social media debates can quickly become heated whenever the…
News · 3 min read
We’re excited to announce the official launch of CMUK Seller: Shop Manager, now available on iOS! This brand new mobile app has been built specifically for sellers on…
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