From Our Hands to Yours: Why Supporting Handmade Matters!

The Value of Handmade: Why It’s Worth Your Support!

Australia is currently facing some tough economic challenges, with rising costs affecting businesses and families alike. In these uncertain times, many small businesses (especially those that create handmade goods) need your support more than ever.

With the rising cost of materials, production, and shipping, it’s more challenging than ever to keep product prices affordable for customers while still maintaining the quality you expect and love. This is why supporting small handmade businesses is so important during times of economic uncertainty – it helps ensure that artisans can continue creating and sharing their work during the hard times whilst keeping a positive outlook for things to get better in the future and not losing their creative spark along the way!

Why Supporting Handmade Makes a Difference

• Empowering Local Creators: Every purchase you make from a handmade business directly supports the artisans behind the products, and your support helps them cover the costs of their craft and continue to pursue their passion.
• Sustainability and Ethical Choices: Many handmade businesses, like ours, prioritise eco-friendly practices. From using natural ingredients to reducing waste in packaging, handmade products are often more sustainable than mass-produced alternatives.
• Unique, Personalised Products: Handmade items often stand out because of their uniqueness and ability to be personalised for any occasion. Each product is carefully crafted, meaning you’ll receive something one-of-a-kind that you won’t find in every store.
• Boosting Local Economies: When you buy from small businesses, you’re also helping your local economy thrive. These businesses spend money locally, creating a positive ripple effect in your community, which also helps to support other local businesses.

How You Can Make an Impact

Supporting handmade businesses is easier than you think. Here are a few simple ways you can make a big difference:

• Shop Local and Online: Many small businesses, including ours, offer online shopping. You can shop for high-quality candles and soaps, bath products, and home fragrances from the comfort of your own home and have them shipped right to your door without the need to get out of your pyjamas if you want to!
• Spread the Word: One of the best ways to support a handmade business is by sharing your experience. Tell your friends and family about the products you love, leave a review, or share a post on social media – we even offer a "Review for Rewards" programme where you can win $25 every month in store credit for just leaving a product review! You also don't even need to spend money to help us out - Just give us a recommendation whenever someone asks, "Hey, who makes good candles and soaps?", it all helps!
• Give Handmade Gifts: Whatever the occasion or celebration, why not consider giving handmade products as gifts? We offer customisation and bespoke options to bring all your ideas to life (just ask me about the "Wedding Duck Soaps" that you won’t find anywhere else!)
• Become a Loyal Customer: Regular customers help small businesses stay afloat and ensure that artisans can continue producing the products you love. Plus, here at Wax & Lye, we tend to spoil our regulars with gifts and special offers because we appreciate you sticking with us!

Whether it’s a hand-poured candle, an artisan soap bar, a long-lasting reed diffuser, a soothing bath soak or any of our extensive range of handmade products, each item at Wax & Lye is crafted with attention to detail and calls on years worth of time, research,  financial investment and skills to help bring them to life, which is why you so often hear artisans use the term "handmade with love", because these creations are just that.

Thank you for your ongoing support; it really means a lot! x