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ArtisansWeb — Handmade Boutique
Our doors open soon — we're stocking the shelves

The boutique marketplace
for unique handmade goods

We're busy curating our shelves with the most beautiful, unique handmade items from talented UK makers — including a special Wellness Corner for the soul. Pop the kettle on. We'll be open before you know it.

Tell us who you are and we'll show you what's in store for you

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Your craft deserves its own proper shop

Open your branded shop inside a UK marketplace built exclusively for handmade sellers — and keep every single penny you earn.

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Zero commission. Zero selling fees.
One flat subscription from £10/month. No surprises, no percentage stolen from every sale.
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Your branded shop

Your logo, colours, and story. Not a generic listing. Looks like you paid thousands for it.

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Payments handled

Stripe checkout built in. Orders land in your dashboard, money goes straight to your account.

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Legally sorted

Bespoke privacy policy, T&Cs and returns policy generated with your business name. Included.

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We market your shop for you

We run targeted ads, social campaigns, gift guides and content marketing across the platforms where handmade buyers spend their time — at no extra cost to you. You make things. We find the people who want them.

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Automated emails

Order confirmations, shipping updates — all branded as your shop and sent automatically.

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Wellness space included

Reiki tools, crystals, hamsa items, meditation accessories — list in our dedicated wellness area and reach a whole new audience.

🎯 How we market your shop

Your subscription includes our ongoing marketing — no extra budget needed from you. We actively promote the marketplace and your shop across multiple channels so the right buyers find you every single day.

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Social media campaigns
Organic and paid posts targeting people actively searching for handmade goods and unique gifts
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Search advertising
Paid search ads targeting buyers looking for unique handmade gifts — your products appear at the top
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Visual discovery
Shoppable inspiration boards and image-led ads that reach gift-seekers browsing for ideas
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Seasonal gift guides
Christmas, Mother's Day, birthdays — curated guides published every season that drive buyers to your shop
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Craft communities
Active in UK maker groups, craft fair communities, and handmade networks — driving buyers and awareness
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Wellness channels
Crystal, reiki, and mindfulness communities where buyers seek handmade ritual and self-care items
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Find something truly one of a kind

No more settling for mass-produced gifts that feel generic. ArtisansWeb brings every UK handmade seller together in one beautiful boutique marketplace — so you can browse, discover, and buy unique handmade goods from the comfort of your sofa, any time you like. We are also home to a dedicated Wellness Corner for crystals, reiki, meditation accessories and more.

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No more draughty village halls

No driving across town, paying for parking, queuing at the door, and walking through a freezing hall hoping the stall you wanted is still there. ArtisansWeb is open 24/7, warm and waiting.

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Browse when it suits you

Midnight in your pyjamas? Saturday morning with a coffee? There are no opening hours here. Browse at your own pace, take your time, and never feel rushed to decide.

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No awkward eye contact

We've all walked past a stall not wanting to make eye contact in case we feel obligated to buy. Here you browse freely, add to your basket when you're ready, and no one minds.

Gifts that are genuinely unique

Every item is made by hand. No two are exactly alike. Give a gift that can't be found on the high street — something someone will actually remember receiving.

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Support real UK makers

Every purchase goes directly to the person who made it — a real person, in the UK, doing what they love. Not a warehouse. Not a drop-shipper. A maker.

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Everything in one place

Candles, jewellery, artwork, bath bombs, ceramics, macramé, wax melts, crystals, wellness items — all in one marketplace. No more trawling five different websites for gift ideas.

🕯️ Soy candles 💍 Jewellery 🎨 Original artwork 🛁 Bath bombs 🌿 Wax melts 🧼 Handmade soaps 🏺 Ceramics 🪡 Macramé 🌸 Pressed flower art 🧶 Knitted gifts 🪞 Home décor 🔮 Crystals & reiki 🪬 Hamsa & wellness 🧘 Meditation accessories ✨ Wellness gifts
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From the founder

Built by a maker who gets it
because I've lived every bit of it

I spend my spare time doing what I love — making beautiful, handcrafted items. Perfecting designs. Coming up with new ideas. Trying to stand out, be unique, be above the rest. But somewhere between the candle pours and the resin moulds, I also had to figure out social media, write posts, design adverts, set up market stalls, raise a family, hold down a full-time job, and somehow carve out a future in a world being reshaped by AI — a world that's uncertain for all of us, and for our children too.

I've stood at market stalls in village halls watching people walk straight past. I've smiled at browsers who wouldn't make eye contact. I've packed up my carefully crafted products — products I spent hours making — and driven home having barely covered the stall fee. I've relied on organisers who didn't market the event. I've set up on days when families chose days out instead, and watched my target audience dwindle away along with my energy, my confidence, and my belief. Doubt crept in. It always does.

The craft market model is beginning to break away for makers — and it's no wonder. Work out the real cost of a season of markets: stall fees of £15 or more each time, fuel there and back, the hours spent making stock, packing, setting up, standing all day, breaking down, driving home — and you come home having barely broken even, if at all. Your time has a value. Your craft has a value. The current model often ignores both. You're doing everything — the making, the marketing, the selling, the smiling — all on your own. It's exhausting. And it doesn't have to be this way.

So I decided to fix it. The same way I fixed my own CLP compliance struggles with CLPeasy. The same way I built Crafty Mouse Gifts to sell my own handmade products properly online. I come from 25+ years in enterprise IT — I've supported a Formula 1 team, worked at a global tech company, and spent decades solving complex problems with technology. Now I'm using every bit of that experience to build something for us.

ArtisansWeb is your tribe. A space where makers and buyers who know exactly what they want find each other, and — not in a draughty village hall, but in a beautiful boutique marketplace open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, reaching every corner of the UK. No more hoping. No more doubt. Just you, your craft, and the people who will love it.

Michaela
Founder · ArtisansWeb
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25+ years in enterprise ITIncluding Formula 1 team support & global enterprise tech
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Handmade maker — Candles, wax melts & resin at Crafty Mouse Gifts
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CLPeasy — CLP label compliance tool built for UK makers
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Been there, done itMarket stalls, online shops, late nights, self-doubt & all
“I build things that fix problems I've lived through myself. ArtisansWeb is the platform I always needed but couldn't find. So I built it.”
Handmade only
UK makers & buyers
Stripe secure payments
No commission fees
Wellness & crystal space
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✦  A dedicated space within ArtisansWeb

The Wellness Corner
For the soul, as much as the home

ArtisansWeb is also home to a dedicated Wellness Corner — a space where sellers can showcase spiritual wellbeing items, handmade or not. Crystals, reiki tools, meditation accessories, chakra candles, hamsa pieces and more. The benefits of these products are crucial for everyone: to eliminate stress, find calm, and take care of your wellbeing every single day. Because in a world that never slows down, that matters more than ever.