There’s a new site in town! Things People Make is an online social network for crafters and to be honest looks pretty cool so far.
In their own words Things People Make is….
…a free site for Crafters, Makers and Do It Yourself-ers. Share your projects as they develop and get community feedback-whether or not you plan to sell them!
- Showcase your projects and process.
- Get feedback on new ideas and endeavors.
- Share knowledge and exchange tips with Tutorials.
- Meet new friends who share your passion for making.
- Buy or sell Things you make and keep what you earn-we don’t take a cent.
Don’t create in isolation: share your creative process with people who love making Things as much as you do.
Things People Make—Make the world you want to live in.
Sounds good doesn’t it? It’s still very much in the beta stage but there’s a lot of activity on there already. Signing up is straight forward through your Facebook account too.
One of the biggest parts of TPM is the tutorials.
They really encourage everyone to share their crafty knowledge. You can upload your own tutorials and link them to items you have for sale on the site (again TOTALLY free to do!!) using those techniques. People can support your work by liking tutorials and products and they can find your profile directly through your tutorials too where you can follow each other in a similar way to Twitter, keeping up-to-date with what’s happening in the craft world.
So far I think it looks really good, runs smoothly and everyone seems really friendly. It’s integrated with Facebook and Twitter so you can share products and tutorials easily and people can even leave comments on your products, giving a great opportunity to refine creations, find out if you’re going in the right direction and get new ideas for future pieces.
You don’t have to sell items you put on there and they can be at any stage of completion, so it’s a great way to show others your process of creation.
All-in-all I’m excited about this one. Personally I have found some alternatives such as Ravelry and even Etsy’s social side a little challenging but I have high hopes for this one, they’ve kept it beautifully simple, to-the-point and easy-to-use.
If you’re on there already please do say ‘Hello’ and come and visit me on my profile and I’d love to know what your initial thoughts are on it, so do tell by commenting below.
See you there!
~Kaz x
) these will make some really cool and cheap festive decorations which will make a great project to make with the kids too~ it’s never too early to start them on crafts and creativity 
You could even make some for Halloween in Oranges, Black and Green…they’d have a wonderful webby look about them!
