Join Us in the Emporium

Are you an artist, crafter, sewist, quilter, bookbinder, papermaker, potter, candlemaker, jewelry maker, woodworker, printer, thrifter, refinisher, needlecrafter, etc.?

Do you produce studio quality items that you think would fit in here in the Emporium? 

Then we'd love to buy your work! Right now, we are looking for artists to add their work to our inventory.  If your work meets our criteria, we will purchase your items outright, hopefully at a wholesale price. (currently we are not interested in selling on consignment, custom orders, or drop shipping). You will be featured on our Maker's page and promoted on our social media and newsletters with your work. Customers will be encouraged to contact you with custom orders and to follow your socials as well. 

What kind of items are we looking for?

Studio Quality - Studio products are high quality, hand made, and unique. Anything that is mass produced, made of plastic, or beginner work is not studio quality.

Unique and Timeless - Take a look at our current inventory to get an idea of what we like.  Artwork, home goods, decor, and accessories constitute most of our products.  We like items made of natural materials like fabric, wood, paper and metal. We also like designs and items that are timeless, for example, we would love to have some quilted jackets to sell, but we aren't looking for heat transfer t-shirts. We'd LOVE hand made mugs and bowls, but we aren't interested in engraved Stanleys. 

Shipping Friendly - You will ship your items in bulk to our studio in Connecticut, and then we package each order in our shipping materials.  So it helps if your item can withstand a bit of travel and doesn't weigh a ton. 

 

Pricing, Ordering, and Shipping

You set your wholesale price. It should include shipping to us in CT. Depending on your item and how much shipping material we will need we will mark your item up between 10-25%. 

We will wrap and ship your items together with other items in each customer's order, but if you would like cards or special shipping goodies included, we can do that as well.

We will likely order a small amount at first and increase our following orders if there is increased interest. 

You are welcome to change your wholesale price to us for each shipment you send us. 

 

Interested? Send us an email at theerstwhileemporium@gmail.com  Be sure to send us a link to see your work or photos.