On Etsy, 'Handmade' Is Not What It Used To Be

It turns out that when handmade goods get popular, it can be difficult to keep them strictly handmade. So the artisanal goods marketplace Etsy finds itself doing the unthinkable: helping its most popular sellers find manufacturers. Etsy -- which sells everything from dreamcatcher-shaped nipple rings to kitchen spoons with an emoji carved into them -- announced Monday that it will start matching popular sellers with approved manufacturers to help them scale their businesses. Eventually the co...