Welcome to The Artful Crafter’s virtual shopping mall. Here you will find the best online merchants selling craft supplies, usually at a good discount to store prices.
So why would you want to shop online?
Of course the discounts are a good incentive, but there’s more than that. The merchants listed below carry well over 100,000 individual craft products and over 500,000 yards of fabric – more than you will find at even the biggest craft mega-store.
You will find many products you cannot find anywhere else. You will be able to add that unique quality that every good crafter has to have.
Thousands of books and many magazines are available. And if you wish to go beyond crafting, there are literally millions of products to choose from – from clothing to electronics to health and beauty aids and more too numerous to list.
There is no need to hunt the shelves for hours to find the style, color or size is not available. There is no need to drive from store to store to find the exact product you are looking for. All this can be done from the comfort of your own home.
Many of these merchants provide you with free craft patterns and ideas and hold online courses.
Many offer incentives like free or low-cost shipping, coupons and sales and other promotions to convince you to shop. And depending on where you live, you might not have to pay sales tax.
Most of these sites will be of interest to all crafters, but some like SiteBuildIt, eBay Stores and Pro Stores will be of more interest to the crafter interested in selling her product.
So stay around awhile and browse. And if there’s still something you can’t find, click the "Contact" button to the bottom of the page.
The Merchants
123InkJets
For crafters into graphics, save up to 75% on ink, toner and other supplies.
4inkjets.com!
Another great source for ink cartriges, refill kits and more.
Adobe
The surce for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and other state-of-the-art software programs.
Amazon
Craft books, craft kits and graphics software are just a tiny portion of the millions of products available here.
Dell Computers
Special deals on computers and computer accessories.
Blick Art Materials
One of the largest suppliers of arts and crafts materials in the U.S.
eBay
With thousands of craft supply items listed at any given time, this is a great site for the crafter to find what she needs.
Fabric.com
Over 500,000 yards of fabric, plus accessories and notions are available on this site.
HP
Top of the line printers, computers and computer accessories.
Joann
The online craft superstore. Free projects, a huge assortment of products and great customer service make this one of my favorite sites.
Kodak Gallery.
Share photos, get prints, buy customized products with your photos on them.
MagazineCity
All magazines, including those devoted to crafting, are available at a deep discount.
MisterArt
Supplies for crafters and artists. This site has many products not found anywhere else.
Paper.com
The right paper is often the one thing that makes a graphic project outstanding. You can find rare and exotic papers here.
Scrapbook.com
Thousands of scrapbooking supplies. Daily discounts!
Craft Business Resources
eBay Stores
For a crafter who does not want to make a major investment in time or money, a non-technical way to expose your product to over 168 million potential customers.
Monetize your site with Google Adsense.
Get your site noticed with Adwords.
Pro Stores
Easily set up your own online store, get your own domain name and intergrate with eBay.
SiteBuildIt
The premier website development program, it requires no technical expertise to create a website of your own.
Yahoo! Merchant Solutions
Web hosting plans, pay for click advertising and other aids for online sellers.
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