Stores in California That Buy Handmade
These 11 shops say they look for handmade, handcrafted or artisan-made work. All are in California; see all 54 nationwide.
The 11 shops
Merci Milo
Small family-owned shop of handmade, unique toys and accessories for children from local artisans, traditional toy makers, 'creative mamas' and global brands.
Heads up: Still an LA shop: the Highland Park store at 6017 Echo Street is open daily.
LAKE
Boutique since 2007 'committed to bringing independent artisans into our neighborhood': gifts, natural apothecary, clothing and jewelry.
Craft Contemporary Shop
Museum shop that independently sources most products; open to handmade, artist and artisan-made work. The museum also runs juried Makers Market and Holiday Marketplace events.
Burro
Abbot Kinney shop since 1999, inspired by the American West: stationery, trinkets, coffee-table books, handcrafted accessories, and goods for hearth and home.
Junior High
Multipurpose gallery and events space whose consignment shop is all small-batch, one-of-a-kind work handmade by local artisans; shop is always in rotation.
Magpi
'A Place to Gather Beautiful Things': apparel, home décor, artisan-made goods, vintage finds, gifts and pantry items. Second store in Cedar Glen (Lake Arrowhead).
Monarca Sol Collective
Artisan marketplace boutique (formerly Mercadito Monarca) with handmade goods from Indigenous artisans in Mexico and local Latinx makers; collective model for underrepresented makers.
South Pas Vintage
Vintage shop with rack rentals and memberships, plus artist and handmade tables (personal branding allowed for artists only). Sister shop Monrovia Vintage.
Heads up: Mainly a vintage and rack-rental shop; the artist table is one of several consignment options.
CCC Design Store (Chinese Culture Center)
Chinese Culture Center's design store in historic Chinatown, focused on artists from Asian American, immigrant, BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ communities; many pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited edition.
Modern Mouse
LGBTQ+-owned East Bay handmade gift shop with work from about 300 independent artists, crafters and small manufacturers across the USA.
The Gallery Store at Sausalito Center for the Arts
Arts nonprofit's gallery store of one-of-a-kind and giftable work by Bay Area artists, rotated quarterly.
Heads up: Commission or split isn't stated on the page.