If you’re into everything artsy and craftsy and like your purchases to be handmade and unique, then no doubt you’ve already discovered the wonder of Etsy.

Basically, Etsy is a worldwide online marketplace where anyone with a creative bent can go and sell their creations to everyone else. That covers pretty much anything you can make with your hands - jewellery is always popular, as well as homewares and furnishings, cosmetics, soaps, clothes, skin care products… the list goes on and on.

This is really the place to pick up a bargain buy. I am quite taken with the Art Deco Fork Bracelet, which, as the name suggests has been created from a refashioned fork from the 1930s.

If you can stand the thought of having an eating utensil wrapped around your wrist, it would make a unique statement piece for only US$15 (that’s around $20 locally).

One handy tip to save on shipping fees is to search for products posted by Australians only - many locals only charge a couple of dollars for delivery in Australia and you’ll get your purchase much quicker than buying from overseas. Shipping on the fork bracelet is only $5 as it’s coming from Byron Bay.

By Caroline Warnes