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10 Titles to Call Yourself in Your Craft Business Instead of ‘Crafter’

Filed Under: Starting Your Business

I get asked a lot about what craft business owners should call themselves in their businesses. Unfortunately, among the general public, ‘crafter’ has a somewhat of a negative connotation. The common belief of many is that craft projects and crafting is something that anyone can do. Some may relate ‘crafts’ to something made by a child or a DIYer and not on a professional level. Today, let’s look at other names that you can call yourself in your business.

10 Titles to Call Yourself in Your Craft Business Instead of ‘Crafter’

  1. Owner: Simple and straightforward. You are the owner of your business, so call yourself that.
  2. Operator: Again, simple and straightforward. You could combine with owner and be an Owner Operator if you wanted.
  3. Entrepreneur: To the point and makes you sound like the go getter and business starter and grower that you are.
  4. CEO: You are in charge of it all, so feel free to use CEO (which stands for Chief Executive Officer).
  5. Designer: Designer sounds fancier than ‘Crafter’ and it pretty much sums up what you do: design and make products. Designer is especially useful if you design digital goods or do a lot of custom work. Feel free to put something in front of it, too: Jewelry Designer, Tumbler Designer, Tee Shirt Designer.
  6. Creator: Like Designer, Creator is fancier than ‘Crafter’, and it still does a pretty good job of describing what you do… create stuff!
  7. Maker: If your products are trendy, Maker is a good title. It’s hip and fresh and pretty commonly used among the millennial crowd.
  8. Artisan: Artisan sounds great for handcrafted products and could work well as your title.
  9. Partner: If your business is set up with more than one person owning it, call yourself a partner. If you hold majority in the partnership, you could go with Managing Partner.
  10. Nothing: If you don’t want to use an official title in your craft business, that’s ok. Feel free to simply go by your name. Your first name or your full name both work great.

An honorary mention to the list is to have fun with your title and make something up like, ‘Chief Oreo Eater’, ‘Director of All Things Crafty’, and so on.

Tell me in the comments: What do you call yourself in your craft business?

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Comments

  1. Patty says

    April 24, 2018 at 11:52 am

    I call myself “Creative Director”.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      April 25, 2018 at 1:12 pm

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  2. Kim says

    April 24, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    I use creative director

    Reply
    • Christine says

      April 25, 2018 at 1:08 pm

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  3. Beverly Edwards says

    April 24, 2018 at 8:24 pm

    Owner and Creative Director lol makes it sound like I have a team 😉

    Reply
    • Christine says

      April 25, 2018 at 1:08 pm

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  4. Leslie says

    May 1, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    I go with Jewelry Designer and Maker

    Reply
    • Christine says

      May 5, 2018 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  5. Christin says

    May 22, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    I am a “freelance creative” which embodies my freelance writing/social media management day job and my other creative endeavors 🙂

    Reply
    • Christine says

      May 22, 2018 at 12:51 pm

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  6. Adele says

    December 21, 2018 at 4:11 pm

    I’m a Fiber Artist.

    Reply
    • Christine says

      January 8, 2019 at 10:56 am

      Love that!

      Reply
    • Donna says

      October 6, 2019 at 3:10 pm

      I love that! I just might change mine from “Sewist” (which is better than “Sewer”)!

      Reply
      • Christine, Cutting for Business says

        October 15, 2019 at 2:40 pm

        It definitely is! 🙂

        Reply
  7. Carole L Muckel says

    February 19, 2019 at 5:43 pm

    The work speaks for itself. Rarely has anyone ever asked me what “my title is” while they are purchasing.

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      May 18, 2019 at 10:00 am

      I wouldn’t expect someone to ask your title to your face. Many crafters like to put a title on their business card/website/etc as well as their name.

      Reply
  8. Gloria says

    March 5, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    I am a Fibre Artist.

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      March 8, 2019 at 8:44 am

      I like that!

      Reply
  9. Adolf says

    March 11, 2019 at 12:37 am

    How about craftmaker?

    Reply
  10. Sue McClelland says

    May 12, 2019 at 5:21 am

    I use Porcelain Artist and Quilter
    Sue McClelland, New Zealand

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      May 18, 2019 at 8:21 am

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  11. HEATHER says

    July 3, 2019 at 8:19 am

    “Lead Hooker & Needler”
    I do crochet & embroidery 😉

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      July 3, 2019 at 9:15 am

      Cute! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  12. Tina says

    August 19, 2019 at 4:50 pm

    I make all natural products, jewelry and sewn items so I tend to use Organic Artisan. LOL

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      August 25, 2019 at 2:27 pm

      Love that!

      Reply
  13. Kay Peterson says

    January 18, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    I am a Christian who sews baby blankets and lap rugs, so I call my work “Crafts for Christ”.

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      January 28, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      Love it!

      Reply
  14. Heather says

    July 10, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    When talking to people in a general setting I call myself an artist if it’s something more business oriented or networking focused then I am Creative Director and Designer.

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      August 31, 2020 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
  15. Barbara Cloud says

    October 8, 2020 at 10:45 pm

    I have Proprietress on my cards

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      November 1, 2020 at 9:49 pm

      Love it!

      Reply
  16. Barbara says

    November 9, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    I am Proprietress.

    Reply
    • Christine, Cutting for Business says

      November 20, 2020 at 8:04 am

      Love it!

      Reply

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