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80 Percent of U.S. Populace Now Selling Handmade Jewelry

WASHINGTON, DC—According to a Department Of Labor report released Monday, four out of five Americans derive at least a portion of their income from the sale of handmade jewelry. “In the past 10 years, the number of Americans selling or attempting to sell jewelry of their own creation has risen tenfold,” Labor Department spokesman Gary Hardwick told reporters. “And, speaking of jewelry, if any reporter here has a girlfriend or wife who might like some lovely dreamcatcher earrings, I’d be happy to show them some of my designs.”