Arts and craft-orientated websites are now showcasing a bewildering array of homemade, pop culture-influenced knick-knacks. Craftmania is among us. Why? It's a toy mouse clad in leather armour.

Etsy — the company best known for selling handmade goods — is going public. The financial media is having a lot of fun with this IPO, even mocking it as "artisanal." But it's actually serious business ...