I first learned about Academy of Handmade through Twitter, where I heard they would be launching a San Francisco chapter in September. They have three goals: Celebrate and recognize those who are making significant contributions to the handmade economy. Strengthen beginning and existing handmade businesses. Connect the handmade business community through meaningful relationships. Their commitment to help grow handmade businesses really resonated with me, so I hopped over to Instagram and followed them right away. If you feel weird about what to do on Twitter, check them out. They use Twitter to celebrate the successes of others in the handmade…...