I do have a similar reaction to you when seeing handmade projects. I do try to remember that for some people, the act of doing a handmade project is all about the process. Thus, they can spend a lot of time doing something by hand and get something out of it even if it looks like a mass-produced product at the end. However, in my own creative endeavors, my satisfaction more comes from creating a unique and innovative end product, so I will take full advantage of whatever off-the-shelf stuff is available to save time. This difference has come up a few times in big group burningman projects, and the arguments that ensue are always kind of strange.