How to make magic items more common?

[Brandy]

Another possibility is hew to the energy costs as written, but let some or all of the cost be substituted by using expensive materials ("an emerald the size of a plover's egg") or rare, magical materials ("I was able to make this much more quickly because I imbedded into its construction a dragon heartstring").

If you approach it like this, then adventurers can more fully participate in a magical economy without making magic items everyday items for all.