Hand Crafted or Hand Made?

[MuranoSilver]

So you'd love my shop banner George which has
"Jewellery Created by Hand and Heart" maybe I should add some hearts to it??

[Dano]

So you'd love my shop banner George which has
"Jewellery Created by Hand and Heart" maybe I should add some hearts to it??

my shop banner is going to say "Jewellery Created by Sweat and Swearing"

[bustagasket]

my shop banner is going to say "Jewellery Created by Sweat and Swearing"

lmao i love that one. Perhaps mine could be


"Potentially good jewellery messed about with by a Smurf"

(several peple clal me a smurf)

[Solunar Silver Studio]

lmao i love that one. Perhaps mine could be


"Potentially good jewellery messed about with by a Smurf"

(several peple clal me a smurf)

The mind boggles!! What is it that gives it away... the blue face or the funny hat??!!

[bustagasket]

The mind boggles!! What is it that gives it away... the blue face or the funny hat??!!

I dunno i have been called Smurf by my brother in law ever since he was little, (i think its cos i am short and in those days i was very tiny) but in the latter couple of years i have two friends who call me it too, again cos they are much taller than me lol)

[mizgeorge]

So you'd love my shop banner George which has
"Jewellery Created by Hand and Heart" maybe I should add some hearts to it??

In honesty Nic, I don't like it. Your work is beautiful, and deserves better than twee.

I'm shouldn't preach though, I use 'handcrafted' at the moment, mainly because I've never been able to come up with anything else that works.

[Petal]

Hi Emerald,

There was a thread about this a while ago with more discussion, which I've linked below.

http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/sho...highlight=call

Having said that, my preferred name of the two you mention is hand-crafted. I feel it says you don't make the beads themselves, but craft them into something beautiful, whereas hand-made says to me that you've actually made the components and turned them into some beautiful jewellery.

love
Jules x

[Di Sandland]

whereas hand-made says to me that you've actually made the components and turned them into some beautiful jewellery.

This thread is a real lesson in perception. To me handmade means the awful, bobbly cardigans my mum knitted for me when I was a child - and when mass-produced and synthetic was the order of the day.

[MuranoSilver]

In honesty Nic, I don't like it. Your work is beautiful, and deserves better than twee.

I'm shouldn't preach though, I use 'handcrafted' at the moment, mainly because I've never been able to come up with anything else that works.

Lol - I was at the IJL show yesterday and one of my suppliers had a new tagline on their stand, "Created by Hand and Heart" time for a change

[Emerald]

Here it is then my new business card

Trinkets and Tins
Handmade Crayfish Jewellery
Created With Love and Sweat from the Heart
by
Jo and Amanda

Thanks for all you input everyone.....i think