Hand Crafted or Hand Made?

[Emerald]

Hand Crafted or Hand Made which sounds better to describe our work? I think i know which way i would go but would be interested to here what you prefer.

[mizgeorge]

I don't like either, but when I have to I go with crafted (or forged or whatever's appropriate). I do like to make the distinction between mass produced/machined etc, but I hate sounding too much like a kaftan wearing earth mother spinning yarn in a yurt.

I think the one I dislike the most is 'handmade with love', which is a real pass the bucket job for me (with apologies to anyone who uses it). I suppose it's OK on a sweater from granny, but not on high quality jewellery

(I'm obviously feeling a bit scratchy today, I blame the lack of chocolate)

[Emerald]

lol poor George, i hate handmade with love with a passion to again sorry to anyone that uses it, but i do need to make a distinction between mass pro stuff and what i am hoping to make i need to get some new cards done and with the tins on my site i feel i need to put something.

[Rustic Charm]

i prefer hand crafted as hand made always makes me think of cakes and jams and dodgy clothes lol !!!!!

[Di Sandland]

If I had to choose one it would be hand-crafted. Handmade and homemade mean similar things to me - and neither of them good.

I feel the same about handmade with love unless its from granny to grandchild and even then I think its a bit suspected.

Created by might be a better option - does that fit?

[Dano]

if it's "handmade with love" it better be a cake.

hand-crafted or hand-forged, the latter if it's blokey jewellery. brings forth visions of dwarves toiling with mithril hammers and the like

(i feel like a bloody dwarf sometimes when i look at my hammer rack.)

[Solunar Silver Studio]

I dithered back and forth between crafted and made before deciding on 'made' to go on my business cards...and I did only order 50 as a trial so I can change it when I order more if I want to...but 'crafted' seems to have taken on a new shade of meaning since 'craft' supply shops have blossomed - with scrapbooking and stickers and decoupage and other little bits and bobs to keep the bored housewife busy. So I thought I would tell it like it is. I make pure silver jewellery - by hand...it is not machine made....it is hand made. What ever you put on your hand made/crafted jewellery sounds a bit iffy in my opinion...perhaps I shoud go back to 'Barbara me fecit'!! ...It would be a talking point if nothing else!!!

[agent_44]

I prefer handcrafed aswell and use that term. Handmade with love also makes me want to vomit!

[Emerald]

mmm i was just thinking 'created with love' it has a kind of ring to it dont you think

[mizgeorge]

Handcrayfished?
With love? (and mustard sauce)

I think I need more chocolate...