Butterfly In The Attic: Its Universal Letter Writing Week - Confessions of the World's Worst PenPal
http://www.tennesseewoodshop.etsy.com
Nice collection. Whatever happened to the old days of writing with our hands instead of our fingers and thumbs...? Guess that left with the milk man.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Much ado about....
http://www.tennesseewoodshop.etsy.com
...using solid wood. There are so many places that would dupe you into thinking you are buying a solid wood peice of furniture or whatever the item is, and it really is just an inferior wood with a high-end veneer! They say "it's solid wood", which technically is correct. But they arent telling you that its a solid wood veneer. Some cases, its even particle board under that 1/64th inch thick peice of exotic veneer! I say fooey on the cheap knock offs!
Another thing that bugs me, is that there are some "wood workers" that just stick a peice of wood in a $2500 machine, press some buttons and out comes an impossibly intricate wood carving! Yet they call it hand made because they sand it a little by hand and apply a stain... Thats not real handmade. Granted, we ARE in the age of electricity and power tools and power hand tools, but thats no excuse to take the real artistic craftsmanship out of wood working! There is nothing wrong with using a dremel stye power hand tool to carve shapes and designs. Youre still doing it by hand. Even 2000 years ago, there were lathes and tools used powered by your legs and arms... Now we use electricity. At my Etsy shop, you will find many genuinely handmade items ranging from pens to pendants, keychains to stud earrings. I enjoy the art of taking a peice of wood in my hand and making an awesome peice of jewelry or pen out of it. Stop in and check out my stuff.
Bubinga Burl tie tack - $18.50
Pau Fero Mesa pen in platinum - $38.00
Zebrawood dangle earrings - $27.00
Tulipwood Majestic jr rollerball pen - $82.00
...using solid wood. There are so many places that would dupe you into thinking you are buying a solid wood peice of furniture or whatever the item is, and it really is just an inferior wood with a high-end veneer! They say "it's solid wood", which technically is correct. But they arent telling you that its a solid wood veneer. Some cases, its even particle board under that 1/64th inch thick peice of exotic veneer! I say fooey on the cheap knock offs!
Another thing that bugs me, is that there are some "wood workers" that just stick a peice of wood in a $2500 machine, press some buttons and out comes an impossibly intricate wood carving! Yet they call it hand made because they sand it a little by hand and apply a stain... Thats not real handmade. Granted, we ARE in the age of electricity and power tools and power hand tools, but thats no excuse to take the real artistic craftsmanship out of wood working! There is nothing wrong with using a dremel stye power hand tool to carve shapes and designs. Youre still doing it by hand. Even 2000 years ago, there were lathes and tools used powered by your legs and arms... Now we use electricity. At my Etsy shop, you will find many genuinely handmade items ranging from pens to pendants, keychains to stud earrings. I enjoy the art of taking a peice of wood in my hand and making an awesome peice of jewelry or pen out of it. Stop in and check out my stuff.
Bubinga Burl tie tack - $18.50
Pau Fero Mesa pen in platinum - $38.00
Zebrawood dangle earrings - $27.00
Tulipwood Majestic jr rollerball pen - $82.00
Saturday, December 10, 2011
What handmade is all about!
Search online for anything... Pens, plates, book shelves, purses, jewelry...you name it. What do you find? Lots of mass produced, cheap junk! I dont want particle board or fake this and that stuff. Whatever happened to a hundred years ago when everything was solid and genuinely handmade? Some would say those times are long gone and we are a new generation....a generation of particle board and plastic and sweat shops and the like... Thats not the way it should be. Here you will find real handmade stuff. I will post as often as I can and update new things I make and some of my other friends that do the same thing. Check out my webstore and see lots of handmade stuff for yourself..
A cocobolo tie tack with a genuine Swarovski crystal
Lacewood earrings with sterling silver hooks and Swarovski crystals
Hand carved tear drop zebrawood earrings with sterling silver hooks
Handmade mexican bocote wood pen with platinum metal
A cocobolo tie tack with a genuine Swarovski crystal
Lacewood earrings with sterling silver hooks and Swarovski crystals
Hand carved tear drop zebrawood earrings with sterling silver hooks
Handmade mexican bocote wood pen with platinum metal
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