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Friday, December 4th, 2009Handmade Flat
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 Vintage Navy Blue Hand Made Leather Flats ShoesE  US $1.04
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 HANDMADE LAMPWORK GLASS BEADS Aqua and Green Flat Disc US $7.99
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 HAND MADE FLAT BAIT BRIAN BEE’S DEEP BEE LURE US $9.99
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 WILD SOLES HANDMADE LEATHER FLAT SHOES RENAISSANCE 7 US $9.99
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 6 Sterling Silver Flat Diamond Charms Handmade Drops US $5.69
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 60’s IH Emeryville COE Flat Bed HAND MADE ONE OF A KIND US $18.00
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 Womens 2pr Handmade sz 8N leather flat shoes US $19.99
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 50 pcs Tibetan silver HANDMADE Flat Tie head pin A820 US $6.42
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 Italian Handmade Glass Art Amber Flat Vase US $.99
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 Italian Handmade Glass Art Vibrant Leopard Flat Vase US $.99
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 40MIX Handmade FLAT Clay Flower Bead 8 10mm FREE Add SH US $3.99
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 Italian Handmade Glass Art Rainbow Flat Vase US $.99
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 50 pcs Tibetan Silver HANDMADE Flat Tie head pin FC820 US $.99
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 NEW Best Genuine Harris Tweed Flat Cap Hand Made Brown US $29.93
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 Hand Made Western Flat Basket US $9.00
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 Antique RAG CLOTH DOLL 1920 30s HANDMADE 17 Flat Body US $9.99
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 VINTAGE IRON CITY BEER CAN CUPS HAND MADE FROM FLAT TOP US $9.99
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 4pcs handmade lampwork glass beads flat oval new 43L US $.99
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 Handmade Flat Ceramic Yellow TEAPOT Porcelain Button US $.99
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 Handmade Flat Ceramic POPCORN Box Porcelain Button US $.99
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 Handmade Flat Ceramic CARDINAL Bird Porcelain Button US $.99
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 HANDMADE LAMPWORK GLASS BEADS Green Red Blue Flat Disc US $12.99
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 Ferrari Handmade Leather Mens Brown Flat Sandal SH1 US $22.95
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 12 Vintage Hand Made Blue Frosted Japanese Flat Backs US $4.98
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 NEW SIZE 8 1 2M DONALD J PLINER FLATS HAND MADE SHOES US $29.99
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 ANTIQUE FLAT IRON HANDMADE AND PAINTED TABLE LAMP US $9.99
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 Handmade Authentic Leather Flat Sandal Maroon beads US $18.99
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 Kilim Persian Rug Flat Weave Hand Made Authentic US $.99
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 DOUGLAS HAND MADE Leather Shoes MADE IN ITALY Flats 38 US $14.99
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 Handmade Ceramic Porcelain Beads Flat Round Beads L379 US $3.99
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 Handmade Ceramic Porcelain Beads Flat Round Beads L380 US $3.99
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 KAMINSKI THE FLAT BAG WILD RAFFIA HANDMADE BAG US $19.99
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 Dennis Edwards purple suede hand made flats size 8M US $28.00
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 6x9 Shabby Chic hand made flat weave wool rug Nourison US $749.00
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 Sexy NEW Joan and David Italy Handmade Gold Flats 8B US $39.00
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 lot antique hand made flat keys 6 steel US $9.99
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 Unique STERLING SILVER handmade COIN flat PENDANT bead US $9.14
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 Handmade Lampwork Flat Round 21x10mm Glass Beads US $2.75
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 90 Purple Flat Diamond Glass Beads 13mm x 7mm Handmade US $5.39
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 90 Teal Flat Diamond Shape Glass Beads 13x7mm Handmade US $5.39
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Handmade Jewellery - Comparison of Jewellery Made by Hand With Casting Method
Before crafting handmade jewellery two things, casting and making of jewellery by hand, must be understood. This will help you to decide whether making of jewellery by hand is worse or better, than casting.
The handcrafted jewellery is designed by hammering, bending, twisting and soldering the metal in desired form. For instance, while making a plain gold wedding ring the jeweller will start off by having a lump of gold metal in an undefined shape and will melt it down. Then he will pour the melted gold into a steel container which will harden the liquid for giving desired shape. The liquid will be turned into a thick bar. Then jeweller will roll the piece up to a time that he will finally get a long flat piece. After that he will cut down the pieces in a length that can be easily fit in customer’s finger. In the next stage he will hammer the piece to give a shape of ring and will join the both corners to create a ring. After that, he will give it a nice circular shape and polish it. Then recommended gems or crystals will be fitted into the ring. Now the gold wedding handmade ring is ready. This whole process might take one hour or little more. The whole process will start again as mentioned, if another ring is required to be made.
So the hand made jewellery piece will take hours or may be days to craft while casting it will take minutes for casting numerous identical pieces. In hand made jewellery the labor cost is a main factor. On casting, only the cleaning is required and nothing else and short time is spent in casting method.
For casting, in the jewellery trade the Lost Wax casting method is used as main method of casting. In this method, a master piece is prepared first and this master piece can be used to make unlimited copies of the jewellery item. In casting method large number of rings are made at one time but in hand made method only one piece is made at one time. So it can be said that the piece of handmade jewellery is stronger and heavier because of the techniques used like hammering and filling which make the piece hard and qualitative.
In casting sometimes the bubbles remains inside and missed by the manufacturer, which make it a less quality product and less durable. Nowadays this kind of problem can be easily controlled by highly sophisticated equipments but it could happen. The casting method can also be said a duplicating method by which a manufacturer copies number of rings of a piece.
So comparing both methods, the hand made piece of jewellery can be a unique thing and an expensive one. Casting method is cheaper and many people can enjoy the same product. Handmade jewellery is long lasting, durable and harder as compared to jewellery made with the casting method.
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Can anyone tell me what a Moon Spoon is?
My fiance and I received an engagement gift from a friend through the post yesterday - the problem is, we're not sure exactly what it is!! It's like a little flat edged butterknife with a little moon carved in the handle, made out of cherry wood.
It has a label attached that says "Moon Spoon, Handmade in the USA" and "handwash, and oil as needed". It's not actually spoon shaped so it couldn't be used as one, and the "blade" of the knife isn't sharp enough to cut anything.
I'm thinking it's maybe meant to be some sort of lucky charm to mark our engagement but I'm not sure - I don't want to insult our friend by calling up and saying "it's lovely, but what is it?!"
Can anyone help us out here?
Are these like it?
http://www.moonspoon.com/original-styles.html
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Wall Spice & Lid Rack Flat Scroll Rack Eco-Friendly Black Texture 48" long is Amish made List Price: $229.00 Sale Price: $115.00  |
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Joanne's artistic spice and lid organizer rack has a 3 inch wide tray bottom for spice and lid storage. This rack features flat scroll ornamental front design and is finished in ECO-FRIENDLY Black Texture... |
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Aqua Blue Silver Foil Flat Square Glass Beads Approx 4 Sale Price: $8.14 Average Rating:  |
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45 Grams of Aqua Blue Silver Foil Flat Square Glass Beads Great for Beading, Craft Projects, Craft Enthusiasts & Making Necklaces, Bracelets & Earrings. This is a new set of 45 grams of aqua blue silver foil flat square glass beads... |
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* FRENCH BULLDOG Black * VANCA Craft Petit Mini Mascot Leather Dog Keychains List Price: $19.00 Sale Price: $14.80 |
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The keychains for the dog-lovers of the world!We have 45 kinds of dog key chains. You can find your dog2006 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese/Japanese Zodiac.Split Key Ring Diameter: 1"Can be remove from Key Ring use as Zipper-Pull or attached with your purse |
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