{"id":14,"date":"2008-03-18T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gahooletree.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2008\/03\/18\/handmade-wire-chandelier-earrings\/"},"modified":"2008-03-18T17:59:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T22:59:00","slug":"handmade-wire-chandelier-earrings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/gahooletree\/2008\/03\/18\/handmade-wire-chandelier-earrings\/","title":{"rendered":"Handmade Wire Chandelier Earrings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyhow, I’ve been working on more handmade wire chandelier styles.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>I just love these 14k gold fill celtic knots from which dangle gracefully two different cuts of rhodolite garnet.<\/p>\n

This simplistic earring is very elegant and I’ll create other styles from this template.<\/p>\n

Within the artisan jewelry niche I’m seeing a disturbing trend, namely the overuse of elaborate commercially produced chandelier findings to produce over the top gemstone chandeliers that are by definition well outside the budget of the average consumer.<\/p>\n

Now the dazzling commercially produced chandeliers laden with gemstones are fab for the hollywood set, but let’s get real. I create jewelry for real women to wear — not only for evening, bridal & formal wear but heck even for everyday use.<\/p>\n

I ask you, shouldn’t the terms ‘artisan’ and ‘handcrafted’ rightly define genuinely handforged items like these? I’d like to see a return to actual craftsmanship in ‘artisan handcrafted jewelry’. $\"\"$ <\/a>
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I also created the sterling silver chandelier shown to the right by hand. This chandelier is basic yet it has lots of dazzle and we really like the authentic artisan style.<\/p>\n

Remember to Buy Handmade and don’t forget to take the handmade pledge at http:\/\/www.buyhandmade.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oh, and thanks for supporting an independent artisan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"