What does "Artisan Crafted" mean to you? - Page 3

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Shanus wrote:
@kaydee50 wrote:
No it shouldn't. To me "artisan crafted" means hand made, not mass produced, and country of origin is irrelevant.

@kaydee50 I'm thinking in the beginning at Q, the Artisan Crafted line WAS individually, handcrafted, but now I'm not too sure. The country of origin is rarely revealed during presentations. I'm not sure if the place it was made is stamped on the inside.
@Shanus That's true.... there was a man named Jim Sanders who sold turquoise cabachon he cut and polished on eBay. In his bio he described how he made silver jewelry for QVC in its early years. I bought a big stone from him and had him make me a ring. He charged very little and did a beautiful job. Excellent silversmith. He lived in Albuquerque at the time.

It's the pointer finger ring in this picture. Turquoise from #8 Mine.

@Kachina624 @Shanus OK. I want that Old #8 ring!!!!

But if someone runs machinery to make rings, or takes shanks and the settings and hand-sets a stone in them, is it "artisan crafted?"

How much of the work needs to be hand done? Are the stones polished or purchased polished? There are no standards for the term, so you can to all of the work, or very very little of the work and you are still an "artisan" and you are crafting a ring.

So, no, I put no stock in the term "artisan crafted" when QVC uses it. Or "hand embroidered" "hand stitched" "hand polished"--give me a break on those too!

lulu1 · ‎03-29-2011

Unless you see the person making a piece of jewelry, Artisan Crafted means a person (probably) designed a piece of jewelry which was then mass produced for the public.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:

@Shanus wrote:
@kaydee50 wrote:
No it shouldn't. To me "artisan crafted" means hand made, not mass produced, and country of origin is irrelevant.

@kaydee50 I'm thinking in the beginning at Q, the Artisan Crafted line WAS individually, handcrafted, but now I'm not too sure. The country of origin is rarely revealed during presentations. I'm not sure if the place it was made is stamped on the inside.
@Shanus That's true.... there was a man named Jim Sanders who sold turquoise cabachon he cut and polished on eBay. In his bio he described how he made silver jewelry for QVC in its early years. I bought a big stone from him and had him make me a ring. He charged very little and did a beautiful job. Excellent silversmith. He lived in Albuquerque at the time.

It's the pointer finger ring in this picture. Turquoise from #8 Mine.

@Kachina624 That's a beautiful ring. I've always loved the more greenish turquoise.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

@Shanus wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:

@Shanus wrote:
@kaydee50 wrote:
No it shouldn't. To me "artisan crafted" means hand made, not mass produced, and country of origin is irrelevant.

@kaydee50 I'm thinking in the beginning at Q, the Artisan Crafted line WAS individually, handcrafted, but now I'm not too sure. The country of origin is rarely revealed during presentations. I'm not sure if the place it was made is stamped on the inside.
@Shanus That's true.... there was a man named Jim Sanders who sold turquoise cabachon he cut and polished on eBay. In his bio he described how he made silver jewelry for QVC in its early years. I bought a big stone from him and had him make me a ring. He charged very little and did a beautiful job. Excellent silversmith. He lived in Albuquerque at the time.

It's the pointer finger ring in this picture. Turquoise from #8 Mine.

@Kachina624 That's a beautiful ring. I've always loved the more greenish turquoise.

@Sooner The above compliment is meant for you.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

I think it's a catch phrase, On ShopHQ I saw adevertised Samual B Artisan Crafted jewelry.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@haddon9 wrote:
It doesn't have to be jewelry either....there are all kinds of things that are "artisan crafted" such as woodworking, pottery, glass making, paper craft, quilting, leather craft, fiber craft, etc.

Why would one think it is just jewelry made in certain countries? Many of us who make handcrafted items that we sell on Etsy like to think of our goods as artisan crafted.

@haddon9

I've noticed that they are adding "artisan" to several foods ... bread, stone ground mustard, etc. I actually picked up the loaf of "Artisan Bread" last week to figure out what they meant by calling it that ... no explanation on the wrapping.