tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976990223991084184.post8338674699023091453..comments2023-07-03T02:19:19.935-07:00Comments on Evelyn's Crackers: Is Handmade Better?Ed, Dawn and Evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601888902239143470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976990223991084184.post-74142228509628739302011-06-03T07:34:19.940-07:002011-06-03T07:34:19.940-07:00As a handmade card designer/maker, I love to buy a...As a handmade card designer/maker, I love to buy and support handmade whenever possible. I receive mass-produced greeting cards on special occasions, and always like to inspect them, see what I could learn from them. (I also receive handmade cards, and that always makes my heart soar!) What I have seen on mass-produced cards, and from some huge manufacturers, are dried glue visible on the front of the card, the paper insert haphazardly attached to the inside, or barely attached at all, flimsy paper envelopes. Things that I would never allow to leave my studio for sale or even a gift. I'm my own "quality control" and want the best for customers who are willing to purchase a card that might cost more than at the local drugstore. And that's true for artists: when you support and buy handmade, whether a piece of jewelry or a box of crackers, you are receiving a product infused with the maker's passion for their craft. You just can't get that same passion from the person who pushes the "start" button on the mass-produced conveyor belt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233018154518131588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976990223991084184.post-55232010693895866422011-06-03T06:44:20.631-07:002011-06-03T06:44:20.631-07:00I believe in handmade Ed!
There is a difference--...I believe in handmade Ed!<br /><br />There is a difference--we need the artisanal community of makers to be the pivot point and the foundation so that there's a choice between the mom and pop joints and the ever expanding Walmarts and Costcos!Joey Reynoldshttp://thedepartment.canoreply@blogger.com