| ade jewellery seems to have come back and | | | | much ease and the cost of recycling goes up so |
| with a great big bang. Ornaments made by hand | | | | high that one might as well simply buy another |
| are preferred today over machine made | | | | piece rather than change the design of the |
| jewellery and most red carpet events have | | | | present one. |
| celebs flaunting these pieces with great | | | | Another huge advantage of handmade ornaments |
| magnificence and pride. Machine made replicas | | | | is that they allow for the artisans own creativity. |
| have bored the buyer beyond belief and this is | | | | The finesse and the style of the ornament, |
| one of the main reasons as to why many people | | | | reflects the standard of the artisans expertise |
| like to buy unusual jewellery that is hand crafted | | | | and so each artisan tries to create unusual |
| and fine jewellery too. | | | | jewellery that is pleasing and attractive. There is |
| A jewellery shop that does not have a handmade | | | | no personal pride in machine made jewellery and |
| section is bound to lose a lot of business, | | | | this is the main reason why mostly these pieces |
| irrespective of the metals and stones that they | | | | are quite literally, run of the mill. |
| may deal in. While it is true that gold and platinum | | | | When purchasing handmade jewellery from a |
| items are favoured more when it comes to | | | | jewellery shop, keep in mind that one should |
| handmade ornaments, this is not to say that | | | | exercise the same caution as when buying |
| silver is completely ignored. Since silver ornaments | | | | machine made jewellery. Mostly the purity of the |
| are often designed to cater to the budget buyer, | | | | metal will be crafted on the jewellery item itself, |
| they do not fit the handmade segment perfectly. | | | | but one must seek a certificate of authentication |
| The advantages of handmade jewellery are | | | | too. Make sure you do not ignore the stones that |
| several. It is a fact that in case of damage, | | | | have been incorporated into the design and seek |
| jewellery crafted by artisans can be fixed at a | | | | a carat and weight certificate for them too. Do |
| much lower cost as opposed to machine made | | | | inquire about how much you are paying as labour |
| jewellery. In the case of the latter, it usually | | | | charges and carefully consider if the ornament is |
| means melting the entire piece and starting from | | | | worth it. |
| scratch again. In the case of handmade | | | | The beauty of handmade jewellery and its appeal |
| ornaments, the artisan simply needs to fix the | | | | is truly undeniable, so it comes as no surprise that |
| fault directly without having to bother with the | | | | the takers for these items are several. However, |
| rest of the piece. | | | | one must keep in mind that while buying |
| One also has the option of re-designing the | | | | handmade jewellery, they must exercise the |
| ornament into another pattern at very low cost | | | | same caution they would in the case of machine |
| when it comes to handmade jewellery. Machine | | | | made ornaments. |
| made ornaments cannot be re-designed with as | | | | |