Sometimes I see people in the forums compliment each other's shops and I wonder if they are just being fake as hell. I'm sorry but not everyone's stuff is that nice, honestly some of it is amazing, some of it is mediocre, and some of it is just crap. :-/
Everyone and their cousins' neighbors' dog "makes" jewelry these days. However, if you've been to a craft store like Micheals' or JoAnn's lately you can easily spot the ridiculously cheap mass produced charms on cheap pre-made chain. I am sorry but I do not count attaching a couple of store bought charms to a store bought chain as making jewelry.
I actually make chain one ring at a time, opening and closing every ring, varying colors and patterns. I actually cut leather and braid it and decorate it, punch holes, install snaps, set rivets and spots by hand. I actually tie every knot on my barbed wire.
There are some amazing artists on Etsy that are real metalsmiths and truly make jewelry, there are chainmaille artists that spend hours and hours creating chain. Then there are literally truckloads of people who buy stuff from China spend 5 minutes slightly modifying it and then sell it as "handmade". :-(
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