Getting ready for Christmas and looking for the special gift this year that will bring back memories for years to come? The solution is engraving. Whether you purchase a baby’s first Christmas ornament and wish to have a name and birth date with the year engraved on the ornament, or if you have a Christmas ornament designed for the young person or couple that just moved into their new home you can engrave that as well. Grandparent’s gifts can have that added personal touch with engraving the grandchildren’s names or even their last name on a picture album, and ornament, and yes a pictures frame as well.
The perfect graduation gift or birthday gift is an item that is engraved. You can purchase bookmarkers for the college student with memorable phrases on them or their graduating year even the college they are going to attend. For birthdays you can have a beautiful bracelet engraved with the special person’s name or a personal message you want remembered throughout the years to come. The birth of a baby is a wonderful event and the possibilities of items to have engraved are endless. You can have silver spoons, cups, or plates engraved with their name, birth date, weight and length. Maybe for the little girl you can have a vanity set with the brush and mirror engraved, even bibles can be engraved.
If you are getting married, engraving the wedding bands for the bride and groom with the wedding date on the inside has become very popular; some choose to include a personal saying on each other’s rings. Perhaps you are looking for the perfect bride’s maid gifts, well look no farther, you can have glass engraved or necklaces with the date of the special occasion on the item, or if it’s a grooms gift you are searching for why not have a silver mug engraved with their name and your wedding date engraved.
Why not purchase a beautiful Mother’s day gift or Father’s day gift and have the item engraved with memories from your childhood that will be a treasure for years to come for the parent who has everything? Engraved items make wonderful gifts for teachers, friends, business associates, relatives, or for you.
No matter the occasion an engraved gift will be a treasured item for years to come. You can wear a memory around your neck, on your hand, or on your wrist. You can display the memories for everyone to see or have them in a private place where only you will enjoy the special time someone took to have a memory engraved on an item.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Wow Your Loved Ones with Handmade Engravings
Today, most custom engraving is done through the use of computer-controlled laser engraving machines. These later engravers are very precise, very deliberate, and can produce a wide variety of designs and shapes. They can be made to conform to any object and they rarely, if ever, make a mistake. But does precision make laser engraving better? Well, no.
Unfortunately, the use of laser engraving machines to customize awards, gifts, and other special pieces eliminates the most important factor associated with giving such an item -- artistry. The craftsmanship and artistry that it takes to perform sand blasted engraving by hand is unparalleled in terms of beauty and uniqueness.
You see, the process of handmade sandblast engraving takes time, effort, and passion. Imagine the talent it must take to create hand-designed precision engraving on a delicate piece of glass or crystal! There are very few craftsmen who possess the talent -- and the steady hand -- that it takes to accomplish such a feat.
If it is your goal to give someone you love a truly unique and special gift, why not give them the gift of artistry? Anyone can order computer-generated laser engraved items. But not everyone has access to beautifully crafted hand-engraved Christmas ornaments, plaques, awards, coffee mugs, and a host of other beautiful items.
Think about it, if you were planning to give someone you love a painting for Christmas, you would do your best to purchase one that has been painted by hand, an original piece, or something comparable. You wouldn't settle for a plain old poster. The same rule rings true when you’re planning to purchase items that can be custom engraved. Why would you choose an impersonal, machine originated, cookie-cutter design when you put give the one you love a gift that has been handcrafted by an artistic master?
The mere sound of the word “handcrafted” conjures up images of quality, beauty, and artistry. Yes, ordering a computer-generated custom engraving and save you time, in some cases it may save you money, but ordering custom engraving that has been sandblasted by hand is guaranteed to be well received each and every time. Your loved one will know that you took time and trouble to design your engraving and to find an artist to produce this truly special gift. And remember, as they say, you only get what you pay for. So, do yourself a favor and pay for quality.
Unfortunately, the use of laser engraving machines to customize awards, gifts, and other special pieces eliminates the most important factor associated with giving such an item -- artistry. The craftsmanship and artistry that it takes to perform sand blasted engraving by hand is unparalleled in terms of beauty and uniqueness.
You see, the process of handmade sandblast engraving takes time, effort, and passion. Imagine the talent it must take to create hand-designed precision engraving on a delicate piece of glass or crystal! There are very few craftsmen who possess the talent -- and the steady hand -- that it takes to accomplish such a feat.
If it is your goal to give someone you love a truly unique and special gift, why not give them the gift of artistry? Anyone can order computer-generated laser engraved items. But not everyone has access to beautifully crafted hand-engraved Christmas ornaments, plaques, awards, coffee mugs, and a host of other beautiful items.
Think about it, if you were planning to give someone you love a painting for Christmas, you would do your best to purchase one that has been painted by hand, an original piece, or something comparable. You wouldn't settle for a plain old poster. The same rule rings true when you’re planning to purchase items that can be custom engraved. Why would you choose an impersonal, machine originated, cookie-cutter design when you put give the one you love a gift that has been handcrafted by an artistic master?
The mere sound of the word “handcrafted” conjures up images of quality, beauty, and artistry. Yes, ordering a computer-generated custom engraving and save you time, in some cases it may save you money, but ordering custom engraving that has been sandblasted by hand is guaranteed to be well received each and every time. Your loved one will know that you took time and trouble to design your engraving and to find an artist to produce this truly special gift. And remember, as they say, you only get what you pay for. So, do yourself a favor and pay for quality.
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