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Welcome! "Elaine's Designs" is all about wearable art jewelry. Please come and explore jewelry that is both beautiful and which possesses power! Jewelry that is capable of being handed down to daughters and grand-daughters with the confidence of growing value.

Gemstones heal, Color awakens. and Beauty inspires! Jewelry has been my muse since childhood. To make my jewelry truly unique, I scour the globe for the finest of precious gemstones. Each piece is handcrafted by me from start to finish! I make one piece at a time, and there is one which is especially made for you!

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Folk Art Hand Crafted Handicrafts

(FOLKART, Hand Crafted Handicrafts)

Folk Art is hand crafted handicrafts, defined as original one-of-a-kind art made by hand (hand made) both wholesale and retail is created by and for the artistically less sophisticated. The highly structured teachings of the academies produce "Fine Arts". In the conservative view held by many folklorists, for a work to qualify as folk art it must:Be part of a long-standing tradition;Must be learned from an active practitioner; andIts genre, style, and technique should be those of an isolated culture. Another distinction is that between folk art and handicrafts. If the utility of a work predominates, then it is a craft object; if decoration predominates, then it is an example of folk art. is drawn from a mixture of folk tales, superstition, and religion. Themes range from the whimsical to the practical, and from the utilitarian to the furthermost flights of fancy reflecting the beliefs and life styles of the indigenous natives who produce them. Because every piece is individually hand-crafted, some "imperfections" and variations are to be expected and, in some cases, even desired! therefore, is herein defined as artwork of a culturally homogeneous people made by artists without formal training. It is often nationalistic in character, and generally involves craft processes. Much has a rough-hewn, idiosyncratic, or awkward quality often admired and imitated by sophisticated artists. Each Exhibitor expressly warrants that all items presented meet these qualifications. FAC is constructed in such a manner that the Exhibitor has complete control to choose which items to sell, to set the price, and to tell the story behind the product. Exhibitors maintain their products on their own web site within FolkArtCentral. The only function of FAC is to qualify customers (either as wholesale or retail), and provide the administrative means through which visitors may purchase the various Exhibitor's wares. Enter Folk Art Centrals well as retail to a world wide marke