Always sign and date your labors of love. I have homemade ornaments from many years ago. Some aren't signed and it's sad not to remember who took the time to create their "labor of love".
By Keeper from NC
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I do this with some of the things I make (cards), but not jewelry. I'm getting more into working with sheet metal, so in theory there might be more area for me to mark -- but I'm undecided. In general, I think it's a good idea and a nice reminder of the work that someone put into the piece.
Yes, you should always initial and date your pieces of art even if it is just for yourself. Many years ago my daughter became interested in pottery in a college course she had taken. They were dated each time. As years past by she could look back and see how and where her taste had changed in the kind of pottery she was making.
The non-profit I work for receives donations from the public for the thrift store. One day I discovered a small painted plaque someone had donated and thought the signature and the work looked like my late mother's. I am looking for the photo to compare it to, as she took pictures of this grouping of strawberry/mice paintings she did when she was fresh out of high school.
I don't make crafts for anyone but my grand people. I have "Made for Megan" by GranMarty, and "Made for Sam" by GranMarty tags.
I had a similar experience to dede smith's. I was at an auction once and a box of "junk" came up. As they were holding things up from the box I noticed some ceramic fish that looked awfully familiar. I started bidding on the box but lost out to a lady sitting behind me. When she got the box and brought it back to her seat I turned and asked her if I could see the fish. She let me, and sure enough, they had my mother's name and date on them from when she had made them 30 years before.
So yes, putting your name and date on the crafts you make can have a huge impact later on over the years.
My quilts usually consist of 9" blocks because I'm a lazy, machine quilter. I always send one block to my daughter because she has an embroidery machine that will do any design or font. The last block she did for me said
"Made with love by Grandma (my name) for (nephew's name)
December 25, 2001
Top 100% acrylic, Back 100% polyester
machine wash warm, machine dry warm or line dry"
Now he will always know who made it and how to take care of it.
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