Do you remember the slogan "Proudly Made in America"? Before we outsourced our middle-class jobs, before we imported inferior quality products from third world nations, America was known for producing the highest quality products and services in the world. Here at All-Americana Arts & Crafts, we want to offer our customers the best products we can turn out at the most reasonable costs. We love America and appreciate the opportunities this nation offers those who are willing to work hard and work smart. My wife and I enjoy creating the jewelry and leathercraft you'll find on these pages.
The theme for All-Americana is to celebrate the different regions in our great country. Check out some of the pieces below - named after our state capitals!
The above items can be purchased on the State Capital page. Click on thumbnail to enlarge.
GRADUATION GIFTS!
Have someone graduating this year and want to give her a one-of-a-kind gift? My wife made the beads on this beautiful bracelet. These beads are called rainbow beads because they follow the sepctrum of the rainbow. If you'd like us to make a similar bracelet for you, shoot us an email! Other charms available for any special occasion. We can make these bracelets from crystals rather than glass if you prefer...but the glass is more artistic and one of a kind.
Hollywood - check our our Hollywood inspired themes here.
As new items become available, I'll created the regional pages. If you don't see anything you like now, please check back soon. We're constantly making new jewelry. At the moment we're creating own own line of pendants and glass beads.
PAYMENT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION:
- Accept payments through Paypal, money orders and personal checks.
- Due to numerous Liberian and offshore scams, we do not accept international orders.
- Sorry, we do not accept credit cards at this time.
- APO/FPO addresses must include the customer's rank and unit.
- The cost for shipping is $6.65 for most items, which includes postage and insurance fees.
- Larger items, such as purses, will cost a little more, but not more than it costs us to ship the package to you.
- If you purchase multiple items from our website, Paypal will charge you $6.65 for each item at the time of purchase; however, if we can fit your purchases inside one USPS Priority mail box, we will return the additional postage to you. This means if you buy 3 items that will fit inside the Priority Mail Flat Rate box, we will return to you $13.30 because we are only charging our customers the actual cost of shipping. The postal service will get your package to you within two to three business days.
- Of course, if you desire your purchase sooner, we can ship overnight at whatever the actual UPS costs are for your purchase. If you need your purchase quicker than 2-3 business days, please email or call me prior to placing your order. My email is lmcgarr@nc.rr.com. My phone number is 919-824-0407. Thank you for your business!
A cute little customer modeling her new necklace.
My daughter Laura, wearing a pearl choker and her 'beehive' earrings.
On St. Patricks Day, a co-worker purchased my first necklace made from glass beads that I've created.
I'm starting a new line - the World of Misfit Beads.
The goal isn't to make the beads round, but to make them different. Every bead is unique, so every necklace is a one-of-a-kind work of art.
Here's a close-up of the necklace. Lime greens, goldstone, black and lavender glass rods were used to create these beads. Anyone who knows lampwork beads knows that these beads typically sell for $3-$10 each, but this necklace only cost my co-worker $40, with the matching earrings.
Don't forget the men in your life. Check out our Leathercraft page for cool and functional gift ideas. More to come!
NEW! Pyton Skin Purse -
Yes, this is real pyton skin - not imitation. You can feel the scales! This beautiful purse - one of a kind - sells for $75.00. Order it on our Leathercraft page.
COMING SOON! Jennifer's Butterflies - a line of jewelry inspired by my daughter who passed away this year. There's a story behind Jennifer's Butterflies and it's one that we felt we should share with our customers because everyone we know is going through a tough time.
When Jennifer passed away in July, 2010, a friend of ours wanted to do something to help us during our grief. With a husband who was laid off from his job and she a cancer survivor herself who can only work part-time, Lea didn't have money to spend on flowers for the memorial service. What she does have is a caring heart and the ability to crochet. The week prior to my daughter's memorial service, Lea crocheted small, colorful butterflies to hand out to those who would attend the service.
When Lea found herself talking to a daughter who feared her mom was dying, Lea thought, "I'll bet Jennifer would want this woman to have one of her butterflies." Lea gave the woman a butterfly. Then she met a young girl who just needed someone to talk to. She got one of the butterflies. And the same day, a man admitted to Lea that he had been contemplating suicide. He got one of Jennifer's butterflies as well. Lea estimated that she handed out as many butterflies to hurting people prior to the memorial service as she did for those who showed up. What we're supposed to do is to carry the butterfly in our pocket and every time we take it out, it's supposed to remind us about Jennifer and the extremely tough life she overcame in her short 27 years. In a very meaningful way, my daughter was able to remind those who received a butterfly that they are not alone and that someone cares and is praying for them.
We know that there are hurting people that we're never going to have the opportunity to talk to and encourage, so we came up with the idea of offering Jennifer's Butterflies to our customers who themselves, or someone they know, needs some encouragement. The butterfly is the perfect representation of turning struggle into something beautiful, so if you know someone who needs to be reminded that God is faithful and that He knows and cares about the struggles and sorrows we all go through, consider ordering a Jennifer's butterfly. As soon as they are available a "Jennifer's Butterflies" page will be added to this site.
Occasionally we will offer arts and crafts by other artisans. If you have your own crafts, products or services, and would like to join an affiliate program, please contact us. One of my favorite affiliates is PowerThink. PowerThink offers the most complete and most affordable collection of documents from our nation's founding. You can access their site from our "Notable Links" page.
We hope to see you again! Check back later for new updates to our website. There's much more to come!
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