tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41060289462301897862024-03-19T22:54:14.593+11:00Supply Bay DesignSupply bay design; Supply Bay; design;crafts; artisans; arts;recycled cutlery; EPNS; Electroplated Nickle Silver; antique cutlery; fork braclets; fork pendant; fork rings; spoon rings; candle holders from cutlery; used cutlery; rings from recycled material; windchimes; windchimes from old cutlery; belts; leather belts; dog collars; bridles; leather bridles; leather goods; saddlerySupply Bay Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438460417799319451noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4106028946230189786.post-12164401509918432722011-01-14T13:25:00.021+11:002011-06-29T09:13:21.011+10:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border: currentColor; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Supply Bay Design creates a variety of items from old E.P.N.S. reclaimed cutlery.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We fashion various styles of spoon rings including the following:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Twist rings, Wrap-around rings, Apostle rings and Cake fork rings.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We also create ear rings, pendants, bracelets, candle holders and wind chimes from recycled cutlery, as well as horseshoe nail jewellery, musical instruments and a variety of saddlery items.</span></b><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Vijaya;"><span style="font-size: large;">Email: </span><a href="mailto:supplybaydesign@internode.on.net"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">supplybaydesign@internode.on.net</span></a></span></strong></div>
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<span lang="TA" style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA;">இ</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="TA" style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%;">The Romance of Spoon Rings </span></b><span lang="TA" style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="TA" style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: TA;">இ</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When you purchase a handcrafted spoon ring created by Supply Bay Design, you purchase a genuine piece of history and tradition which dates well back to the early 1600’s.</span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Back in those days, s</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">ervants who could ill afford a wedding ring, would resort to stealing silverware from their employer, and fashion it into a wedding ring for their beloved.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It was a very serious crime to steal such an item back then, and if caught the culprit could expect a lengthy jail term….perhaps in later years, transportation to colonies such as Tasmania.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Who knows where your ring came from, or who has used it in the past?</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Was it part of a gift set…..perhaps a wedding present?</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Was it used by a swaggy, wandering from station to station during the great depression, or the head chef in a famous restaurant?</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Or was it an old faithful spoon or fork that had been lying around the house for years, and finally used to dish out tucker for the family pet before being finally thrown out when a replacement was found?</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We don’t know either!</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">What we do know, is that we get a great deal of satisfaction hunting through piles of recycled goods to seek out these items….then <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fashioning them into collectible items that once again sparkle in the sunlight, to be admired by many.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Every ring or other cutlery item we create is unique.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We don’t use molds, or electroplating to fashion our items, as that would destroy the character and each item is individually crafted by hand.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">You will notice on close examination that the swirls are not even or symmetrical, that there are often marks and abrasions that have been acquired by the item over its lifetime……to polish out all these </span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">markings would destroy its very soul.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Vijaya; font-size: large;">When you purchase a spoon or fork ring from Supply Bay Design, you not only buy a piece of history and tradition, but most of all you buy a mystery and an untold story from the past.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Vijaya; font-size: large;">\</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Vijaya", "sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We hope you enjoy your Supply Bay Design article as much as we have enjoyed creating it for you.</span></b></div>
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