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The Tip is 'Teach Grandchildren' One day, while I was on the Made In America Secrets site my granddaughter noticed and asked me what I was doing. I told her about the Big Secret and as I explained, she began to ask me more questions. After several minutes she left my office to play with her little sister. Months had gone by and until recently, I had forgotten about that moment. She was visiting again and I was talking to her about buying a custom printed T-Shirt. She immediately told me about a website that I could use to buy one. Wow I thought, she is only eight years old and already teaching me. The most amazing thing then happened, she said "Pops they sell Made In America T-Shirts". Thanks to her I purchased six custom Made In USA T-Shirts. Her name is Britton, she understands the Big Secret and I love it when she tells me her Little Secrets! Now she is ten and writing a screenplay called Mertastic. It is a story about a mermaid. Recently, she was visiting our house again and using my computer. She called me to come into my office and of course I came to her because that is what grandparents love to do. One of the reasons I love to be with her is because it is always interesting to see what she is up to. This time, she needed a mermaid tail for her movie, so we began to look around using Google. Her mother is a talented seamstress and will make the tail so we were looking for fabric that would be satisfy my granddaughter's vision of her mermaid tail. Once again we began to talk about Made in America and therefore started to investigate the country of origin of the fabrics she was considering. Because of that experience Made in USA fabric is now one of Made in America Secrets products. Thank you, Britton. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Katies Colonial Lighting Handcrafting Colonial and Country-Style Lighting Since 1983 Katie's Light House has been making high quality colonial reproductions since 1983, when Katie herself began hammering out tin decorations and lanterns in her garage. Today, Katie's Light House employs more than 20 people in the small town of Cridersville, Ohio. Much has changed, but we still make each light by hand. Using lathes, chisels, hammers, and bending tools, we cut, carve and shape each piece to primitive perfection. Our American artisans then paint and distress our products by hand as well, producing some of the most beautiful and convincingly antique finishes available. Meanwhile, our tin products and components undergo a proprietary aging process that gives them the blackened appearance of genuine artifacts. Finally, each product goes through rigorous testing and inspection to bring you the highest quality reproduction light fixtures possible. Since they are made and finished by hand, no two Katie's Light House products are exactly alike. Each piece is unique, brimming with personality and character. It is not only a light fixture but also an heirloom, an investment. Our products are built to stand the tests of time and fashion and passing fancy just like the colonial artifacts we so admire. When you buy one of our lights you are doing so much more than furnishing your own home. You are contributing to American industry and helping to preserve the heritage of this great nation. For all of these reasons, we know you will take as much pride displaying our gorgeous lights in your home as we do in making them. Proud to be an American? Buy a colonial light fixture from Katie's Light House. |
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