What is the difference between Hand stamped, Laser Marked, and Laser Engraved Products?

Hand stamped items are all made, by hand, letter for letter. A steel stamp is taken and then hammered into the metal to create a deep indentation. You can see/feel the indentation made, and it sometimes will not be completely uniform as a machine engraved item will be. Laser marked items are kind of imagine being printed or burned into metal, it leaves an indentation, but not too deep. You can see/feel the image, and feel a very slight indentation, but the image also feels rough and gritty and almost raised to the touch. Laser engraved items are when a laser removes enough material from an piece of metal that it leaves a deep impression. You can feel the indentations, and the lines are clean and crisp.

To ensure your handstamped Aluminum/Copper/Brass jewelry keeps looking its finest, please remove before showering, swimming, or other prolonged exposure to water. Please be careful not to get hand sanitizer, or other products that include alcohol on your stamped jewelry, as it will remove the oxidation. Copper and Brass tarnish over time due to skin oils and other environmental factors. Aluminum and Stainless steel do not. Never use jewelry cleaning dips or liquids as these can remove the oxidization (blackening) in the characters in your jewelry. Stainless steel laser engraved Jewelry is safe to wear in water and will not fade or tarnish.

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At this time the only international destination we ship to is Canada. Shipping times are too unpredictable and unreliable to ship to other destinations currently.

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Choose your State or Country Custom Long Distance Keychain Set

Name: Choose your State or Country Custom Long Distance Keychain Set
Brand: thelightandthedark1
SKU: 193512457
Price: 44.10 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (929 reviews)

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Arrives soon! Get it by 22-30 Sept if you order today

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Personalization

If you would like the heart near specific cities leave them here, if no locations are left hearts will be centered. This set does not include text, only hearts/dashes, if you would like text please purchase a listing with text shown in the photo.

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Highlights

Made by thelightandthedark1
Materials: Aluminium, stainless steel
Gift wrapping available
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These adorable keychains make a great affordable gift idea - Gift one and keep the other. We customize this with hearts near the cities of your choice, if no cities are left we will center the hearts. (We try to get as close as possible, but cannot guarantee it will be precise just because these are small scale state replica's)

A Special Note to those in Long Distance Relationships:
I understand the unique difficulties those in an LDR face (been there). We make what we make to help you guys feel connected. I know how important it is to feel close to your other half when you cannot be together. Our pieces are meant to serve as a reminder - we hope they give you strength to face the difficult road ahead. When your feeling sad and alone, we want you to look out your piece, wrap your hand around it, and tell yourself it's all going to be alright. I wish you all the luck in the world towards your end goal - closing the gap --Nikki

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LOCATIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE

·All 50 US states + Washington DC & Puerto Rico
For Hawaii we have Hawaii (Big Island), Maui, & Oahu
·Countries: Antarctica, Australia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Saint Lucia, United Kingdom & United States
·Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
·Continent: Africa & South America

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HOW TO ORDER

·Choose your 2 Locations from the drop-down menu
·Leave the city/area you would like a heart over in the
text box during checkout. (If none is left, heart will be
placed randomly).

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ITEM DETAILS

·Set of 2 keychains.
·These are VERY lightweight.
·Due to the unique borders on each state, they will not fit each other like a puzzle.
·States are not to scale.
·Size varies by location; most are between 1"-1 1/2"
·Non-Tarnish Aluminum
·Stainless steel jump rings
·Stainless steel split key ring chains

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PRODUCTION TIME

Current production time listed on shop announcement page.
Production time is the amount of time it takes to make/package your order.
It does NOT include shipping time.

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OUR PROCESS

Great care goes into every single piece we make.
Our work is done by hand, and not a machine, so reasonable
variations can occur in regards to letter and symbol placement,
though we attempt to stay as close to the photo examples as possible.

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GIFTS

Items arrive gift ready in The Light and The Dark branded packaging.
Gift boxes can be purchased for a small fee.

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OUR OTHER ETSY STORE

The Quirky Geek - http://www.thequirkygeek.com

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLightANDTheDark1/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thelightthedark/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelightandthedark1/

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Cautionary Statement

Warning: Choking Hazard - Products contain small parts
Not meant for children.

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Thank you for shopping Hand-made
Copyright © 2013 TheLightandTheDark

TheLightandTheDark was formed in 2012 and is a Registered Trademark
All designs, Titles, Photos & Listing Descriptions are copyright of TheLightandTheDark and may not be used without written permission.

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Returns & exchanges accepted within 14 days
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