{"id":988,"date":"2007-09-26T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2007-09-26T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=988"},"modified":"2007-09-26T11:59:34","modified_gmt":"2007-09-26T15:59:34","slug":"pretty-darn-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/pretty-darn-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"pretty-darn-cute pewter goods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-full\" title=\"Met\" alt=\"Met\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met07_4\" alt=\"Met07_4\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met07_4.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Meet Kaycee Binns of Metal Morphosis.&nbsp; She creates whimsical pewter goods like no other.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of her bio reads, &quot;In 1993 I was waiting tables at a caf\u00e9 with a dream of someday pursuing my passion for metalsmithing. After being invited to a friend&#8217;s baby shower and having no money for a gift, I melted down some left over sterling silver and created a rabbit-themed baby spoon. To my surprise, the spoon was a hit! During the shower, I was approached by a giftware representative about the prospect of creating and selling my little spoons. I was so thrilled with the idea that I took my Honda Civic to the bank, got a loan for $8,000.00, and I began Metal Morphosis, Inc.&quot;<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met01_2\" alt=\"Met01_2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met01_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met03_2\" alt=\"Met03_2\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met03_2.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Many of Kaycee&#8217;s products stem from childhood stories which really makes every piece unique. <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met13\" alt=\"Met13\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met13.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met14\" alt=\"Met14\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met14.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>All of her products are made entirely in the USA. Everything is casted in Rhode Island and hand finished in Atlanta. Nothing is outsourced, not even the packaging.&nbsp; The unique way they finish the pewter and the fact that the pewter actually has a percentage of sterling silver really gives it that exceptional shine. All of the materials are FDA approved and can easily be polished with a pewter polish found in your local hardware stores. <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met09\" alt=\"Met09\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met09.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Met10\" alt=\"Met10\" src=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/09\/26\/met10.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>You can find Kaycee&#8217;s pewter goods in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1111697857\">kitchen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1111695977\">baby<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1111698086\">dog<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1082983947\">guy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopcatchingfireflies.com\/Qstore\/Qstore.cgi?CMD=009&amp;DEPT=1111699251\">trinket<\/a> sections.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><span face=\"Lucida Sans Unicode\"><span style=\"color: #cc3300;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #996600;\">Do you like to reading about women who follow their bliss?&nbsp; Then don&#8217;t miss out on upcoming inspiring <\/span><span style=\"color: #996600;\">features.&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"color: #996600;\">S<\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.typepad.com\/catching_fireflies\/2007\/05\/get_catching_fi.html\"><strong><span style=\"color: #996633;\">ign up<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #996633;\"> to receive these blog posts in your email inbox today!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span face=\"Lucida Sans Unicode\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/pretty-darn-cut\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/pretty-darn-cut\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Meet Kaycee Binns of Metal Morphosis.&nbsp; She creates whimsical pewter goods like no other. 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