| Alabastrite |
A name for polyresin items.
Alabastrite is made from oxylite and polystone
which forms a stone-based material that can be
intricately molded and will allow paint to
adhere.Cold-cast. Clean by dusting; do not
wash with water as they are painted with water
soluble paints. |
|
| Bone China |
White clay with bone ash added. Bone ash
content must be at least 25% by U. S.
guidelines. Fired at 1800 degrees. The
translucent material is finished with a glaze or
underglaze (matte). Lighter, stronger, more
expensive than porcelain. |
|
| Porcelain |
Fine ground white clay, molded and fired in an
oven for eight hours at 1200 degrees. Finished
with a glazed, underglazed, or "bisque" finish.
Glazing produces a high gloss; underglaze
produces a matte finish. Bisque is a matte finish
without glaze. After finishing, the item is
"cooked" for six hours at 800 degrees. |
|
| Jade Porcelain |
Jade porcelain is a type of porcelain made with
a finer clay. Usually no glaze or only a colorless
glaze will be applied at the final firing to show off
the very smooth surface and to preserve the
translucency. Example: Jade Porcelain is
used for night lights because of its high degree
of translucency when lit. |
|
| Stoneware |
White clay with fine ground stone. Working with
stoneware demands great expertise, and is in
fact becoming a lost art. Stoneware is safe to
use in microwave and conventional ovens. |
|
| Patchwork |
European designer fabric is stretched over
Ceramic figurines, then coated with twelve
layers of lacquer. Each application of lacquer is
hand-polished, for a rich shine and an
ultra-smooth finished texture.
The texture of the fabrics can only be seen in
the final pieces, not felt, because of the twelve
layers of lacquer covering them. |
|
| Cubic Zircon |
The most successful simulated diamond.
Properties such as refraction, hardness, and
specific gravity are remarkably similar to
diamonds. Cubic zirconia are
very hard to distinguish from diamonds;
sometimes a jewelers loop will be needed to
see the difference. |
|
| Diamond |
Extremely hard, highly refractive colorless or
white crystalline of carbon. Diamonds, like all
gemstones, are judged in terms of Carats, or
weight (different from Karats, as in gold purity). |
|
| Gold |
The ultimate precious metal. Virtually
indestructible, amazingly malleable, doesn't rust
or tarnish. Graded by purity; in the U.S. a scale
of 24 is used, so 24 Karats (24K) is 100% pure.
18K is 18 parts gold and 6 parts alloy (other
metals), and so on. 10K is the legal minimum for
Karat-graded gold. The word "Plumb" indicates
the exact purity of the piece. |
|
| Gemstones |
Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, amethysts, often
treasured as birthstones Gemstones
are priced and graded by Carat weight. |
|
| Pearl |
Smooth, lustrous, variously colored round
gemstone originally formed as a deposit around
a grain of sand in the shells of certain shellfish.
Pearls may be formed naturally or "Cultured"
through an artificial implanting process. |
|
| Sterling Silver |
To qualify as "sterling" a given piece must
be
composed of a least 92.5% pure silver. |
|
| Hong Tze |
Items are created using a special stone found in
China, and known for its deep red color. The
stone is pulverized, mixed with a binding agent
and molded, much like alabastrite. Hong Tze pieces are highly polished,
further bringing out the intense deep red of the
stone. |
|
| Frosted Acrylic |
Acrylic items are given the French Lilac process,
(used on glass), to achieve the distinctive
frosted look. The drama of
frosted glass without the weight. |
|
| Gypsum |
Gypsum is made for a white mineral which is
usually used to make Plaster of Paris. |
|
| Dolomite |
Usually gray, pink, or white mineral, essentially
used as a construction and ceramic material, a
furnace refractory, and infertilizer. A
magnesia-rich sedimentary rock resembling
limestone. |
|
| Pewter |
Our pewter products are 100% lead-free. And
manufactured in the U.S.A. |
The Pewter composite is: 97% tin, 3% Bizmuth, Silver,
Copper mix. |
Specialty Gifts and
Great Merchandise 