Product Information

Alabastrite

Alabastrite is the product line name for polyresin items. Alabastrite is a stone-based material, which can be intricately molded producing great detail, and will allow paint to adhere. All indoor items may be cleaned by dusting; however, they should not be washed with water as they are painted with water-soluble paints. Waterproof paints are used on some garden accessories where stated.

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.

Patchwork Items

Unique fabric or paper prints are applied to the surface of porcelain, dolomite or polyresin items. After application, 12 layers of lacquer are added and the item is hand polished to a high gloss between each layer. 

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. 

Hong Tze

To closely emulate a special stone found in China which is known for its deep red color, these items are created using an alabastrite polyresin. Hong Tze pieces are highly polished, further bringing out the intense, deep red color

Gypsum

Gypsum is a white mineral which is usually used to make Plaster of Paris.

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. 

Gemstones

Rubies, sapphires, emeralds and amethysts, often treasured as birthstones, fall under the category of gemstones. Gemstones are priced and graded by Carat weight.

Frosted Acrylic

Acrylic items are given the French Lilac process, (used on glass), to achieve the distinctive frosted look.

Dolomite

A magnesia-rich, sedimentary rock resembling limestone, dolomite is either gray, pink or white in color.

UL Recognized

This is a term given for electrical cords that are “recognized” as safe by the Underwriters Laboratories.