• Alabastrite is our product line name for polyresin items. Alabastrite is a stone-based material from which products are made from molds taken from intricately sculptured models. This unique material combination allows the sculpting mastery of each artist to be captured in intricate detail in each of our handsomely finished products.
  Alabastrite will allow paint to adhere and those items that are finished with paint should not be washed with water as they may have been finished with water soluble paints. These products may be cleaned by dusting or vacuuming.
  
  
• Bone China is made from 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, and generally more expensive than porcelain.
  
  
• Porcelain is made from finely ground white clay, molded and fired in an oven for eight hours at 1200 degrees. Then finished with a glazed, underglazed, or "bisque" finish. Glazing produces a high gloss, while 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 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. Jade Porcelain is used for night lights because of its high degree of translucency when lit.
  
  
• Stoneware is made from a mixture of white clay and finely ground stone. Working with stoneware demands great expertise, and in fact is becoming a lost art. Stoneware is safe to use in microwave and conventional ovens.
  
  
• Patchwork products are made utilizing a special process in which 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.
  
  
• Diamond are 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 is the ultimate precious metal. Virtually indestructible, is amazingly malleable, and 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.
  
  
• Sterling Silver is the term used to indicate that a given piece of silver to qualify as "sterling" must be composed of a least 92.5% pure silver.
  
  
• Hong Tze is used to indicate a product closely emulates 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.
  
  
• Frosted Acrylic is the term used for products with that unique "crystalline effect" that refracts light, giving the product an unusual ice-like appearance. To achieve this distinctive frosted look, acrylic items are given the French Lilac process. This process gives the dramatic effect of frosted glass without the added weight.
  
  
• Gypsum is a white mineral which is usually used to make Plaster of Paris.
  
  
• Dolomite is a magnesia-rich, sedimentary rock resembling limestone. Dolomite is either gray, pink or white in color.

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