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We offer beautiful Texas style and Western decorator items for your home or office. Our unique decorator items make a wonderful gift for that special client, family member or friend. We have great prices and all our products have automatically been given a 30% discount. We only charge $ 5.95 on shipping on orders totaling up to $50.00 and give you free shipping on all orders over $ 50.00. Please browse through our Products section to see what we have to offer.
Legend has it that everything's bigger in Texas... even the stars! This magnificent wall wreath is a fun and unique way to declare your love for the Lone Star State, boldly styled and richly detailed in chocolate-finish metalcraft.
In the Products Specifications section of a product, exactly what are some of the materials and are some hand-made?
All of our beautiful products have been crafted by talented designers and artisans from all over the world. Every item is made with exceptional care using top quality materials.
Materials include: Crystal, Alabastrite, Bone China, Porcelain, Jade Porcelain, Stoneware, Patchwork, Hong Tze, Frosted Acrylic, Gypsum, Dolomite, Mango Wood and Teak Wood.
Hand-crafted and/or hand-painted items may vary slightly in color or size when compared to photographed samples shown on our catalogs. Figurines, carvings and other hand-painted items (i.e. porcelain, alabastrite, ceramic, wood, stone, glass, etc.) are individually created by a diverse group of artists and artisans. Each brings an individual and personalized talent to his or her work, making these products truly one-of-a-kind collectors' items.
Although we contract with our manufacturers and suppliers for specific models, designs, etc. as shown in the photos, minor manufacturing design changes may occur from time to time. Stars in Texas has no control over minor variations. We reserve the right to update model designs, substitute models or colors, and fulfill orders with equivalent merchandise whenever these changes represent an equal or better value for our customers.
Alabastrite
Alabastrite is our 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. These items may be cleaned by dusting, however, they should not be washed 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: 27112. 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 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.
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.
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 a white mineral which is usually used to make Plaster of Paris.
Dolomite
A magnesia-rich, sedimentary rock resembling limestone, dolomite is either gray, pink or white in color.
MDF Wood
A wood product that is made with fine wood fiber.
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