These are small jewelry sized "pine cones" picked from Mountain Alder trees in Colorado. It is not a pine tree, but a broad leaf tree, but they are perfect little "pine" cones. They make perfect Christmas presents. Each one is cast in solid .925 Sterling Silver by the lost wax casting method. Each pine cones is cast from a real pine cone so each pine cone is a unique one of a kind piece of jewelry. I take the real pine cone right off the tree and attach it to a small wax wire so that it can be stood up inside a stainless steel tube. I then pour a "plaster of Paris" type liquid mold material to fill the mold. This hardens and dries into a hard ceramic mold. After two hours minimum drying time of two hours this mold is placed into a kiln. The mold is heated to up to 1550 F degrees and the pine cone is burned out for more than 4 hours. At this temperature and time the complete pine cone is burned away going off as smoke and gases. Then the mold is placed into a centrifugal caster and Sterling Silver is melted at about 1,700 F degrees and cast into the mold. After the Silver cools enough and is solid we have a perfect Sterling Silver pine cone inside the mold, but it is a hard ceramic mold. To get it out I quench the mold in water and the mold material, because of the steam created, blow apart back, exposing the solid Sterling Silver pine cone. The pine cone will still have the ceramic mold material in between the leaves of the pine cone. This must be completely removed and cleaned so each pine cone goes through two days of cleaning, first in a rock tumbler, then hours in a ultrasonic cleaner with acid and ammonia. After cleaning they are polished for two to six hours in a rock tumbler with stainless steel shot. it is about a three to four day process.
The prices are based on $34.00 per ounce Spot Price. I will not change them unless the Spot Price goes over $50.00 per ounce. I will never lower them!
Solid Sterling Silver (.925) Mountain Alder "Pine Cones" cast just as they come from the tree.
Pendants come on a 20 Inch Sterling Silver Box Chain
Grade A (The Best)
Grade A, Large Single Pine Cones: $49.00 Each (About 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade A, Large Double Pine Cones: $69.00 Each (Each cone will be about 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade A, Large Triple Pine Cones: $99.00 Each (Each cone will be about 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade A, Small Single Pine Cones: $39.00 Each (Less 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade A, Small Double Pine Cones: $59.00 Each (Each cone will be less than 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade A, Small Triple Pine Cones: $89.00 Each (Each cone will be less then 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade B (Good)
Grade B, Large Single Pine Cones: $39.00 Each (About 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade B, Large Double Pine Cones: $59.00 Each (Each cone will be about 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade B, Large Triple Pine Cones: $89.00 Each (Each cone will be about 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade B, Small Single Pine Cones: $29.00 Each (Less 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade B, Small Double Pine Cones: $49.00 Each (Each cone will be less than 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade B, Small Triple Pine Cones: $69.00 Each (Each cone will be less then 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade C (May have a leaf or two missing and the size will vary)
Grade C, Single Pine Cones: $19.00 Each (About 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade C, Double Pine Cones: $29.00 Each (Each cone will be about 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Grade C, Triple Pine Cones: $39.00 Each (Each cone will be about 1/2 inch or a little larger)
Special Pendant Clusters of 4 or 5 Pine Cones, Clusters are cast just as they came off the tree!
Grade A, Perfect Pine Cones: $129.00 Each
Grade B, Not perfect but very nice and matched: $89.00 Each
Grade C, May some leaves missing and matched, $49.00 Each
Earrings Per Pair come with Sterling Silver French Ear Wires
Grade A, Perfect Small and Matched Pine Cones: $49.00 per pair.
Grade B, Not perfect but very nice and matched: $39.00 per pair.
Grade C, May some leaves missing and matched, $29.00 per pair.
100% Money back guarantee, if you do not like the Pine Cones for any reason, mail them back and get a full refund minus the shipping.
Shipping: $10.00 per order. All orders will be shipped Priority Mail with a Confirmation Number.
USA orders only.
Orders will be shipped with in 15 business days if I am home.
Each Pendant or Pair of Earrings come in a crystal gift box with a certificate of authenticity describing how they were picked, molded, cast and polished.
Christmas Special:
10% Off orders of $200.00 or more.
Christmas orders must be placed before Saturday, December 15, 2012.
Prices may vary depending upon the market price of Silver, but will not go up unless Silver tops $50.00 per ounce.
If you do not need a chain and box you can save $5.00 per item.
Wholesale prices upon request, for orders over $1,000.00.
Let me know if you have any questions.
You may use any of these methods to make a payment.
Credit Cards (Master Card, Visa, Discover)
Call me at 303-517-1068.
or
Email it to me using two or three emails and that makes it very safe. In the first one, give me 1/2 the number and your zip code.
In the second email give me the other half of the number and expiration date. In a third email give me the name on the card and the three digit security code on the back of the card.
PayPal
Just "Send" money to dnorris@frii.com.
Checks
Mail checks payable to Don Norris to
Don Norris
PO Box 2433
Estes Park, CO 80517
Thanks again,
Don Norris
