HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG:
PIECES ARE LISTED BY CATEGORY. Each has an item number beginning with the first letter of the category it belongs to. e.g. Codes for butterfly, ladybug, mosquito begin with B (BUG), codes for kittys, frogs, lizards begin with A (ANIMALl). They are followed by the RETAIL LIST price and our abbreviated description for that piece.
EXAMPLE: A10KT = ANIMAL $10.00 KITTY
CHECK OFF QUANTITIES OF ALL ITEMS TO BE ORDERED; TOTAL EACH PAGE; AND FAX OR PHONE YOUR FINISHED ORDER TO US. FAX:(520)624-6163 PHONE(520)624-6161 MOBILE (520)977-8460. WE WILL CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER, AVAILABILITY, AND ARRANGE DELIVERY A.S.A.P. DANTE FRABONI STUDIOS IS OPEN MOST WEEKDAYS 2: 5:00 PM AND BY APPOINTMENT. PLEASE CALL TO CONFIRM HOURS OR SET AN APPOINTMENT TIME.
ABOUT EACH PIECE:
EACH PIECE IS HAND CUT FROM SHEET IRON,THEN
SHAPED AND WELDED,THEN OXIDIZED TO A RICH PATINA. A CLEAR COAT IS THEN SPRAYED ON TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT THE FINISH.
EVENTUALLY THE IRON WILL BEGIN TO RUST AGAIN.ANOTHER COAT OF CLEAR MAY BE APPLIED BUT IS NOT NECESSARY.THE HEAVY
GAUGE IRON WILL WITHSTAND MANY YEARS OF OUTDOOR LIFE.IRON WILL SUBTLY CHANGE COLOR AS THE WEATHER CHANGES.
DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS FOR 2-D DESIGNS ARE GIVEN IN WIDTH
X HEIGHT (MOST DESIGNS ARE 2-D).
3-D DESIGN DIMENSIONS ARE GIVEN IN WIDTH X DEPTH X HEIGHT. 3-D DESIGNS ARE IDENTIFIED AS SUCH IN THE PRODUCT #. HEIGHTS MAY VARY SLIGHTLY AND CAN BE CUSTOMIZED. THE HEIGHT GIVEN IS THE NORM.
YOU WILL FIND VARIATIONS IN EACH PIECE WITH
REGARD TO DESIGN, FINISH AND DIMENSIONS.
WHILE WE ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF UNIFORMITY FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PRICING PURPOSES, WE ADD VARIATIONS TO GIVE INDIVUALITY TO EACH PIECE.
ONCE YOUR SHIPMENT ARRIVES:
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GENTLY BEND FLOWER PETALS,
LEAVES, WINGS, ANTENNAE, FEET, ETC. TO ADD TO THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY OF EACH PIECE.
ACCESSORIES:
METAL STANDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAYS, AND
FOR SALE FOR LARGE TOP HEAVY PIECES - PLAIN OR ADORNED WITH BUGS AND LEAVES.
RETAIL PRICES RANGE FROM $5.00 TO $20.00
WITH A MAJOR PURCHASE OR $10.00 TO $50.00 SEPARATELY.
PAYMENT CONDITIONS:
ITEMS AND SHIPPING MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE
WE SEND YOUR ORDER.SOME CIRCUMSTANCES ARE EXCEPTED.
SHIPPING:
THE RULE OF THUMB FOR SHIPPING IS 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF YOUR ORDER. THE MINIMUM SHIPPING COST IS 7%. WITH LARGER ORDERS, THE SHIPPING COST CAN BE LESS THAN 25%. ON SMALL ORDERS THE COST MAY BE A LITTLE MORE WE WILL WORK WITH YOU TO ESTABLISH A FAIR PRICE.