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◾ Add this Wacky Sun to any space inside your home or outdoors on your porch or patio for the perfect finishing touch!🌞 This unique Sun will also make a memorable wedding, housewarming, birthday, Mother's Day or 'just because' gift!🛍 ◾ Precision Fiber LASER cut "Wacky Sun - The Original", artisan crafted from 14 gauge steel, in other words, our cut-lines are smooth & clean and our metal is thick.👍 ◾ Available in the following overall diameters...**see measurement explanation below: (accurate to within about a 3% tolerance < or > of the stated sizes) ◽ 10" ◽ 12” ◽ 18" ◽ 24" ◽ 30" ◽ 36” 🔆 The Wacky Sun has an irregular shape and is measured by the overall dimension. For example, a 36” Sun will fit inside a 36” diameter circle…please see the example of a 36” Wacky Sun from our drafting software in the picture gallery. Most of the visual mass is in the center of the Sun so if you'd like your Sun to 'appear' as large as possible for your space you will want to order 1 size up. ◾ This item comes with MOUNTING HOLES!✨ ⚜ You get so much more for your money by choosing RapidArc! We use the most sturdy sign steel in the industry, our 14 gauge steel is thicker (without being too heavy) than the 16 or 18 gauge steel used by our competitors and once you hold your beautiful sign, you will feel the superior quality of our premium steel.✨ ◾ WHAT'S INCLUDED: ◽ 1 EA (Metal sun like the example photo) ◽ Mounting hardware is NOT included.🛠 ◽ Finished in durable indoor or outdoor POWDER COATING...all finishes rust and fade resistant!🌦 ◽ 9 - Standard Powder Coated Colors and Finishes to choose from!🎨 (Add'l UV/Chemical/Corrosion Resistant Sealant available for extreme desert sun🌵☀ or salty air conditions⛵🌊, scroll down for details) ◽ Lettering will be in all uppercase with all 'typeset' styled fonts (ie. Split Letter Monogram) the exception of 'accented' names, instructions are located in the "add personalization" box. ◽ Cutout stencilized font styles (ie. Campsite Lake Scene Name Sign) may be lettered either upper or lower case so please enter your personalization info EXACTLY how you would like it to appear on your sign.👀 ◽ Graphics & Font are not customizable for this listing BUT Please contact us through the Etsy messaging system for custom design request. ◽ All items are custom-made to order and cannot be canceled, returned, or exchanged. 🚨 All sales are final. 🛒 Please be sure to DOUBLE CHECK that your information and size/color/personalization choices are correct and that your address is accurate before placing your order. All items are handmade, custom to order and go directly into the production process once they enter our system, therefore we CANNOT make changes or cancellations once your order has been placed. NO CHANGES OR CANCELLATIONS PLEASE. Thank you for understanding!! 📦 ---Free Professional Packaging and Fast Shipping to the continental United States. --- *If ordering from Alaska or Hawaii please message me for a shipping quote before placing an order. --- We do not do offer expedited shipping or shipping holds/deferment at this time. 💯 MADE IN THE USA🇺🇸! All of our superior quality Metal Art is laser cut from premium 14 gauge American steel and handcrafted with pride by skilled Artisans in our family owned and run Michigan based shop. Our durable, baked on Powder Coated finish will resist rust for years in normal outdoor conditions and we are an ORIGINAL maker of the Wacky Sun.🌞 ◾ Note: The pictured item is an example of a finished item that uses this graphic image. Your actual item may vary in a format based on your specific personalization details and any needs that your text may require. Thank you for shopping with RapidArc Designs!🛍 ◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽◽ ▪▪▪ RapidArc SHOP POLICIES and IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES and INFORMATION ▪▪▪ 🔎 PLEASE take a moment to review the detailed information on SHOP POLICIES, SHIPPING, POWDER COAT FINISHES (disclosures, care & maintenance), MOUNTING IDEAS below which address our customers most FAQ's...You will find them most helpful, thank you!!👇👇👇 ---POWDER COAT FINISHES and RAW METAL--- 📎 All of our items excluding the raw metal options are powder coated. We use a high-grade powder coat finish to color our items. Powder coating provides a beautiful long-lasting finish but like most household items, it will require proper care and maintenance. All items should be handled with care. 📎 Our powder coat manufacturer recommends that a clear coat sealant be added over the powder coat at least once every 1-2 years for any products that are used in ordinary outdoor conditions in order to extend the life of the finish. 📎 AN ADDITIONAL CLEAR-COAT SEALANT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ITEMS BEING DISPLAYED IN EXTREME OUTDOOR CONDITIONS - All of our powder coat finishes are weather resistant for normal indoor/outdoor use, but if your item will be in prolonged, intense direct sunlight (ie. desert type conditions☀🌵), or if you live within 75 miles of a marine (salt) body of water (ie. beach/coastal type conditions☀️🌊), you will need to apply an additional clear-coat sealant to your Metal Art to extend the life of your powder coat finish and protect it from premature weathering/chalking/rusting/corroding if your item will be displayed outside in either of these extreme climatic/geographic conditions. PLEASE NOTE: Saltwater/salty sea air is known to be quite corrosive even in a matter of months and it will require a periodic application of a clear-coat sealant at least once per year to maintain the integrity of the powder coat finish. (Possibly more often in some cases***) 💥 WE OFFER an additional UV/Chemical/Corrosion resistant Clear Powder-Coating Add-On! If your Metal Art will be exposed to intense conditions (mentioned above) or if you simply want to extend the longevity of your finish, we will coat your item with UV/Chemical/Corrosion resistant Clear Powder-Coating 'in house' for a flat-fee...you can get more information or order by clicking the listing link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1209295761/add-on-uv-clear-powder-coating 📎 If your powder coat chips be sure to IMMEDIATELY touch up the spot with a clear coat sealant (or enamel fingernail polish) to reseal the raw metal underneath to prevent rusting. 📎 “Hanging marks” (small spots of unfinished metal which are created from the necessity to hang an item in the air during the powder coating process), it can be easily remedied by touching up the spots by applying a clear coat sealant i.e. regular Rust-Oleum (lightly dabbing with a Q-tip or small brush) or standard enamel fingernail polish (clear or matching color) to reseal the raw metal… retouch the spot as soon as possible to prevent rusting. 📎 Raw Steel is bare un-coated steel. RAW STEEL CAN RUST even if kept indoors. If the metal is exposed to moisture or humidity it will rust, even inside the shipping box. Refunds/replacements will not be given for rusting or scratched raw steel items. 📎 FOR RAW METAL ONLY SIGNS - Raw Metal without a clear coat WILL rust and/or weather, even indoors. The clear coat sealant will protect the sign from rusting and weathering. If you ordered a Raw Metal Only sign and would like us to add a clear coat to your item, please order the UV Sealant Add-On within 24 hours of placing your original order. ALL RAW METAL may show flaws and imperfections that naturally exist in the metal. This may include scratches, flecks, gouges, burns, rings, dark spots, etc. This can give the metal a unique, rustic, or rugged appearance that very popular in the 'Modern Farmhouse Décor' style. If you would like these characteristics covered, we recommend selecting a colored powder coat finish. Raw Metal also varies in color from light silver to black depending on the mill lot...we have no control over the color of raw metal. ----CANCELLATIONS, RETURNS & EXCHANGES---- 📌 Due to our exceedingly rapid turn-around time we DO NOT offer cancellations or changes. (ie. By the time most customers decide to cancel or make a change to their order, their item has likely already been cut) 📌 Items are custom made-to-order therefore I DON'T accept returns or exchanges BUT please contact me if you have any problems with your order. --------DAMAGED OR INCORRECT ORDERS-------- 🏷 If the item you ordered arrives defective or incorrect, PLEASE contact me through the Etsy messaging system to discuss. Please allow me to respond to your issue before leaving feedback on your order, my goal is for my customers to have a positive experience and I ask for the opportunity to make things right if my shop is at fault. 🏷 Items DAMAGED BY SHIPPING---In the event that your item is damaged during shipping we offer two options: 1.) 50% refund if the customer is willing to straighten the item themselves (applies to metal art, metal is malleable and often can be bent back into place) OR 2.) We will replace the item with a new one. {{The customer MUST send me pics through the Etsy messaging system so I can verify the damage and activate this process.}} ---------CUSTOM/PERSONALIZED ORDERS--------- 💠 Due to our rapid turn-around time, once an order is submitted it goes to production in a very short amount of time, therefore, WE CANNOT MAKE CHANGES ONCE THE ORDER IS PLACED. 💠 If ordering a custom or personalized item, it is your responsibility to READ THE PERSONALIZATION INSTRUCTIONS and please clearly & accurately provide the information required, with in the stated parameters, for us to complete the order correctly. **A good example of a clear personalization submission would be: Top line: 36082, Bottom line: OTTAWA DR, Initial: S, Name: SOUTHWORTH (example for entering personalization info for an Elaborate Monogram) **Please carefully proof-read your personalization spelling, monogram letter(s), your finish selection, size, and quantity before you submit your order because we cannot make changes once the order is placed. 💠 We do not provide free "PROOFS" or "MOCK-UPS" for custom/persona
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This past weekend I wasn't quite in the mood to actually tackle any of the projects around the house or garden...and was looking for an excuse to get out of town...and if I could make it plant-related, so much the better, right? As luck would have it, I somehow remembered that Schreiner's Iris Garden was having their open garden events right now. I somehow tricked Norm into going along for the ride ;-) OMG...first off, I should probably apologize for the ridiculous, over-the-top, unbridled gushing of this post. I know it's long and sort of out-of-control...but I can't help it! To be honest, although I like Iris enough (loved them in my younger year), I haven't given them much though over the past few years...until recently. I think since I inherited so many when we bought this house, they were the last thing I wanted to add more of! This spring, however, I really enjoyed the show that the few remaining Iris gave...and it sort of reminded me of how much I really like them. Also, my dad is a HUGE Iris fan/collector...so I figured that if nothing else, I could find a few new Iris to send him for his Birthday in July. FLORAL OVERLOAD!!!! Leave all skepticism at the door when you go to Schreiners...it's an all-out extravaganza of bloom...an orgiastic celebration of color! I have to admit, I was only expecting something akin to the Woodburn Tulip Festival...where it's just fields of flowers. Oh no...these are display gardens...and they are overwhelming. I honestly just kind of stared at first...not even sure where to point the camera. Of course, in the end, I ended up just taking as many photos as I could...and trust me...there are A LOT. The weather on the day we went kept changing, one moment bright and sunny, the next slightly overcast...so there's quite a bit of variation in the photos...I kept trying to wait for the clouds cover to reappear...but in the end, just decided to shoot and hope for the best. Whoever designed the gardens certainly has a knack for colorful combinations...and the play of different forms and shapes was quite good as well. I've seen a lot of different Iris varieties in my life, but even I was amazed at some of the different forms/colors on display...like these coppery-red ones. Of course, as many of these photos prove, my favorites are still the deep purple ones...so beautiful! This was one of my faves...the deep, rich purple with the contrasting orange beards...so striking. I love the vibrant lavender-purple of these...especially in such flattering light. Almost as numerous as the Iris were the varieties of Lupine...one of my absolute favorite spring blooms. I've never seen them as big as they were here...it was pretty humbling. Then again, I think I have some of the shorter hybrids...I need to find some room for one or two of these big bruisers! Some of the bicolors are surprisingly beautiful. I remember seeing this one as a single stem earlier, and not being impressed. Seeing a clump of them out in the garden, however, they proved to be quite striking. Another reddish-purple Iris...just love these, especially backlit, with the petals glowing. While most of the plants were in the height of bloom, the delphiniums were just getting started, adding their cooler blues to the palette. While I have to admit, I didn't catch the names of most of these Iris, I managed to take a photo of the tag on this one so I'd remember it later. I has the distinct trait of having buds that contrast with the actual petals...which I found quite striking. You know I love me some Alliums...and there were THOUSANDS blooming...here are some of the buds, just prior to opening. I hardly need more pink in my garden...but this one is pretty tempting...so fresh-looking. Even though I'm more drawn to colors on the cooler side of the palette, these rich golden ones were pretty breath-taking. More glorius Lupines! And more Alliums...sigh. It wasn't until I noticed these Poppies that I realized there weren't very many of them around the garden...which is too bad as I do love those huge, papery blooms (and the buds). While I tend to prefer the single-color Iris a bit more than the bicolors, I found this one on the right to be extremely fetching...there's something very dramatic about that particular combination of colors...and the picotee edges makes it just that much better. Backlit Lupines...the bees love them as much as i do. Oh my...so much to love. The Lupine on the left was decidedly different than most of the others I had spotted...and I think may be one I have seen for sale at several nurseries lately, called 'Manhattan Lights'...I love that rich red-purple coloring with the contrasting yellow...so beautiful! The simple beauty of a single Lupine stem. Another striking bicolor...love the combo of shell-pink and mulberry-purple. OMG...amazing! 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