Unique and Original SOLD OUT Driftwood crosses
Designed
by Mary Elton
Wilkerson
No Longer Carrying This Item
No Longer Making This Product - Mary and Driftwood Crosses
These
unique crosses are designed
by hand from driftwood collected along the beaches of the beautiful Central
Coast of California.
Mary, her husband and dogs go on
regular
adventures to the beaches along the beaches in California, Oregon and Washington.
The beaches are lined with driftwood, shells, stones and
other magnificent ocean material. Each trip to the beach yields a
new collection of material used to designed these wonderful crosses.
Each driftwood piece is
carefully designed
using dried seaweed, various types of Sea Shells including Abalone,
beautiful Sea Stones, Moonstones,
Jadeite,
Sea
Glass and driftwood.
Each cross has a different combination of ocean material used in its
design.
The procedure for preparing and
designing each cross is more difficult
than you would think. First, the wood has to be selected.
Selecting a the size and the shape of the wood is important. All
driftwood is different and comes from many different sources.
After each piece of wood is examined it has to be dried in an
oven. The drying process kills any creatures that might have
taken up refuge on the beach. The next step is to dry the seaweed
and select a decorative piece of shell, stone, or sea glass to place on
the cross. Once everything is in order Mary puts the piece
together with great care.
Mary
sees driftwood differently than most people. She says
the wood talks to her telling her if it is a cross, Snowman, Santa or
some other unique piece. Her designs have become collectors items
throughout the United States. She has been producing creative
carved art for over 30 years and she puts love and attention into
each
piece she designs.
A cross designed exclusively
from sea material will make a fantastic
conversation piece. In addition, the mystery attached to a piece
of driftwood makes for great day dreams about where the wood came from
and its age. If driftwood could talk what stories it could tell.
A driftwood cross makes a great
decoration for any wall in any
setting. These special driftwood crosses make a great gift for any occasion.
The cross means
different things to different people
but all agree it is a symbol of love and sacrifice. Whatever your
believe
we hope you will be proud to own
a unique driftwood cross
designed by Mary Elton Wilkerson.
If you don't find that special
cross that speaks to you just send us a
note with your ideas and Mary can design one especially for you.
If you have your own source of
driftwood you can send it to her
and she uses your wood to design your cross. Just contact
us and
we will be more than glad to
help you with special orders.
Each cross in this gallery has a
special page dedicated to its
description and price. All you have to do is select the cross you
would like to view in a larger image and click. These special
pages also have information about the cross, prices and ordering
information. Take your time viewing our driftwood crosses and if
you have any questions please contact
us today.
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we have a page dedicated to customers service and secure payment and privacy.
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through PayPal. We want to make your purchase easy, safe and
pleasant. In addition, we have a 100% satisfaction return
policy. To learn more about our policies visit our customer service page.
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