The importance of your Home's Curb Appeal .I was driving thr...

How MiniARTS helps family and friends with great products: The importance of  "Curb Appeal".I was driving thr...: The importance of  "Curb Appeal" . I was driving through my neighborhood yesterday and I noticed something interesting. There a...

The MiniARTS Story: CAST STONE SIGNS - MiniARTS was founded in 1997. The name comes from ...

How MiniARTS helps family and friends with great products: MiniARTS was founded in 1997. The name comes from ...: MiniARTS was founded in 1997. The name comes from Miniature ARTS. The name was created because I read a great book by William Poundstone ent...

Overview of MiniARTS Products - Rustic Cast Stone House and Garden signs, markers ...

How MiniARTS helps family and friends with great products: Rustic Cast Stone House and Garden signs, markers ...: Background Or, how MiniARTS CAST STONE SIGNS and Plaques was born :-) In 1997, my family and I were looking for a new home. We found one ...

Eight Good Reasons for investing in CAST STONE house signs

Eight Good Reasons for investing in our MiniARTS RUSTIC CAST STONE House Signs and Plaques

1. Elegance:

The sign is unique, distinctive, solid & robust. The beauty of our Cast Stone Signs starts with the details. The numbers and letters in our signs are raised 1/4 of an inch from the surface. The 3D (3 dimensional) effect is unique in the industry. No other manufacturer gets close to this level of Rustic Beauty and Ruggedness.

2. Pride:

This Rustic and elegant luxury house sign will show the pride for your home. Your home's look and feel are a reflection of your family. A key point to remember is that the value of the sign is not in what it says; it is all about what it says about you.

3. Long life:

Our house signs and markers are manufactured using manufactured stone. Our manufacturing process uses manufactured stone, high tech additives to create a superior product. By improving upon time tested manufacturing techniques, our product outperforms competition in endurance, longevity and value. They won't rust because they're NOT METAL. They won't rust because they are NOT WOOD. Our signs won't show signs of rust, fatigue and fading after the winter/summer cycle. Our signs will most probably outlast your home.

4. Safety:

Most city ordinance requires your home be clearly marked to help Law Enforcement and the Fire Department in case of emergency. A well marked, highly visible house sign is a must for all of us thinking about safety. A good house sign makes it easier for the mail and package deliveries to find you. It also helps out-of-town family and friends find our home during the holidays. Imagine if a family emergency required Ambulance Service. Your Cast Stone sign could save valuable time in finding and reaching your home.

5. Value:

Your investment in an elegant, well made, and durable house sign will increase the resale value of your home. It attracts attention and admiration of friends and family. Our prices are very competitive. Our unique low-cost manufacturing process and the fact we are using the Internet make it possible to offer you savings of over 50% over our competition. Please compare our prices: you'll be pleased.

6. Easy to Install:

The house sign attaches to any surface using the hardware provided. If you request the yard marker kit, you will be able to plant the sign in the ground using 18 inch STEEL stakes provided.

7. Easy to Order:

It's so easy to order. Simply visit click below to go to our Paypal Order online form. Fill in the Secure, Encrypted Online order form and submit your order. Remember, Paypal ensures your card information is encrypted to ensure maximum safety and security.

8. SUMMARY

In Summary, Cast Stone Signs add VALUE and BEAUTY to your home.

Another Story about Handmade Rustic Cast Stone House and Garden signs, markers and plaques

Background 

Or, how MiniARTS CAST STONE SIGNS and Plaques was born :-)

In 1997, my family and I were looking for a new home. We found one after an exhaustive review of 15 + homes. We were exhausted. Now came the job of making this gently used home ours. How, you say? Well, by personalizing (read, massive, potentially huge, home remodeling ) it to our taste .

The Challenge

The house is located in a neighborhood with poor street lighting, no street lights to speak of, and virtually no home signs, markers nor plaques of any kind. The houses on our street all look so similar (ah, the benefits of cookie-cutter homes :-)). We had an issue, a challenge to differentiate ourselves. In other words, it became clear that we had to do something. We, had a house. But we did not yet have a home. We had to do something. Something, that, in my mind, would make our home REMARKABLE. Different, unique, without disrupting the harmony of the neighborhood. Yes, something had to be done, but what? I emphasize Remarkable to show Seth Godin I am listening to his sage advice. (Thank you Seth!)

I told my wife, "honey, I will fix it".

The Inspirational FLASH


A few weeks went by and I had a flash of inspiration. While reading the SkyMall Catalog on a business flight, I saw these amazing metal address signs and plaques for the home and garden. I also saw the robust, very healthy, beefy prices. While still on the plane, I imaged the process of making one of these signs. This is what crossed my mind: a) the signs looked nice, very nice, yet thin, almost flimsy, b) pricey and c) environmentally unsustainable. I imagined someone hand casting metal in someone's basement... or near someone's neighborhood. Now, really, how can that be good for anyone... the fumes, the toxins, the molten metal, the damage to the air and water, the poor employees. I know everybody has to be make a living. Yet, I suspected I could do better. This was the start of the Miniature ARTS - "MiniARTS" (TM)and the creation of the RUSTIC CAST STONE House Signs

Over time, I have come to trust my intuition. This was one of those flashes of Intuition Malcolm Gladwell describes so well in best seller BLINK. Note: I don't   know Malcolm and derive no benefit from his book sales.

MiniARTS was founded in 1997. The name comes from Miniature ARTS. The name was created because I read a great book by William Poundstone entitled Priceless. In the book, William makes a compelling case for pricing products via context. As you know, pricing in the ARTS world has been known to be driven by the quality of thestory and the product.

MiniARTS's mission is fulfilled to this date by 3 web businesses: 

MiniARTS, Silverhealthy and CarAllergyFilter

1. www.miniarts.net - Cast Stone Signs and Plaques are symbols that provide a sense of wellbeing about your home.

You feel good about your home every time you leave it to go to work and every time you come back at night to your home, your castle, your place to rest and decompress. Research shows symbols are positive contributors to PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) and optimistic bias toward success.

2. www.silverhealthy.net - Affordable Ionic Silver machines for the home focuses on chronic problems today with health.

In the morning and night, ionic silver replaces harsh chemicals that burn your mouth and gums. When preparing pre-cut salads from the store, washing your salad with ionic silver prevents intestinal distress (aka., Montezuma's revenge as it is called when I visit Mexico). If your eye lids get infected and it will be hours or days until you see your eye, what can you safely use to keep things under control? Yes, you guessed right. I use ionic silver drops all the time to keep eye lid infections for family and pets under control (when applicable). Eye lid infections occur without warning and can erode morale and Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) dramatically. For me, Silverhealthy's Ionic silver is another tool in my Success Toolbox. Tell me what you think.

3. www.carallergyfilter.net - Did you know most new cars have Cabin Air Filters to keep the passenger air clean of pollen and other dust?

However, there are about 150 million (yes, million) cars and trucks that are 10 years old or older in the US that don't passenger cabin air filters. If you or your loved ones suffer from allergies, you should consider visiting our website.  It is over-engineered to  get the job done right. The product is great for Trucks, Pickups, SUVs, VANs. This product's design is very utilitarian and made for heavy duty use.