Adorable Chinchilla pins!!!

[Joyce]

  Hi Everyone,

I recently recieved this beautiful set of 5 chinchilla pins as a gift from my friend Lani in California!    I was so excited when she told me she'd be selling them that I had to share the following information and photos with you!  I talked to Lani and got all of the following details.
One pin =      $5   plus $2 s/h
Two pins=     $8   plus $2 s/h
Three pins =  $12 plus $2 s/h
Four pins=     $16 plus $2 s/h
Five pins=     $20 We pay postage
Six pins=       $24 We pay postage

Colors are:  standard gray, golden beige,  violet, black, black velvet and pink white

Lani does not have them for sale on her website, she has asked that you PLEASE E-MAIL HER DIRECTLY at
 calchins@aol.com
For those of you who don't know her she is Lani Ritchey of California Chins and wrote the book
"The Joy of Chinchillas" which is (as a matter of fact) sold on her site  www.cachins.org

  When ordering pins or books please mention that you heard about them through me ("Joyce") 

[Joyce]

  Oh I just thought I'd mention for those of you who don't already know..........if you click on the picture above it will enlarge it for a much better view!!!  It took me a good while to figure this trick out myself and I was always with my face up against the screen trying to see these miniature photos people were posting  :-[

Also, in the "pin" picture above......... the center pin is flipped upside down for a view of the back of pin and the pin backing tack thingie!
Only 4 colors are shown in this photo.

[Summer]

OMG I will have to get one of each. Thank for tell us. The pins are too cute!

[Joyce]

Hi there, you are most welcome! 
  I know they are too cute aren't they?  My fav's are the black velvet and the violet, but all are sweet!   
I'm going to order 6 of them, the more you get the better the deal is!  I plan to give them as gifts to a few friends and each of my vets.  They'll love them!!!
I just totally flip over anything chinchilla!  My collection of chin collectibles is growing.........

[Debbie.nl.ca]

OMG if they aren't the sweetest.
Thanks I'll have to get a few of them too.

[chinclub]

Thanks so much for letting us know!!!  They look great!

[Jo Ann]

They are beautiful!  What are they made of?  Metal?  Glass?

      Now, I know where I'll be spending money next! 

      Thanks for the info, Joyce!

 
Jo Ann

[Joyce]

   Hi there Jo Ann,

  Hmmmmmm, OK let me see here.....What are these little pins made of?  This is just my interpretation of them, so don't hold me to it 100%!   

They are made of a goldtone metal and the backing is a goldtone metal tack kind of back.  The colorful front of the pin looks like it is some kind of painted enamel like stuff and then covered in a highly lacquered clear acrylic coating.  Or it may just be a very shiny high gloss paint that these metal pins are painted with.  Something along those lines anyway!
Anywho, they're cute as anything and really seem to be very nicely made for a nice price!  I'm putting one on my jean jacket pocket and one on a hat I wear around to garden.
I speak to Lani frequently and will ask her what they are made of to let ya'll know.

[Jo Ann]

I should have ask when I ordered mine, but I forgot to.  They are cute!  If you talk to Lani anytime soon, please let me know.

Thanks!
 
Jo Ann

[Joyce]

  What colors have you all gotten?  Just curious if there is a favorite!

I asked Lani about the pins and what they were made of.  OK, this just fresh in from Lani................she did give me permission to post.

They are made from mostly polymers. Even the enamel is a polymer. For a tiny piece of jewelry ,there is a lot of polymer and surface coating science in it.

The making of the mold/die was the most expensive thing. It was $125 for that tiny piece. Even that was done by computers and CAD.

 

 Then we had problems matching fur colors with Pantone colors. We struggled with violet and beige. Got the violet color correct after 3 tries. The beige is still too gold.. To get the metallic backing and wires, rhodium metal gives a lovely golden tone. Rhodium is used in costume jewelry as it looks like gold, wears well and is cheap compared to gold.. The enamel is very similar to your house and craft enamels. The only difference is the pin enamel is cured with UV, Electron Beam or heat. Many of your fancy pigments, foils and inks in print jobs are cured the same way

Lani

If people are really interested in learning the technology and science behind all those enamel pins made, swapped, traded and sold, there was an article on the pin industry behind the Olympic and Disney pins. Big  business when it comes to making, controlling copyright and then distribution rights to logos, designs and mass production.. Disney is the single sales outlet for enameled pins. Every 4 years the Olympic games sends the pin market industry crazy.

Then state or national flags are the next big them market.

 

Let me find the article. I think people might find the real story more interesting.

Lani

[Sweetnessheart]

Does Lani take Paypal?  Does anyone know?  I have tried emailing her with no response    .   I would love to order some pins   . 

[Joyce]

Hi Janice,

  If you'd like you can email me with your order and I will get it to Lani.  Yes, I know she does take PayPal.  I'll ask her how to do this for the pins since they are not on her sight yet.

[Jo Ann]

I got two complete sets ... one for me and one to use as gifts to other chinchilla lovers. 

They are beautiful! 

I set-up a link from my site to Lani ... always make sure to put "Chinchilla Pins" in the subject line and let her know Joyce was the one that told you about them. 

It is up now, at: www.luvnchins.com/

 
Jo Ann

[balletgirl]

Those pins are great!!  Now all we need are chinchilla charms. Hehe

[balletgirl]

I just got this beautiful chinchilla necklace.  It is holding a raisin