About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Hex Sign
The Back Story:
The Story of Hex Signs
The story that the Pennsylvania German farmers made ‘Hex Signs’ on their barns to keep the evil spirits away or to bring them good luck, has been around for many years. However scholars still can’t agree on the true origins of the practice. Eventhough the Pennsylvania farmers of German heritage were a superstitious lot, their forefathers in Europe rarely painted designs on houses and buildings. It wasn’t until the mid to late 19th century that these signs appeared on their barns in this country. As a matter of fact, barns and houses weren’t generally painted at all much before 1830. The ‘Hex Signs’ only became synonymous with the Pennsylvania Dutch around the 1940’s.