I have been trying to cast these little maple pods (a.k.a. whirligigs or helicopters) from my Japanese Maple tree, and I finally cracked the code!  I cut out a wax circle and melted a bit of wax and pushed the pod into the wax.  I had my fingers crossed the whole time they were in the kiln, but it worked! 
Maples are representative of  balance, promise, longevity, generosity, and intelligence.  For this reason I put the word “balance” on the back.
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