I love the uniqueness of each piece, they're lovely. My brother and dad are both huge rock hounds and so was my grandma. We used to wander the lake edges and the mountains collecting fossils, agates, jasper, obsidian, chert. Dad bought us tumblers when we were kids and we put a bunch of our treasures in and wait weeks and weeks for them to be finished polishing.
Yeah, I will dig them out tonight and take some photos! That would be amazing. Definitely smaller than a cork, lots of little ones, some bigger (pea sized or a little more) but raw and rough. I do have a small cut one, but I don't know if it's too small. I'll send you a picture of that one, as well.
cut ones take special handling to make them come out right. I would have to see some more videos on how to make wire wrap setting for them. It can be done I just haven't done one yet.
The sketch is just an idea of what it could look like Exicution is a different matter.... LOL.
Me too! Very excited. Will be nice to have something done with them instead of being wasted. That cut one I have is even smaller than I was thinking, only 0.37ct. so, that may not be an option. Will get some scale photos this evening!cut ones take special handling to make them come out right. I would have to see some more videos on how to make wire wrap setting for them. It can be done I just haven't done one yet.
The smallest stones I have worked with were Beads. Flat coin shaped but with a hole through them for secureing them in the wire.
Lay a quarter next to the stones to let me get an idea of the scale....
Getting kind of excited...
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any of those I could do up into a pendant.... That last stone in the bottom photo on the right What is that.... That would make a lovely Pendant.
I believe it's quartz, but it's very clear. I'll take it to my brother tomorrow and he'll be able to tell. It is really neat, though!
