Hearts in Stone, lapidary art |
Hearts in Stone, lapidary art |
Nov 26 2009, 12:55 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
I love making stone hearts! Its another way of showing my love for rocks.
Here are a few I recently did, both from ThunderEggs. Hope you enjoy them, and thanks for looking! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Nov 26 2009, 11:46 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
Them's purty!!
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Nov 27 2009, 07:46 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks Jim. Here is the reverse side to the first heart. With this side, you can tell more that its from a ThunderEgg. I will probably give this one to the person who buys its matching heart pendant.
Here is one made from a piece of tube Agate I found near Del Norte a few years back, and just got to working it now. It was well worth the wait I think! Here are pics of both sides. I love the way the light reflects off the tubes inside!!! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Nov 27 2009, 08:18 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
very nice! Valentines day comes to mind!
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Nov 27 2009, 08:30 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Everyday is a good day to think of the heart! Even if it is a heart of stone.
-------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Nov 28 2009, 06:00 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
very good point!
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Nov 29 2009, 01:49 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Tis' a good point isn't it Russ She's such a smart lady.
Denise has been doing alot of these hearts the past few years and they are fantastic, let me tell ya' I can't do the dang things and get em' to turn out like she does. Here is another one she completed recently that I thought was really nice. A chrysocolla chalcedony that is about the size of nickel. Nice work honey! This thread is gonna' have some pretty ones coming up too.......I know. That tube agate one turned out killer too! -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Dec 1 2009, 10:01 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Im still not sure what to do with the Chrysocolla one yet. Looks pretty as is.
Here is one posted above, but after Dan wrapped it to go with a specimen set. Turned out great I think! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Dec 5 2009, 07:54 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a Coprolite heart that I made and Dan wrapped.
I love how the wrap almost looks like an arrow with the feathers at the end! Good work Dan!! Its hard to see in this picture, but there are metalic looking strips running through it, especially around the rose looking formation on the right of the heart. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Dec 11 2009, 09:14 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a recently made one that goes with both halves of an Oregon ThunderEgg.
It has a 14 k. gold filled custom setting. This one is by far my favorite so far!! The pictures doent do it justice though. Its made from a piece of Gunnison Crater Tektite.........The stories this stone could tell If it could talk. WOW! Remember to have a heart today! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Feb 13 2010, 06:17 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here are a few more of my favorites.
This one is from an Oregon Thunderegg. Just started to hit a druzy pocket in the center. Here are a few that I did for the kids at one of our past outings. I kept one for myself. Can you tell what one I kept? -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Feb 13 2010, 08:40 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 20-February 07 From: Richland Mississippi Member No.: 994 |
I'd say you kept the pink one. Being a lady and all. It seems like I have seen that stone before....
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Feb 13 2010, 08:06 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Actually Jim no it wasn't the pink one. A young girl instantly fell in love with that pink one when she saw it so that's the one she went home with.
Nice work Denise! -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Feb 14 2010, 07:28 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,186 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks for the compliments Dan!
I kept the Thunderegg one pictured in the bottom left Jim. I love giving hearts out. Here are a few more (Jade) that were passed out to the kids. Here is the first heart I ever made. Petrified wood. Happy Valentines Day everyone! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥ |
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Feb 16 2010, 03:18 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Nice work honey, hearts are really difficult to complete. Or atleast that's what I'm told, I'm not gonna' try to do one free handed like that. I'd probably get all my knuckles no problem.
Here is a pair of hearts from an Oregon thunderegg she finished up. The one on the left began this thread and it's matching piece is a bit thicker and set with a silver necklace hoop. right one is about 35mm x 35mm x 11mm thick and the left one is 32mm x 32mm x 4mm thick. This pair is also being added to the CP treasure chest this afternoon, I'm sure someone will love this as their treasure choice soon too. -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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