Scott's Rock Shop Options

[ScottKS]

Just got my Scorpion Project all polished and it's all done.......i also got mom's projects done the 4th of September because they was her b-day gifts and she was suppose to send me a picture because my scanner couldn't capture the detail very well..... ....oh well when i get to Colorado i'll post a pic.......i want to thank the D's for giveing me the opportunity to win the cab for this project.....it had it's problems...like soldering... .....but it's done and it turned out ok......i added that turtle pendent to a chain and added that chain to the chain of the Scorpion.....turned out nice

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[CP]

Looks really cool Scott, but the pic is a wee bit fuzzy.
Nice work. Looking forward to see the pics ya' post later too. Glad you were successful with that gold inlay cabochon and you are very welcome.

CP

[ScottKS]

Sigh.....yes i know......that's why i'm not posting the scanned pic of mom's projects.....you should see the pic ........i'll post a pic of all my won cab projects....all 3 of them

[ScottKS]

Ok here is all 3 of the projects ........Thanks to the D's for giveing me a chance to win all 3 of the stones

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[ScottKS]

Here is my lastest projects and this one is for mom.......we got all the findings and beads.......mom designed it the way she wanted it and i helped her do that and i put it all together.....here is a pic of the necklace and earrings.....and a closeup pic of the toggle clasp (seeings you can't really see it with the project and i hope everyone can see the silver dolphin links) ......hehehe

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[ScottKS]

Welp i finally did some cabs today....it's about dang time huh...lol....well the heat here lately hasn't helped any and seeings i don't have a AC in the rock shop i just really haven't wanted too but today was much cooler so i decided to do it. Here is pics of the before and after...these are cabs that either Granny or Gramps started but didn't finish . Now to identify them...i'm not sure what the purpleish or black ones are....that one big black one is black but while cabbing it i saw bands on the sides only and was kinda wondering if maybe it might be blue tigereye but the top is pitch black with no bands so idk . Now the last two i think i know.....lol.......iron tigereye and the last one is abilony i'm pretty sure .....all in all it was good to get back into the groove of things .....mostly here lately i have been trying to get my jewelry stock up to start selling...i have been ordering things like the case below to display and travel jewelry....i also made another jumpring braclet and matching earrings just like the pearl one but gold instead of silver and tigereye instead of pearls (still need to wire in the beads lol)

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[ScottKS]

Wow it's been awhile....so what's new.....Well i have been trying to fill that jewelry case....i have items mostly from Spear's Rock Shop Collection for sale....i made some more of them Rose Pendants and made some new ones too....only thing left to do is measure sizes and price the tigereye rings...then list everything on my sheet....lol .....then i'm in the money ....ya right...lol

Here is a picture of all the jewelry being cleaned.....my cleaning station

[ScottKS]

Here is my latest project.....I call it Dolphin Sea Life Necklace with Hematite Dolphin Pendant.........Yes mother this one is yours (Late Birthday and some of X-mas Gift)...lol....i will make some more to sell.

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[ScottKS]

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween ....here is a project i made a couple of weeks ago for Halloween to sell...one is mine...the other one is to sell and it didn't but good thing about skulls is they don't have to sell only for Halloween...they can sell all year long...i made them because i didn't know what to do with the cord from the Sea Life projects so i made some one size fits all Plastic Skulls Bracelets....i will probably make more because i have alot more plastic skulls left and have more Sea Life Necklaces to make.

Also the 22nd i made my first sales...made $32 ...sold to family and friends at a get together at grandparents...sold the Snowflake Obsidian Pendant Necklace, The Green Flower Earrings, One Blue Butterfly Cameo Silver Pendant Necklace and One Silver Tigereye Ring...I will try and get most if not all of these back in stock someday

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[ScottKS]

So what's new in Scott's Rock Shop so far this month?

I got this watch repair kit setup.....have already paid for it for the most part...took out a link on one watch and replaced two batteries in a watch of dad's...dad told me that one time he had to take one to a jeweler because Wally World wouldn't replace it...dad's is screw off not pop off so i had to use the tool at the very top...so maybe that's another reason Wal Mart couldn't replace it...that and it was a Fossil and this one i repaired was too...it costed him like $13 to change just one battery....i replaced two and it didn't cost him anything except for the batteries of course...lol...so i really think in the long run i will pay for this over and over.....(seeings it only cost me like $6...lol) The stuff to the right is cotter pins and spring bars (for the band part of a watch) them cost me way more $40 and when i got it the cotter pins was a mess...had to redo it all and put the pins back in the right compartments.....that took a couple days....sigh .....but you know you have to spend money to make it and better spend it while i still have it seeings it won't last long....lol

Links: seeings the picture didn't turn out very good....lol

http://cgi.ebay.com/16-WATCH-BAND-STRAP-RE...=item334f89292d
(Same price i paid...got for $6 because i had ebay bucks)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=350270556864

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=230393807945



I added these shelfs right by the arcade to display rocks...i'm wanting to add lights to the center shelfs and display slabs....sun catchers us rockhounds call them...lol. I got these shelfs from grandma and she got them from her mom (granny...Spear's Rock Shop) These selfs are still work in progress so there will be more pics of it someday...lol



Here is some more Sea Life Necklaces i made (2 more)



Ok last but not least .....I started a batch of rocks today (WOW..it's about time) if my records are right the last time i did a batch was 10/21/2003 Yes you heard right...just over 6...i said it 6 years ago.....Wow...mostly i think the reason it's been so long is because it takes a constant month of being around the tumbler...you just can't leave it's side and it's hard to determine if your going to be around for a month with no vacation trips. 4 weeks on the first 4 grits and this is the first load that i get to try the NEW M-5 Fast Deep Shine Polish...so 5 weeks with this last step. All of these rocks are Apache Tears/Obsidian from the Burro Creek AZ trip last year (just think a year ago i was just heading back from there) wow how time flys. What makes this load different...not only the M-5 polish but i'm going to grab one rock after each grit so people can see the step process I can't wait to see the results.....Isn't Rockhounding FUN

[russau]

its plainly shown that the only limits you have are the limits of your imagination! nice work!

[ScottKS]

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving......Soooo what's new in Scott's Rock Shop to finish out the month of November?? Well alot so brace yourself lol

Made some matching earrings for mom's necklace and gave her the gift...i took off the Hematite Dolphin Pendant and added a dolphin that i got mom in Wisconsin (will post a pic when mom sends me one...lol)



I got my string of lights put in and also got the Kingsley North package so i can display the Sun Catchers and i also displayed other rocks (still work in progress.....need more miniature easels because as you can see i have more slabs to display (on bottom self)) ...There's the Mallard Duck (2nd pic...bottom self and to the right) that was also posted in this thread http://www.coloradoprospector.com/forums/i...t=0&start=0 Mar 11 2007, 06:10 PM.



Here's the rest of the Kingsley North package....Portable Folding Flip Lamp....Extra Tumbler Barrel and Stainless Steel Shot for jewelry and coins (will try it with coins and see what happens ) and a Inland Dopstation.



I went to my aunt's house for Thanksgiving Day....Took pics of some cool rocks that came from Spear's Rock Shop (Front and back of what's called "A Donkey" and "A Lady"...lol...do you see it??) and sold some more jewelry...Big Agate Necklace and Rose Quartz Heart Earrings



Took a pic of rock cleaning station for the tumbler....On grit #3 right now....will post a pic when finished



And finally i thought i would post this......Does anyone remember Creepy Crawlers??(In the early 90's)....lol...Well when i was younger i made them....i still have my plates and oven (I'll post them sometime)....i got these plates for it...these are older tho...1964 (didn't know they been around that long)....but will work with my oven.....i'm going to buy more.....What does this have to do with jewelry and my rock shop you ask?? lol......well i'm gong to try and make jewelry out of them....like insert wire within the rubbery creature. Someday i'm going to get my Casting Station and use these molds to make silver and other metal casts of these for like pendants and charms but not until i get the station that costs around $2,500 but until then i'm just going to get goop and make rubbery ones for jewelry.....hahaha!!!

[amethystguy]

rock shop looks cozy..I didn't see any benitoite in your flourescent collection...

[ScottKS]

Here is my Creepy Crawler Station....lol



All Molds and Creepy Crawlers made in the past (younger days...lol) also is new goop i just got Sat. at Toys R Us



Creepy Crawlers made so far with new Goop and Molds (1964 Molds so older then the rest but new to me...lol)



Had problems with the yellow showing with the older style molds....the shovel and the yellow in that group is much brighter....maybe the older molds are thicker and burnt them to make them look more brown....idk lol

[ScottKS]

New molds.....these are abit newer then the other ones....1966 lol (2 years) I cleaned these up....should see the before....lol

Before (2 pics)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT

After lol much better....lol Love that Shrunkin Head (first mold on the bottom row..lol)



Oh i about forgot....told Dan i was going to post the Casting Station (still need to get..lol)...that is mostly the reason why i'm getting all these molds...lol

http://www.kingsleynorth.com/skshop/search...Kits&catID=