It’s been a busy couple of weeks. The kids are out of school! We are getting ready for our big summer party and still trying to do all the regular stuff. This past weekend I went to a couple of rock shows with my friend Paul and his daughter Krista. We had so much fun and found so many treasures. Here is a picture of my treasures. It includes mica, fluorite, a fern fossil, dessert rose (calcite), apache tear (obsidian), quartz, oregonite and a couple of mystery stones from the $1.00 bargain bin.
Here is a picture of a new necklace made from tumbled agate nuggets and copper. I think the fern fossil (from St. Clair, PA) makes a beautiful backdrop.
It seemed that fluorite was the stone that was calling me this week, every other rock I picked up turned out to be some form of fluorite. I even learned that fluorite was mined right here in New Hampshire. That form is a beautiful sea foam green color.
The other place that fluorite was calling my name was at the Rings & Things trunk show that I went to last week in Burlington, MA. I ended up buying several strands of fluorite as well as many other gemstones and some silver. If you ever get a chance to go to one of these shows, I highly recommend it. The prices were very good and it was so nice to be able to pick up everything and examine it yourself. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. I wish I had thought to take a picture of it all before I put it away! I did end up making a pendant using some small faceted rondelles of fluorite and sterling silver. I’m now trying to decide whether to make a chain or buy one. I want to keep the design very clean and modern looking.
