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junk fossils

LOL Halloween Fossil Headstones! :-D

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Beverly

Less than $12 for all three “headstones”. Instructions here: http://grandmabevseducationaltours.com/2015/09/halloween-easy-inexpensive-cemetery-headstones/

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Incredible Ordovician Sea Bottom Sculptures!

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Beverly

Current Header: Just click (2x) to make larger and admire! What an incredible series of Ordovician sea bottom sculptures! All fossils were collected in the city limits of Rochester, Minnesota in 2014. Closeups of the groups: What a wonderful way to display your fossil finds! And how did he do it??? Expanding foam (Great Stuff) … Continue reading »

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Shaman Staff aka a Medicine Stick – with Fossils!

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Beverly

I just finished this Diamond Willow walking stick into a Shaman Staff this displays fossils! What fun this was! I even incorporated hammered copper! Just tap the pictures to make them larger.  🙂 I have developed a bit of a superstitious streak since I have been hunting fossils. If I am after crinoids for instance, … Continue reading »

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Incredible Ordovician Sea Bottom Sculptures!

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Beverly

These were created by Minnesota Buckeye from almost all locally collected fossils (Trilobites from Morocco) to replicate an Ordovician sea bottom. The detail and meticulous reconstruction is AMAZING! And he is donating them to local nature centers! They were displayed at The Glacier Stops Here Expo. Mike did say that he used Super Glue and … Continue reading »

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Warmth, Beauty and Fossils!

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Beverly

My Fossil Fireplace!     It’s cold and has been for a while now with no let up in sight. I don’t know when the last time was that we had a no subzero day in Minnesota, but it’s been a while. And the heating bills are killing me! So I am working at various … Continue reading »

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Fossils in Aquariums

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Beverly

“Junk” fossils that you don’t mind if they get algeaed up, etc. are great displayed in an aquarium. In fact, it seems to be their natural home as all the fossils from the Ordovician are of sea creatures. If you are concerned about the health of your fish by adding limestone fossils to the aquarium, … Continue reading »

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Fairy Gardens and Fossils

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Beverly

Who doesn’t have small junk fossils that they don’t know what to do with them? Fairy gardens for indoors or outdoors are a wonderful way to utilize these small fossils. A plus is if you have kids or grandkids that can join you in this playful, creative dreamscape. This is the largest and most complex fairy garden … Continue reading »

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Fossils and an Interior Water Garden

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Beverly

Welcome to my interior water garden! This was a lemonade from lemons project that I just love! I have an outdoor water garden with koi and goldfish. These pond fish are rather large and require a large aquarium to overwinter them. Well, the day after Thanksgiving I woke up to a leaking aquarium and needed … Continue reading »

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A Fairy Pond of Fossils

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Beverly

 Great for the Kids!!! I thought you might enjoy this one. It is a fairy pond with tiny junk fossils. The tiny junk fossils now appear to be large! Some even reflected in the “water”. Just tap on the picture to enlarge it and see how many fossils you can find! If you are hunting … Continue reading »

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Uses for “Junk” Fossils

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Beverly

As fossil hunters we all pickup fossils that we get home, clean, and find they just aren’t that interesting. Or, when you finally find that wonderful Isotelus trilobite of your dreams, all of those pygidiums and cephalons just don’t have the appeal they once did. Or perhaps as you are prepping a fossil, it falls apart or … Continue reading »

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