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Fossil Wire Wrap Rings
My sister asked me to make her a ring for Christmas. Well, I have never made a wire wrap ring before and didn’t have a clue. YouTube to the rescue! Next problem was that I didn’t have a ring mandrel to size it as Sis wanted a size 7. Well, I went on a search … Continue reading
Pyritized Coprolite Earrings
The Healing Properties of Pyrite Memory * Creativity * Intelligence * Mental stability * Learning and Perception * Logic Psychic development * Practicality * Optimism * Channeling abilities I have some pyritized marine coprolite that was too heavy for earrings and too heavy for a necklace. So I put the pieces in a plastic baggy and … Continue reading
Masculine Ammonite Pendant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonite Photo and below excerpt from Wikipedia, link to full article is above. “Ammonites /ˈæmənaɪts/ are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e. octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) than they are to shelled nautiloids such as the living … Continue reading
Three Jewelry Collections Made From Fossils and Beach Rock
When I go out fossil hunting, I often pick up rocks that just appeal to me also. I like to make jewelry out of fossils and rocks that are “extras” rather than let them sit in a specimen box or on the floor. But sometimes it is rather hard to get inspired to make jewelry. Today … Continue reading