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[letmeinimafairy]

Experimenting with river pebbles - the shape of this one reminded me of horse's head, so. Carving it with my tiny 9 watt graver was an exercise in humility but you can't fight the need to make things. Tried to give it this rustic vibe of an amulet of sorts.

[desimonewayland]

A Banded Agate Snuff Bottle 1750-1850 The pale, transparent stone is encircled at the center by parallel white bands and the neck has been carved to suggest the folds of a cinched purse. The base is incised with a two-character mark, zhen wan (precious plaything). Pink tourmaline stopper.

Christie's

[srlgemstone]

Orange Fortification Turkish Agate

[old-powwow-days]

Inherited Legacies by Darby Raymond-Overstreet

Currently showing as part of the Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed exhibition through September 29nth 2024

[mineralsandsomerocks]

Faceted Tri-Colour Axinite (1 Carat)

Locality: Jumair Ali Mine, Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

[dullgecko]

polished this agate tonight.

[jadeseadragon]

Dalan Hargrave

[dozydawn]

“thistle” hat pins. love the use of particular gemcuts to evoke the gumdrop/muffin shape of the flower

[petrifiedwoodsblog]

Petrified wood limbs in etsy What do you know about petrified wood ?

[weirdmarsupial]

Rupee is done, not perfect but I'm pretty happy with the angles and proportions

[letmeinimafairy]

This pebble with a thick calcite streak at the top was already fang-shaped, so I thought I'll try to keep the form as best as I could. Second attempt at stone carving, a big feline (puma? snow leopard?) on a cliff.

[yousadclownofaman]

Have some photos of this pipe I carved

[desimonewayland]

Zapotec mosaic mask that represents a Bat god, made of 25 pieces of jade, with yellow eyes made of shell. It was found in a tomb at Monte Albán

via: Wikipedia

[srlgemstone]

Clearly visible zeolite rods in agate create a beautiful image.

If you turn the photo slightly to the right. You can see a silhouette blowing sticks. Stick Maker

Stick Agate Pair

[dabuffchickenman]

MADE MY FIRST WIRE WRAP!

Any ideas for some fun wings of fire designs or dragon things? I'm really proud of this and would love to make something wof related like a small eye of onyx or something

Please share your thoughts with me. This is a really cool craft I want to explore.

[gawrkin]

Gems and their associated supernatural properties

(From Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance by Corinne J. Saunder)

(Link to a previous post here) So, to list some of it down:

Amethyst - prevents drunkeness

Emerald - inceases intelligence, gives prophetic powers, refreshes eyes and also act as mirrors

Amber - used in medicine

Jet - drives away snakes, detects possessed people and virginity

Asbestos - gives poison resistance

Memphitis - anasthetic

Selenite - affected by the phases of the Moon

Diamond - protects against poison, witchcraft and fear

Astrion - prevents wounds in battle

Onyx - induces sorrow and debate,

Topaz - allows water flow

Chalcedony - prevents hallucination

Opal - grants Invisibility