More Rocks

This summer, we took the kids to a summer camp up in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana. While there, we collected some rocks from one of the creeks in the area. I ran them through the rock polisher and most of the turned out beautifully. Some of the rocks had areas of mica (or something similar) and I was hoping (but skeptical) that these would polish up all sparkly. As I expected, most didn't make it through the process, but most of the other rocks turned out great!

I've been experimenting with wire wrapping. I'm not even close to being good yet, but it's still fun and the rocks are pretty enough that they look good in spite of my efforts. The prettiest ones I turned into some pendants.

Above, front and back

Below, front and back

Again, front and back

A type of quartz maybe?

This one is one that had some of the mica (?) and actually kind of turned out. It's sparkly in one side and not on the other.

This one also had little bits of the mica stuff throughout it.

This one looks to have been formed from mud or something. It makes a very smooth, subtle polished rock.

I have no idea what rock(s) make up this one, but it's a very pretty effect.

This one is neat in that it is so different one side versus the other.

 Another two toned sort of rock.

This is another one of the mud ones. Subtle, but pretty.

This one was a bear to get a good (well, sort of decent) picture of . It's another more subtle type of stone.

Well, they were fun to make anyway. All but the first 4 are for sale if anyone is interested. $10 each plus $2 shipping. The $2 is a flat fee for one pendant or all of them. :) This is US only, I don't know anything about shipping overseas.