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Post by gr on Nov 2, 2010 15:06:01 GMT -5
I was reading a thread the other day where someone had made a comment about having their finished tumbles collected in jars ,vases, shoeboxes, etc... My thought, take pics of the displays and post em. We all like seeing pics of creativity with rocks. who knows, it could become a sub board. Just a thought, but I'd sure like to see some of what others do. What do ya think?
Gary
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Post by tanyafrench on Nov 2, 2010 17:59:32 GMT -5
Gary, My son and I are taking his beautiful wraps to the Christmas Bazaar at my church Saturday. I am taking some of my tumbled rocks along with some small leather drawstring bags I have made and I am going to offer some tumbled stones for sale along with a bag to carry them in. I have also drilled some pendants and added some pinch bails which I will sell cheap, I used the Dremel I won here, but I had to buy a Dremel Press to drill the rocks. I love it. Chris's wraps are not so cheap but they are beautiful. This will be our first sale of any kind. Tanya
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Post by gr on Nov 2, 2010 18:33:45 GMT -5
Tanya, you will love it! The interaction about what you do with stones will keep you busy. Enjoy your time at the bazaar.. Gary
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Post by gr on Nov 2, 2010 18:36:35 GMT -5
Tanya, you will love it! The interaction about what you do with stones will keep you busy. Enjoy your time at the bazaar.. Gary
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Post by elementary on Nov 2, 2010 21:07:28 GMT -5
Okay, the best one's I keep and display in small jars by location. As a teacher, I organize my polished pieces in a display according to location and then I allow my students to buy my extra polished pieces for extra credit points or pick them after passing a reading test. The better ones I put into bead boxes I buy at Michael's hobby and create comparative collections the students can again purchase for points. These tend to have 17 different polished stones and a map so the students receive a nice collection to jump start their interest. I vary the collections by location, material (jasper/nodules/moss/combination). I also donate polished stones to my club for the kid's booth grab bags. One day I ought to learn to wrap, but then again there's a lot of things I need to learn to do... I've posted this in the past but her it tis again - my classroom display - though this is from a few years ago - the polished stone collection is up to 70 varieties. Lowell
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Post by gr on Nov 2, 2010 22:26:20 GMT -5
Lowell, Great display and even better, doing it for the students. Thank you
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Post by jasperblue on Nov 2, 2010 23:58:16 GMT -5
Sometimes I like to put them, the best of the load, into small wooden treasure chests that I buy at Michael's. The chests are inexpensive and you can stain them and line the inside with stick-on felt, also found at Michael's. You can open the chest up and spill them, gently, onto a piece of velvet when you want to show them off.
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Post by gr on Nov 3, 2010 0:12:40 GMT -5
Jasperblue, that's a pretty cool idea. I mean afterall, you spent months turning them into treasures- right?
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Post by rockrookie on Nov 3, 2010 14:02:09 GMT -5
i have followed suggestions by others . it is alot of fun to take a few handfuls of (not my favorites ) and drop some on the groung at various places . and sit back & watch people pick them up and be quite happy . and never say anything . who knows ? maybe some will get interested in the hobby . --paul
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Post by tanyafrench on Nov 3, 2010 18:49:21 GMT -5
I love what you all do with the beautiful tumbled stones. I can't wait for the bazaar this weekend but if I still have a lot after the sale, I will take a picture of my collection crystal. Lowell you have a wonderful audience to train to take an interest in tumbling. Jasper Blue I agree they are treasures. Paul that is the most generous idea and it will inspire some, at least I feel certain it will. It all makes life so much more joyful to be able to share our hobby.
Tanya
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Post by gr on Mar 31, 2011 14:01:36 GMT -5
A while back I was helping my mom move and she gave me all this glass and I thought Mmmm, perfect for...
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Post by tntmom on Mar 31, 2011 16:07:53 GMT -5
Great post Gary! My kids are on Spring Break starting tomorrow. On my "Things To Keep the Kids Busy on Spring Break" list, I have a trip to Michael's planned to pick up more garden stepping stone molds. When the kids get their's done I will be back to post their creations! Here's a couple of the "grab some to keep" bowls that I have lying around. (My cat had to get all nosy and hijack the picture) By the way, gorgeous vases! ~Krystee
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Post by gr on Mar 31, 2011 16:21:28 GMT -5
Krystee, looks like a rock tumbling poster picture to me. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by tanyafrench on Mar 31, 2011 16:44:16 GMT -5
Oh Wow I love them both, Gary you Mom gave you some beautiful rock collecting vases and Krystee I can see that your cat (is it a Himalayan?) loves the rocks as well. I had a small cabochon that I couldn't find anywhere, my cat ended up playing with it. Of course that is how it was lost in the first place and if she hadn't gone back to play again, I don't know when I would have found it, she had pushed it under the front edge of a pretty full bookcase. She was trying to get it back out. I just had to check and see what she was after. Thanks for sharing guys! Tanya
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 31, 2011 20:51:25 GMT -5
I mostly give all my tumbles away. I lead nature walks here on the ranch where we hunt fossils, rocks, and crawly critters. I always finish the walk by letting the kids go through a big bin of rocks. It's a big hit with the little kids but I even had some college kids the other day and they had as much fun as the little'uns. It's amazing how many parents go home with full pockets too. I do keep a box of my favorite specimens for myself just fer lookin at and a big drawer full of polished slabs in case I ever can get these clumsy fingers to do a wire wrap correctly....Mel
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Post by gr on Mar 31, 2011 22:46:29 GMT -5
Mel, That is exactly what I'm looking for is what people do with their tumbles when there done. Wether displays or presents of or whatever. Giving them away is a cool thing to do; especially to kids Thanks for sharing what you do with them
gary
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Post by elementary on Apr 1, 2011 19:25:11 GMT -5
Legal disclaimer: I forgot to give Mel credit on my post a while back as he is the one who donated the material to start my student giveaway section and still helps keep it going.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Apr 1, 2011 22:19:44 GMT -5
I have a small experiment in progress - we have zillions of squirrels here, and we like them, except when they insist on digging in the nice soft potting soil in the ceramic or terra cotta planters where we have a lot of decorative flowering plants that get replanted every spring. I had a flash of an idea that maybe, if I put a layer of rocks on top of the potting soil, it might discourage squirrel delinquency.
Well, it's only been a couple of days, but so far so good - and hey, the planters look better with decorative, tumble-polished stones on top! I'll take a picture when I think about it.
Tom
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Post by gr on Apr 1, 2011 22:49:24 GMT -5
I'm wondering if the shine is what they don't like. Big plus, is that layer of stone will keep the soil moist longer to. Great Idea Tom. looking for the photos to come. I'll have to tell my daughter in Kansas about that as they have that peskie problem also
gary
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Post by tandl on Apr 3, 2011 1:49:00 GMT -5
I really like those tumbles in the glassware Gary . why im i up at this time , going to swap meet up near Chicago
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