electrocutus
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Post by electrocutus on Oct 20, 2022 9:14:58 GMT -5
electrocutus Do you just set them on top, or are you making headstones and incorporating them? I do think I'll leave that one out either way so people don't leave my video crying. It's just to set them on top when visiting. I do not have the skills to make headstones. |
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Post by waterboysh on Oct 20, 2022 9:31:41 GMT -5
Jugglerguy A bee waterer is like a bird bath. But the bees need a place to land. So people typically add rocks and then add enough water to not cover the rocks. They'll place the hole thing near some flowers and plants meant to attract them. My wife has one in her garden that has a lot of mancala beads in it. The bees are attracted to the shiny colors I believe.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2022 9:45:21 GMT -5
JugglerguyAh, that makes sense! Yes, something similar to that, some of them use bigger rocks too and make people out of them and shadowbox frame them.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2022 10:06:18 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 20, 2022 10:16:48 GMT -5
These are all natural unpolished but could do the same with polished rocks.    Yes, that's what my sisters make. They also use unpolished rocks. I've always called that "pebble art". |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 20, 2022 10:18:25 GMT -5
Awesome ideas. I've seen the tumbled stones glued together to make bowls or candle holders. I also put them in my rock "treasure bags" that I sell at rock shows (only sold them at one show so far but they are a hit especially when you say there are tumbled rocks in them too). I have never seen that. Are they glued, or are they in some sort of mortar? I have seen birdhouses made from natural rocks, just like a stone house would be made. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2022 10:19:19 GMT -5
JugglerguyThats cool! You should tell them to join the forum and share their work with us! Would love to see them. 
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 20, 2022 10:27:47 GMT -5
JugglerguyThats cool! You should tell them to join the forum and share their work with us! Would love to see them. Here's a picture that my sister June posted on Facebook the other day:  |
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Post by Tommy on Oct 20, 2022 10:44:00 GMT -5
Jugglerguy this might not fit the spirit of your list but I used to include them as a free gift in orders I sent out. Often the gift was a free cabochon but towards the end of my active selling it was more likely to be tumbled rocks. 
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 20, 2022 11:08:04 GMT -5
Jugglerguy Thats cool! You should tell them to join the forum and share their work with us! Would love to see them. Here's a picture that my sister June posted on Facebook the other day: They are very nice! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2022 11:22:24 GMT -5
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Post by markb on Oct 20, 2022 14:15:15 GMT -5
electrocutus Do you just set them on top, or are you making headstones and incorporating them? I do think I'll leave that one out either way so people don't leave my video crying. It's just to set them on top when visiting. I do not have the skills to make headstones. We've seen this done before with coins and other small items. Sort of like leaving a calling card to say you were by to pay respect or have a memory of a person. I think leaving a stone you have tumbled is a nice touch. |
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Post by HankRocks on Oct 20, 2022 15:22:11 GMT -5
Jugglerguy Thats cool! You should tell them to join the forum and share their work with us! Would love to see them. Here's a picture that my sister June posted on Facebook the other day: Interesting timing, my wife spotted these type items today at the big Craft Show in Gatlinburg. Great weather, great color, tons of people. |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 20, 2022 15:33:23 GMT -5
Scotch on the real rocks. Put them in the freezer and don't chew or swallow.
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Post by ericabelle on Oct 20, 2022 17:55:22 GMT -5
Scotch on the real rocks. Put them in the freezer and don't chew or swallow. Oh yeah! We have some rocks made for that purpose we use in our bourbon, but I’m sure you could use most any rock! Great idea |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 20, 2022 20:32:36 GMT -5
Jugglerguy this might not fit the spirit of your list but I used to include them as a free gift in orders I sent out. Often the gift was a free cabochon but towards the end of my active selling it was more likely to be tumbled rocks. Sort of like a bag of Tootsie Rolls from the Rock Shed? |
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Post by Tommy on Oct 20, 2022 20:39:40 GMT -5
Sort of like a bag of Tootsie Rolls from the Rock Shed? Yes right up until you break a tooth  |
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 22, 2022 0:34:03 GMT -5
Good idea for a video Rob! I'm with you in regards to not liking most results on wire-wrapped tumbled stones. One of the few style of wraps which I thought didn't look like a hot mess (that really sounds mean...) is the following one. Here's a link to a "cage" wire wrap which I thought looked the most interesting...and a style I'm going to try one of these days... I agree. That is neat and would work with lots of rock shapes. susand24224 those are very nice wraps but, as you said, those are small slabs, almost cabs, not the typical tumbled rock. Both of these seem a little complicated for the type of list I'm going for though. If I knew how to do them, they'd make good videos on their own. ashley My wife was a science teacher. Science teachers don't really like tumbled rocks. They like them natural. Geologists will break a rock just to see how it breaks and what a fresh surface looks like. Did you have something specific in mind by "rock art" Do you mean the pictures made from little pebbles? Two of my sisters make those. I'll add that to the list. dshanpnw waterboysh I thought of selling them, but decided to leave that off the list. The person buying them would still need a use for them. Pat I have given away a lot of rocks and I agree that I get at least as much pleasure from it as the recipients do. @pabblesky, the advent calendar is a little complicated for me to make on my own. The candle holder is sort of similar to #8 on my list. I like that! Bravura Cabochon Designs That's a good idea, but my wife wouldn't let me do it when we had a tile backsplash put in our kitchen, so I can't show an example. I might include it anyway. electrocutus Do you just set them on top, or are you making headstones and incorporating them? I do think I'll leave that one out either way so people don't leave my video crying. jimmie I make little crosses for that purpose, but I suppose just a rock could be nice to carry around too. vance71975 ericabelle I guess that's sort of like making a mosaic. I might add it to that one. markb I have always just carried them when I'm out rock hunting to give to people I meet on the beach. I guess I could give them away to other people too. I like your message that you give out with the rock. vegasjames Is a bee waterer like a bird bath? I'm seriously thinking about carving a bird bath into a large boulder in my backyard. I actually considered putting some tumbled rocks in there. I have heard that copper keeps the water from getting algae in it, so I was going to put in some raw copper that I picked up in the U.P. Thanks everyone for the ideas. I won't use all of them, but I do appreciate all of them. A bee waterer is simply a bowl filled with marbles or small stones then with water. This gives the bees something to land on and get a drink of water without falling in to the water and drowning.
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Post by fernwood on Oct 22, 2022 4:34:30 GMT -5
I have a bird/insect watering dish in my yard.
Agree that the polished rocks attract those who need water. I also have a larger rock in it for birds to land on.
Glue a bell cap on for a pendant.
Mosaic stepping stones. I once led a craft class where we put tumbled stones in the bottom of a mold. Then added quick set concrete. They turned out great.
Bottom of a clear vase for flower arrangements. Not only looks pretty, but holds the stems in place.
I once made some etched mirrors. Instead of a frame for them, I glued tumbled rocks around the edge of the mirrors.
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Post by drocknut on Oct 26, 2022 17:21:27 GMT -5
Awesome ideas. I've seen the tumbled stones glued together to make bowls or candle holders. I also put them in my rock "treasure bags" that I sell at rock shows (only sold them at one show so far but they are a hit especially when you say there are tumbled rocks in them too). I have never seen that. Are they glued, or are they in some sort of mortar? I have seen birdhouses made from natural rocks, just like a stone house would be made. The ones I've seen are glued together but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. |
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