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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2010 0:38:42 GMT -5
Hi all, I picked up a bunch of cheapo night lights at our local dollar store. They each had a little bracket that snapped onto the light. I removed the little decorative faces off the lights and epoxied slabs to them. Ive got a bunch throughout the house and also gave a couple to a family member for their birthday.   This one is neat.......it has some fractures but we thought it had kind of a cool Tim Burton skeleton type look to it LOL.  This one almost looks better in the daylight than it does at night   Next we plan on doing some midnight lace obsidian lights. Thanks for lookin, Shannon |
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Post by Woodyrock on Feb 15, 2010 3:07:06 GMT -5
Shannon:
I really like the results, and it is always rewarding when you can do something like this frugally.........or todays word....green! Now, you know exactly what to do with slabs that you can not cab, yet are too pretty to discard.
Woody
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Post by NatureNut on Feb 15, 2010 9:01:47 GMT -5
Those are great Shannon! I do like the second one in the dark as well as in daylight. Thanks for sharing the ideas with us, it's a great way to use slabs. Did you face polish the slabs? Jo
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Post by Toad on Feb 15, 2010 10:11:29 GMT -5
Those are cool!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2010 11:07:26 GMT -5
Jo,
We did no polishing of these at all. I suppose you could but once lit, I dont think it matters too much.
Shannon
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Post by superioragates on Feb 15, 2010 11:10:00 GMT -5
Oh wow I love love love these! Awesome!!!!!!!
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Post by damammy on Feb 15, 2010 13:26:45 GMT -5
Shannon that is a great way to enjoy agates. I can just picture one in every outlet all on, in a dark room, a dream land. Rocks are just so pretty.
Thanks for sharing. Donna
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Feb 16, 2010 9:48:43 GMT -5
what a fabulous idea, I had toyed w/the idea of putting the slabs in front of candles but this, I think is much better
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 16, 2010 10:50:54 GMT -5
Kim was making them when i was there with Brazilian agate and they where looking great and selling great too -- they are looking cool i wanna see some obsid in one i bet that looks even cooler
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Post by NDK on Feb 16, 2010 14:27:45 GMT -5
Awesome night lights Shan! They look fantastic.
Nate
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Post by sitnwrap on Feb 16, 2010 15:06:19 GMT -5
I love those nightlights and the fact that you don't need to polish them. Looking forward to seeing the Obsidian.
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Post by bobh on Feb 16, 2010 15:14:58 GMT -5
Beautiful and creative. Another vote for obsidian.
Bob
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2010 0:38:15 GMT -5
Per your requests, I made an obsidian one tonight. ;D ;D ;D A self collected one from our Glass Buttes trip with Mr. & Mrs. catmandewe.   Shan |
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Post by snuffy on Feb 17, 2010 0:40:38 GMT -5
Cool,matches the texture on the wall,to me.
snuffy
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 17, 2010 4:17:03 GMT -5
thats realy cool -- nice job
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 17, 2010 14:39:37 GMT -5
Cool idea, the obsidian is amazing and the backlight outlines the best of it.
Adrian
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Post by bobh on Feb 17, 2010 15:05:38 GMT -5
That obsidian is a home run.
Bob
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Post by NDK on Feb 17, 2010 20:44:26 GMT -5
Yup I agree! The obsidian is fantastic!
Probably the best way to display it too. I made my daughter Abby a cab from it (my avatar photo), and you can't really see the pattern unless it's backlit.
Nate
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Post by catskillrocks on Feb 17, 2010 20:49:39 GMT -5
What a great idea, Shannon. They are pretty nice, & yes, the obsidian is, to borrow from ppork, a ripper.  Don |
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Post by frane on Feb 18, 2010 15:57:10 GMT -5
I think out of all of them, the obsidian is a cut above! I just love them!
Fran
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