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Post by stoner on Jun 5, 2005 0:38:47 GMT -5
Hi all. My daughter is having a baby the end of June and the theme she is using for decorating the room is fish. So I started out wanting to make a mobile for the baby's cradle but changed my mind and came up with this. Pet fish that never need feeding or cleaning.    They're all agates and I shaped them on my grinder. It only took about 20 minutes to shape each one. They look a lot better in person. There is one made from a bluish agate with a yellow spot right where the mouth is, but unfortunately I didn't get a good shot of it. Just another idea for using rocks in a project. Oh yea, the rocks on the bottom of the bowl are ones I've polished in the past. Enjoy, Ed |
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Jun 5, 2005 0:45:14 GMT -5
Ed, Very cool looking! Are those real plants, but rock fish?
I am thinking if the plants are plastic to put a few drops of clorox or something to keep the algae from growing in it.
Cal
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 5, 2005 0:54:21 GMT -5
ed you are so talented and clever. what did you use for the eyes? i bet your daughter loved this and the baby will sure love watching them. i want to see the mobile too! get busy lol.
kim
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Post by gaetzchamp on Jun 5, 2005 1:05:15 GMT -5
Stoner-
Those are absolutely fabulous. What a hoot. Good work my friend.
Gaetz
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Post by nepherite on Jun 5, 2005 2:03:48 GMT -5
Great job on the fish, what a clever idea !
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ArkieRockhound
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Post by ArkieRockhound on Jun 5, 2005 7:40:58 GMT -5
What a clever idea! I love it! And I'm sure your daughter will too.
Trish
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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 5, 2005 8:12:40 GMT -5
another winner, Ed, fantastic idea!! LOVE the fish!! so cool!
KD
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Post by llanago on Jun 5, 2005 9:35:17 GMT -5
Stoner, you are so creative and talented! The fish are awesome! Your daughter and her baby will love it.
Those would sell like hotcakes at a crafts show, I bet!
llana
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 5, 2005 10:14:20 GMT -5
Ed WTG awesome fish (and they will never need the grand flush)
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Post by Alice on Jun 5, 2005 11:02:01 GMT -5
That's really cool!
Great work stoner!
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 5, 2005 12:35:55 GMT -5
hey ED thats just too cool man i realy like it --what a great idea
cal just said about the algae you can go to a pet store and they sell something called algae destroyer i think its called? i bet if you put it in right away it will stop any from growin,, and dont put it in direct sunlight like at a window it will turn green real fast ,, and now ya gotta fig a way to put a air stone in there will look cool and keep the fish movin like there real hahaha
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Post by earthdog on Jun 5, 2005 16:06:02 GMT -5
Very cool! Can I use your idea?
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Post by deepsouth on Jun 5, 2005 16:34:16 GMT -5
Ed Stoner , you get my vote of most talented creative stoner of the month.
Great work . I love it
Jack
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Post by shorty1 on Jun 5, 2005 18:51:26 GMT -5
hi all ha stoner cool i like it .keep up the good work i once had a black and white stone i made a killer whale once .my grande daughter scamed it off me haha... it scared her fish they wouldnt go near it .
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Post by cookie3rocks on Jun 5, 2005 19:01:43 GMT -5
Wow, Ed, All I can say is.. What they said. Me too.  cookie |
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Post by stoner on Jun 6, 2005 1:10:40 GMT -5
Hi all. Thanks for the kind words. I had a lot of fun making these and setting up the fish bowl. My daughter has 2 large aquariums and has already got plans on how to make this fish bowl stay clean. For those who are going to try this, be careful cuz I started to shred the edge of my 280grit Nova wheel while shaping the fins. And the eyes are just a dot using a sharpie permanent marker.
Happy fishing, Ed
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Post by creativeminded on Jun 6, 2005 10:01:48 GMT -5
If you hadn't said they were stone I wouldn't have guessed it they look real, you did a great job on those.
Tami
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