Beauties From the Week |August 2016

group pic of gorgeous cabochons

group pic of gorgeous cabochons

Sweet little batch of cabs from this week.  Since I have a sale on Instagram every Wednesday, I wrap up a batch every week.  It gives me a deadline to finish things.  This batch has a bunch of cabochons from some of my favorite stones.  Graveyard Point Plume Agate with some highly sought after and rare- pink plumes with a hint of red! Dinosaur bone.  Sonora Sunrise.  Blue and green goldstone.  Feather Ridge Plume Agate- which IS known for it’s gorgeous pink plumes.  Rose Quartz.  Brazilian Sodalite.  And a spike (Azoho’s name for a long thin triangle cab) in some fabulous AA Grade Kingman turquoise.  That’s definitely a week to be proud of.  I love my job.  I’m grateful that I get to handle all of these beauties.

Sea Turtle. Azoho style.

Artist cut turquoise and silver.
Artist cut turquoise and silver.

I have to admit that I’m very proud of this piece. I have a dear friend who loves sea turtles. And I love turquoise. This is one of the prettiest stones that I have ever cut. I do have a show next month so I think I may make a similar piece to offer.

Dinosaur Bone

Collage Dinosaur BoneI’d like to give you some insight into my process for creating my handcrafted jewelry.  I like dinosaur bone.  It’s amazing to me that millions of years ago this was part of a living thing.  It lived it’s lived.  Died.  Agate formed in the fossils.  Millions of years go by and some guy in Utah digs up this rock.  I purchase said rock.  Do my thing.  And now someone will have a chunk of dinosaur to wear on their hand.  Which they will inevitably look at while they are on their smartphone.  LOL.

About ‘my thing’- I took the rock and cut it into a slab, which is the word we use for a slice.  Then I attach it to something to hold.  I use a nail or a piece of dowel.  Then I grind it on wheels of various grits.  Then onto a polish.  That’s cabbing in a nutshell.

These rings are set in sterling silver.  My Mom got one for Mother’s day.  I have two more currently ready to ship.