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Oh lord have mercy on my soul!!!
I went to a gem show to pick up some goodies today. 
Druzy cabs
Ugh these gorgeous pieces of citrine.
Crystal quartz cab
A yummy piece of black kyanite
Three pieces of not really tumbled but sort of 1/2 raw, 1/2 smooth blue kyanite.
Adorable little pyrite cubes and some raw garnets.
Opals
Some smaller pieces of argonite
And this cool labradorite cab that is raw on the front face.
Oh and I bought myself a pressie too…
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Ohhh the labradorite is my favorite
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Holy wow, you scored big!! Gorgeous stones!!!
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Aaaah, you went treasure hunting! What a beautiful stones! Love the last one! 
All those little cracks and inclusions in it!
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Ohhhhhh, these are GORGEOUS!!! Great score!!!
I have tried wire wrapping too…epic failure lol. I dont think wire is my preferred medium it turns out! 
I may try this and think the same thing so I like your idea of using anothers tools. Maybe I can travel to do some testing first. Thank you! 
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Green aventurine, rose quartz and… malachite?
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I love this! I find having pocket stones so helpful for me but sometimes I don’t have pockets so necklaces have become my favorite way to utilize them. I made this Larimar pendant and it’s helping me to find the calm center in the storm lately. Love them!
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Love that stone!!!
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It’s my go-to stone lately! Sooooo calming. I have two more listed in my etsy shop.
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Me too!!! I made thos little blue kyanite pendant for my cousins daughter (second cousin?) the other day. Wearing gemstones is the best.
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Ooh that’s beautiful! Is that electroplating? Is it hard? It looks beautiful! I’m looking to get into metalsmithing in a few months when life settles back down a bit.
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Yes, i think this would be considered electroforming because I am building the copper not just plating but honestly I dont know. hahaha Whatever it is, its so fun. Its a learning curve for sure, especially if you want the copper to build textured. I still do silver smithing too but my souls calling for aloneness keeps me away from working with silver at the busy metal shop and doing copper instead at home.
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Ohhh, I love this!! As I get started, I may reach out to you for more insight if that’s ok! This is adorable and super exciting.
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Yes of course, two minds learning is always better than one.
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Absolutely! We never have to be in it alone.
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What’s the yellow palmstone???
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Its a piece of butterscotch amber.
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It’s time to talk about crystals again 
What about this one:
Going to recieve this blue/purple Tanzanite crystal pendant today
Looking forward to it!
Just one day of working ahead and then I can enjoy this beauty! I love raw crystals more then polished ones, and you?
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Oh yes me too love raw stones. That is lovely, i adore tanzanite.
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