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GEMSTONE PROJECTS sa BOX -- GEMSTONE sa BRACELET -- GEMSTONE sa CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS & ORNAMENTS -- GEMSTONE sa EARRING -- GEMSTONE sa GEMSTONE CLOCK sa GEMSTONE INTARSIA sa GEMSTONE TREE sa JEWELRY -- GEMSTONE sa NECKLACE -- GEMSTONE sa PENDANT -- GEMSTONE sa PICTURE -- GEMSTONE sa PICTURE FRAME -- GEMSTONE sa PIN (JEWELRY) -- GEMSTONE sa PLANT: ARTIFICIAL & IMITATION -- GEMSTONE xx GEMSTONE How to make Happy People characters from small rocks and pebbles glued together and painted. Finished figures can be mounted on plaques or be free-standing. How to make insect sculptures from wire and gemstones. Instructions for making bees swarming around a honeycomb, an ant colony, and a hornet's nest. Rainbow fire. How to encase gem chips in plastic resin and use the resulting "cabochons" as bola slides, etc. Leaded rocks. How to use stained glass copper-foil techniques on gemstone slabs. How to make cat's-eye and star cabochons from beer cans and scrap glass. Tips on selecting and preparing slabs of Brazilian agate for use in making "Tiffany-style" (stained glass) lampshades. A miniature gazebo is made from synthetic quartz using faceting techniques. Miniature wishing well is made from synthetic quartz using faceting techniques. Profiles in jade. Tips on converting scrap jade slabs into interesting sculpture. Temple of gems. A model of a Chinese temple is made from gemstone. 3-D gem tables. Cast plastic resin gem tables feature three layers of gem materials, instead of the usual one layer. Bugged on rocks. Small sculptures of a scarab beetle and wasps are made from gemstones and copper wire. Miniatures in stone. Photos and text describe how one craftsman makes models of old locomotives out of gemstone. How to make a rock slab inlaid table. Make an agate table top. Assemble gemstone carvings the easy way. Make gem sculptures and figurines by assembling tumbled stones with wire and glue. Creations from natural materials. Tips on making mosaics, castings, mobiles, chimes, etc. from such materials as shells, seeds, rocks, wood, etc. A faceted wishing well. Decorative miniature wishing well is fabricated from Brazilian quartz. How to make stone slab "windows" and hangings leaded together by the foil-and-solder method used in stained glass work. Dragonfly made of four slices of closely matched agate (or other gemstone) and gold-filled wire. How to make a 9"-diameter hollow sphere from small pieces of gemstone 3/8" thick. Picture windows. The making of intarsia cabochons with natural picture windows. Gemstone material with a clear translucent "window" containing a natural "picture" or art form in bold colors is framed with black Wyoming jade. Part 1. Picture windows. The making of intarsia cabochons with natural picture windows. Part 2. Cattail. An ideal beginner's project for lapidaries who want to learn wire forming so they can complement their stone work. An agate "cattail" and silver wire "leaves" are supported by a jade base. Cat's-eye celestite. Tips on cutting a cat's-eye cabochon with an unusual example. Tip on embedding a small photograph inside a gemstone triplet. Making a golf putter head from a block of jade gemstone. Some tips. The ultimate knife. An advanced inlay project. Equip a folding pocket knife with stone inlay in the handle area. Awesome agate lamp shades. Make a "Tiffany"-style lamp from gemstone slabs. An advanced project. Part 1. Awesome agate lamp shades. Make a "Tiffany"-style lamp from gemstone slabs. An advanced project. Part 2. Working with Alaskan stone. A silver and stone jewelry-making project. Aurora borealis stone and Yukon rhodonite are sliced, cut to pattern shape and epoxied into silver channels. Beginner to intermediate level. Bezel setting opals. An intermediate-skill project. Setting stones in leather. Using gemstones to enhance floral designs carved in leather. | |||||||||
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