Jewellery By Shalini

Blue Aventurine and Copper Pendant : This piece of polished Blue Aventurine has been set in copper wire. This is a new design for setting cabochons that I have recently started making.  I really like it that the setting shows off most of the stone with its natural patterns.

Rhodonite and Copper Pendant : This piece of polished Rhodonite has been set in copper wire. This is a new design for setting cabochons that I have recently started making.  I really like it that the setting shows off most of the stone with its natural patterns.

I am easily pleased :-) This is going to be so much fun!  We have taken delivery of LOTS of Rough Labradorite today and I have spent the last half an hour just picking up random pieces and saying oooh! Over the next few weeks these pieces and the 12 Kg we procured last week will be added to our Rough Rock Shop so keep an eye on the shop or follow Stamford Lapidary on facebook

Hoping to spend some more time in the workshop in the coming months and making better use of this fabulous machine built by Mr. A! A new Diamond Cabochon machine – conclusion | Rough Rocks, Minerals & Crystals : 'via Blog this'

Stamford Lapidary Workshop Creating Beautiful Cabochons | Jewellery By Shalini : 'via Blog this' The Engine Room!

Bespoke Lapidary Projects | Rough Rocks, Minerals & Crystals : 'via Blog this'

The Sibson Inn Hotel on the A1 near Stamford will host a Christmas Fair showcasing local craft talent on 13 - 14 November. I have booked my stall and I am really looking forward to it. If anyone is interested in having a stall please contact Mark Prime for details The Sibson Inn A1 Great North Road Stibbington Nr Peterborough Cambs PE8 6ND  Tel:  01780 782227   Jewellery By Shalini , Stamford Lapidary & Greensleaves Florist will be there.

We recently ordered some Rough Tiger Eye from our supplier in USA. It arrived on Tuesday and I am impressed with the quality. There is some blue in it as well! Very excited :-) I can see a lot of potential in this lot for cutting and cabbing and also for sale as rough chunks and slabs to other lapidaries

It's been a cold winter and Dave and I found it a bit difficult to go out into the Lapidary Workshop. One, it was a bit (well a lot!) cold out there and two, part of the workshop was used as storage area for the extra wood we acquired to keep the open fire going through the cold weather. After all the excitement of the Christmas Market was over we felt a little lost. The workshop was too cold and the television was boring. So Dave went looking for ideas on what else we could do. Everyone knows about my obsession with wire :-) and we always have plenty in the house. And thanks to my friend Amanda from Greensleaves Florist I had some lovely coloured craft wire as well! Dave had been making a few simple Gem trees with wire and Tumblestones and he found this fantastic website about Beaded and Wire Tree Sculptures End result... we are now having so much fun making Wire Tree Sculptures of different types. I have added the first few wire creations we have made to the Jewellery By Sh...