darwinia
I don't know if I'm veering too much off topic, but I was interested in what other people do with regard to display and lighting for crystals.
I went to a shop to pick up two tarot decks I had ordered and she had a lovely 2-inch sphere of chrysocolla that I wanted but alas, it was $150 CDN. I did however pick up some tiny polished bits of rose quartz, rhosochrosite, chrysocolla, Botswana agate (which is very pretty) and some flourite in a purple/green/clear mixture.
I couldn't afford the book she had--the Melody book, but I did buy a real beginner's book by Simon Lilly which had nice pictures and was only $5.
My question concerns stands for crystal and gemstone spheres. I know some of the stands have lighting, some are wood, some are more decorative. Does anyone here make their own? Or has anyone here used a found object to make a stand? What are your opinions are using lighting or coloured lighting for your crystals?
Just planning ahead ;-)
Edited to add: I've seen some lovely small ceramic pots, some hand painted, and I thought if you glued a scrap of velvet around the inside to prevent scratches that it might work as a decorative stand for a crystal without being tacky. That's kind of what I mean by "found" object. At the shop I go to, she had a small wine glass with a pewter holder depicting a dragon and the glass broke so she put a crystal shere on the metal--very sharp looking and the stand wasn't too tall since the glass was small in the first place.
I'm not sure if there is some kind of rule about only using metal or wood for stands, so your comments would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I went to a shop to pick up two tarot decks I had ordered and she had a lovely 2-inch sphere of chrysocolla that I wanted but alas, it was $150 CDN. I did however pick up some tiny polished bits of rose quartz, rhosochrosite, chrysocolla, Botswana agate (which is very pretty) and some flourite in a purple/green/clear mixture.
I couldn't afford the book she had--the Melody book, but I did buy a real beginner's book by Simon Lilly which had nice pictures and was only $5.
My question concerns stands for crystal and gemstone spheres. I know some of the stands have lighting, some are wood, some are more decorative. Does anyone here make their own? Or has anyone here used a found object to make a stand? What are your opinions are using lighting or coloured lighting for your crystals?
Just planning ahead ;-)
Edited to add: I've seen some lovely small ceramic pots, some hand painted, and I thought if you glued a scrap of velvet around the inside to prevent scratches that it might work as a decorative stand for a crystal without being tacky. That's kind of what I mean by "found" object. At the shop I go to, she had a small wine glass with a pewter holder depicting a dragon and the glass broke so she put a crystal shere on the metal--very sharp looking and the stand wasn't too tall since the glass was small in the first place.
I'm not sure if there is some kind of rule about only using metal or wood for stands, so your comments would be appreciated.
Thanks.