The next class is November 4th: Wire Wrap Pendants – Spiral, Cage, and Simple Wrap.
Bring your favorite irregular-shaped rock, stone, bead, or shell and learn how to wire wrap it with copper wire to make a pendant! Your object needs be 1″ – 2″ long. Make several! If you don’t have anything you’d like to wrap, Judy will have tumbled quartz stones on hand. Bring your regular jewelry making tools, as well. Kit: $.75 (wire only). $1.25 (wire and stone).
6pm – 9pm, South meeting room, Huntsville Gem & Mineral Education Center, Sandra Moon Community Complex, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE. Park in South lot off Bailey Cove Rd SE.
Did You Know? In January, researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center identified the world’s oldest asteroid crater: a 43-mile wide impact structure in Yarrabubba, Western Australia. By analyzing radioactive elements in sample rocks, geochronologists determined that the collision occurred about 2 billion years ago. The impact sent 100+ billion tons of water vapor into the upper atmosphere possibly triggering a period of global warming. Source: The Week, February 14, 2020
November - Topaz: Colorless topaz treated to blue is a mass-market gem, but fine pink-to-red, purple, or orange gems are one-of-a-kind. Top sources include Ouro Prêto, Brazil, and Russia's Ural Mountains. Citrine: Citrine’s color comes from traces of iron. It’s perhaps the most popular and frequently purchased yellow gemstone and an attractive alternative for topaz and yellow sapphire.
Source: https://www.gia.edu.
