On Saturday the hubs and I went to the Gem, Mineral and Fossil show here in Jackson. (He really is down for anything and this was actually his idea!) I can honestly say it was one of the most interesting trade shows I've ever been to, and I love me a good craft show! But this place was like The Nature Store (Remember that place? Yet another reason why the 90's rocked.) on crack. We're both fairly nerdy individuals and the oddest things tend to pique our interests, such as a good rock. I don't know how one becomes a trader of quartz chunks and fossils but it just might be my life calling. I curse myself everyday for not becoming a paleontologist. Epic life fail. The vendors truly had some amazing things to offer and I really racked up on some beauties. I walked away with an amber and silver ring, a quartz necklace pendant and a stunning jade bangle. We also got a nifty little tree to display in our home that is made of wire and set on a slade of purple quartz. The two round half orb thingys started out as a solid ball of rock. You bought the rock and then the vendor used a medieval looking contraption to crack it open and show you the sparkly inside. Pretty neat, huh? I think I'm going to spray the backsides with high gloss sealer and put them on my mantle.
I swear I own a real camera. The iPhone is just so dang convenient!
Since not everyone was lucky enough to go to the G,M and F Show (that's what all the cool kids are calling it.) I thought I would share some of my favorite au naturel inspired finds from Etsy.
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