Jewelry Making

I make jewelry a little and I know different people enjoy crystals but I want the rigid kind. The ones that look more natural like pulled right out of the ground instead if the ones that have been cut and turned into beads (which is basically the kind I find in the craft store). I don’t know any local museums that have them (but I will look into it later) and I’ll check the craft stores in person but while I’m there should I go ahead and purchase a crystal growing kit? I know there expensive so I would most likely buy the cheapest one especially if the kit is a one time use thing. But then I have the problem of trying to break or mine th crystal into a charm or bead. So should I go ahead and buy the kit or settle for crystal beads?

Crystal rocks are extremely fragile. I remember making them in a glass bowl & telling our kids not to touch it or bump it, because they will disintegrate into pieces.

* Magic Rocks are not non-toxic. The ingredients are harmful if swallowed, plus they are a skin and eye irritant. That makes them unsuitable for very young children. Keep them away from pets, too. It is safe to rinse the materials down the drain, but clean-up is a little more critical than with non-toxic projects.
* You can get poor results if you don’t adhere to the instructions. If the rocks are too close together, your crystals will look flat and uninteresting. If your water is too warm or too cold your crystals will be too spindly too support themselves or will be stunted.
* The instructions don’t explain the science behind how Magic Rocks work. In case you are wondering, you aren’t really growing crystals in this project. You are precipitating colored metal salts. It’s still awesome.

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