Comments on: Should I buy a crystal rock kit to make necklaces with? http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/crystal-jewelry-making/should-i-buy-a-crystal-rock-kit-to-make-necklaces-with Jewelry Making Ideas & Tips Sun, 20 May 2012 13:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: bwlobo http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/crystal-jewelry-making/should-i-buy-a-crystal-rock-kit-to-make-necklaces-with#comment-3760 bwlobo Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:18:59 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingideasblog.com/crystal-jewelry-making/should-i-buy-a-crystal-rock-kit-to-make-necklaces-with#comment-3760 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.<br><b>References : </b><br>bwlobo 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.
References :
bwlobo

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