Psssst. Guess what? I'm actually on vacation right now. Yup, I’m most likely sitting on the beach with various members of my family, listening to the ocean waves crash, getting a teensy bit of sun and handing Jack his 19th snack of the day. I didn’t want to leave you bored with my lack o’

Lately I've been experimenting with making slightly translucent CP soap, and I decided to create a soap that would look like agate. Apricot Agates are banded agates that are mostly mined in Botswana, Africa, that's why they are usually called 'Botswana Agates'. They look like this: (source: pinterest) To make the soap, I did a faux funnel pour in 1 spot in the mold, using squeeze bottles. Here is what it looked like:  After all the soap batter was poured, I spun the mold clockwise. You can learn more about the spinning swirl technique by watching this video. I forgot to take a picture right away (oops!) and took it only after covering the mold with plastic wrap: And here are my cold-process soap gemstones! I spritzed them with alcohol for a shiny finish. After that I prepared another batch of soap called Malachite. I poured the soap batter differently but also used the spinning swirl technique. Here is how the soap looked in the mold after being spun: After being cut: I hope you enjoyed looking at my new gemstone soaps. :)

Black Lacquer and faux malachite finish on this beautiful neoclassical desk with brass accents.

Here is definitive proof that silver looks fabulous with colour. We have used hand cut Malachite stone in graduated sizes. These are tall , striking candlesticks that will grace any table, sideboard or mantelpiece with a soft, luxurious elegance. The bases and the tops are made in hand hammered silver and each stone is spaced with a graduated silver collet. Note: We can make this design in smaller sizes, but not larger. We can also make them with different coloured stones to order. Please enquire.

Malachite. The mineral is a copper carbonate. Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona. (Collection of the California State Mining and Mineral Museum.)

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A fine pair of Art Deco style hexagonal shaped malachite vases, with giltwood bases and tops, mounted as lamps