Rough Rocks

Here we show what rough rocks we have

Stamford Artisans Guild Craft Fair 16 May 2010

So far there are 30 confirmed crafters who will be displaying a wide variety of crafts and skills, all items on display have been made by the person on the stall.

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Stamford Artisans Guild 2010 Show Dates Confirmed

Good news for all Crafters and Artisans in the Stamford Lincolnshire area, the Stamford Artisans Guild has announced their confirmed craft fair show dates for 2010. The shows detailed below will be held in the Stamford Arts Centre right in the heart of Stamford. You will find all manner of crafts on display varying from […]

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Stamford Artisans Guild Christmas Fair 6th December 2009

I wrote a short post recently about the Stamford Artisans Guild, now I am reporting back on the recent Christmas Craft Fair that was held on the 6th December in the Stamford Arts Centre.

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Introducing the Stamford Artisans Guild

Yes, our small town of Stamford in Lincolnshire now has its very own crafters group, the Stamford Artisans Guild.

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Shalini’s First Cabachon Attempts

My wife Shalini recently started out of the grand voyage of learning to make cabachons, now I can’t get near the cab machine :-). She is doing really well and was quite bold in the fact that she used a variety of material with different results. Here is a taster: Her best one was a […]

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Blue and Golden Labradorite Collection

With this method of stone mounting you only use wire and a few hand tools, there are no glues or soldering involved and at times it does present a challenge but the finished items are always very unique and rewarding.

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rough sodalite 164 grams

Just Posted Some More Sodalite Rough

Our aim is to offer affordable rough rocks for those interested in Lapidary, mineral collecting and crystal healing, all of our rocks are in the UK so you won’t experience any delays with customs or import duties when you buy from us.

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Another Rough Flint Haul

Noticing all this vast amount of spoil my interest got aroused, what might be amongst this lot I though, so like all good rock hounds I started to look closer and to my joy I realised I had found another good source of rough flint.

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Rough Sodalite

Here we have a fine rough Sodalite specimen weighing approximately 164 grams. Picture taken when the stone is dry. Sodalite is a deep blue mineral, often with white deposits of calcite running through it. This piece would be fine for cutting and polishing into cabochons for use in jewellery making. Sodalite has a hardness rating […]

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