Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Rock Show in Peoria

On Saturday, Doug and I went to a rock and gem show in Peoria. It was a lot of fun to walk around and look at all the tables. There were displays of fossils and remarkable stones, as well as stuff to buy. There was a geode-cracking demonstration and a guy doing lampworked dichroic glass. The vendors included:

PV's Rocks -- PV'sRocks@aol.com
Gary L. Peavy sells mainly minerals and fossils, including some very interesting spheres that had geode inclusions on one side. I bought some tumbled stones here to keep for when people need them. (I give away a fair number of stones.) I made sure to get a couple of good rose quartz chunks; that's a favorite all-purpose stone for emotional first-aid.

WindStones Art
Kathy Travis makes dichroic glass jewelry.

Carved Opal and Obsidian -- opalandobsidian@yahoo.com
Larry and Pamela Castle carry "lapidary, folk art, jewelry, and the unexpected." They had an especially splendid selection of carved stone beads at good prices, of which I bought several for magical and ornamental purposes. They also had a lot of rainbow obsidian carved in ways that display its different colors ... a fascinating application of chatoyancy through clever carving. The piece I bought casts a five-pointed star.

Rock's Rocks
He buys and sells fossils and minerals. There were some nice bead necklaces and pendants there.

Nature's Drift -- naturesdrift@insightbb.com
Dave & Georgia Hoggatt carry rock and mineral speciments, and Brazilian products. They had some nice stone windchimes and boxes. The prices weren't totally unreasonable, but above what I'm willing to spend at a rock show. In that context I'm seriously in bargain-hunter mode, unless caught by something truly spectacular. One reason I love rock shows is because they always contain some bargains, if the show is even good enough to bother attending in the first place.

Bill List
He sells a rustic assortment of antler lamps and hooks, powder horns, stone and steel knives. I was particularly intrigued by the knives, variously made of knapped obsidian and manmade glass with antler hilts. Still haven't found one I want to take home, but I think I'm looking for a knapped athame. I keep getting caught by "almosts."

After we finished shopping at the rock show, we went to Mother Nature's Emporium. This is a small New Age shop in Peoria, whose owner we met recently. She invited us to drop by since she knew we'd be in town. The shop carries a lot of magical spices and oils, plus some other altar tools and supplies for New Age, Native American, Pagan, and other traditions. It's worth a stop if you're in the area.
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ysabetwordsmith

Hearts and stars

ysabetwordsmith

August 27 2007, 05:52:18 UTC 13 years ago

I was tempted by the hearts. Some of them had slightly better colors. However, I wanted a five-pointed star specifically, for an altar piece. Someday I may get a heart too, though. There were a lot of pieces that were much larger, or in a higher grade of stone -- out of my price range for now.
dnellin

Re: Hearts and stars

dnellin

August 27 2007, 06:12:56 UTC 13 years ago

They're all beautiful. Nature does some amazing things.