https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/ laurieopal - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:23:03 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios laurieopal personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/5058386/1754950 https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/48015.html Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:23:03 GMT https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/48015.html I'm getting ready for Fogcon and thought I'd post photos of a couple of the designs I'll have with me that are fossils.<br /><br />Pendant is amber with insect inclusions from 50 - 100 million year ago. Setting is sterling silver.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/laurieopal/19175062/88687/88687_300.jpg" title="" /></div><br />Close up of bug.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/laurieopal/19175062/88841/88841_300.jpg" title="" /></div><div><br />Large opal is a fossilized clam shell.<br />&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/laurieopal/19175062/89295/89295_300.jpg" title="" /></div><div><br />Both designs are about 2 &quot; wide. I love designing with fossils.</div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=laurieopal&ditemid=48015" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://laurieopal.dreamwidth.org/48015.html fogcon opal shell amber public 0