Gemstone Skull Jewelry

WOW! Dior has some HOT gemstone Skull Jewelry rich with diamonds and platinum. Very cool, by Victoire de Castellane. More images at the link. It's way out of my league, but I really appreciate it!

"Geologists: 'We May Be Slowly Running Out Of Rocks'"

Hello to all the rock, gem, mineral, and stone appreciating people out there,

Nobody really loves rocks the way I love rocks. So after reading this article, "Geologists: 'We May Be Slowly Running Out Of Rocks'" online at America's Finest New Source, I felt compelled to share it with others who also care about rocks and our natural environment. Once you've read this article I'm sure you'll understand why we here at DVHdesigns always consider the natural life cycle of all rocks through every step of the lapidary refinery and stone upcycling process.

I want all customers of DVHdesigns to know that all of the rough rock that I work with in order to make my one of a kind, custom cut, gemstone bead pendants is 100% certifiable, free range rock that has been ethically harvested from it's mother lode and father formations. My solid rock gemstone pendants are then released via either my DVHdesigns eBay store or Etsy store using sustainable pricing. The unique, hand made, drill hole makes these upcycled rocks easily tagged, leashed, and able to be incorporated into human adornment, while never losing or diminishing their life cycle status as a genuine rock. The polished, matte, or natural finishes that are individually chosen for each of my stone beads increase their desirability to humans while not in any way hampering the stones ultimate return to it's rock flock of origin after the inevitable downfall of human civilization.

Here is a picture of the rock reconstitution and sedimentation process underway here at DVHdesigns. When possible we like to sun dry our rock sludge for a more organic evaporation process. The recycled plastic kitty litter bucket serves as a protective shell and a mold for the young sedimentary sludge. It will take only a few hundreds of years for the plastic bucket/boulder mold to naturally biodegrade and be reabsorbed into the mutant ecosystems of the future. By then the sedimentary sludge should be cured enough to be a stand alone rock! Under the proper conditions this bucket of ground up rock sludge will metamorph into an even harder and more solid stone. Meanwhile it can dream of day when it may mature to become a boulder, living it's natural life out once more as a free range rolling stone, gathering no moss, and never again to be taken for granite....

Like the concerned geologists & environmentalists mentioned in the article that I linked to above, a world without rocks is also my nightmare scenario! Thanks for letting me share and have a great day!