Some things found inside a crystal Laker are really amazing!
A classic “Floater”.
Lovely little Island.
A Big, Bold, red “Floater” on a crystal lake.
Dark Smoky Quartz Lakers. These will be fun.
I love Lake Superior Agates that are on the unusual side. Many of my agate jewelry pieces are made from agates other than the banded fortification variety. I love tube agates, moss agates, sagenite agates, painted–you know really I like all Lake Superior Agates. The Candy Stripers with their beautiful reds and whites are well liked. I also like “Floaters”, those banded Lake Superior Agates that float in a sea of crystal. A special variety I have really enjoyed working with are the banded Lake Superior Agates that surround amethyst crystal pockets. When that crystal happens to be amethyst–wow! I am always in search of amethyst floaters, but finding one makes me really excited. I want to cut, polish and wrap that agate right now!
This is the end cut of Janet’s “Garden Rock”
Amazing Crystally Lakers
Janets “Garden Rock” is a spectacular and amazing Laker.
Last summer we were vendors at the Agate Expo 2016 in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. We had previously participated at the Celebration of Agates and the Wonderful World of Agates which had been held in some prior years. In each of these shows we have always been next to Scott Wolter’s booth, and have joked and chatted with Scott and Janet at these events, as neighbors do. I was talking with Janet about my love for amethyst floaters and I asked her if she would be my eyes and try to find some for me at the Moose Lake agate event. Janet took this as a challenge and told me later that she had fun looking for them. She sent me a box and included a few Lake Superior Agates from her garden. I cut some of these that she sent including one of those garden rocks. What I found inside this crystal beauty was extraordinary, as you can see by the picture. I named it Orange Mountain, but nicknamed it Janet’s Garden Rock.
I sent her a picture of her rock after it became a pendant. From Janet: “Yes, I did give Scott a big hint that it would be a perfect gift me for Christmas. A very big hint! And as any smart husband knows, happy wife, happy life! I think Scott is just pleased as punch that one of his “cast off” agates he tossed in our rock garden, became a big hit with me.” Scott bought the pendant and it became a Christmas present for Janet. I was told Scott had a big grin on his face as he presented it to Janet, and her ordinary garden rock is now a piece she can wear and treasure.
Tubes and Amethyst? The possibilities are amazing. This is a larger Laker, so lots of jewelry if it’s a good one.
Citrine in a Laker is quite stunning.
An Amethyst/Quartz pocket inside of a Lake Superior Agate.
My retail outlet Copper World sold one of these one day. I was doing demos there and in 4 days 4 pendants made from adjacent slabs were sold.
Gorgeous; what more can be said?
No clue as to what awaits inside this one. That’s the fun of it, isn’t it?
Since the Agate Expo I have been able to locate some further Lake Superior Agates that show a lot of promise. I look forward to exposing the insides of these stones and I have taken some pictures so you can also predict what the inside will look like. Some of the Lake Superior Agates I have indicate Smokey Quartz instead of amethyst or clear quartz. I am also intrigued to see what they will look like. During this coming year, watch for some unusual crystal Lake Superior Agates turned into pendants at Snob Appeal Jewelry. Be sure to follow us on Facebook for the latest posts. And if you see Janet Wolter, ask her to show you her “Garden Rock”.