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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I've been working hard the last few weeks and I'm finally listing some of my new work! Gorgeous pink and lavender cotton candy agate in a simple sterling silver setting with a fine brushed finish Size: 9.5 Stone: 15 x 16mm, 10.5ct

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Another recent piece - Geometric solid copper ring I plan to do more in this style when I can get back out in the shop

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Heyyy everybody 👋🏻 I feel bad for disappearing for a while but my mental and physical batteries were at an all-time low. Feeling a bit better so I'll be around as much as I can. Also, here's a piece I finished a couple days ago! It's amazonite from California in copper

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

On the final stretch with this batch of agates! #lapidary #jewelry

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I have finally taken pictures of my latest batch of Apache tear rings! I'll be listing these today #artisan #jewelry

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

It's tube agate! This is one of the rarest forms of agate that is found in my old hunting grounds and it turns out that I found some 🥲 #rockhounding #lapidary

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

First on the saw today - I have no idea what's inside this nodule but the ugly ones often have cool patterns. Microcrystalline quartz nodule from California #lapidary #rockhounding

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Ooh, this is a good one! Had a, thankfully rare, rock slip in the saw so I finished that cut manually(with a chisel)... 😃 Mixed jasper and agate from Utah

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

All done and ready for listing - Apache tears in copper 🖤 #art #jewelry

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I can't say I actually cleaned my room but it is clean*er* 🙃

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Just finished the setting! Now I've got lots of finishing to do

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

It's going to be a cab setting and finishing day!

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Well, here's to hoping I can stay busy enough for this one to not last an entire year. No injuries, no disasters... no alarms and no surprises, please🤞🏻

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

But I don't want to go to the store 😫

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Yesterday's little batch of petrified wood cabochons! This material is the most wood-like petrified wood I've seen. You can see grain, weathering and rings! I'll be adding details in the comments but these are all available for purchase #handmadejewelry #cabochons #lapidary

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Having big storms today and I'm fighting the urge to stay in bed and nap to it

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Letting the saw run while I do some spring cleaning in the shop... it's very messy 🥲 Petrified wood and rose quartz slabs

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Just about done with this little batch of yellow and black agate from Utah #handmadejewelry #lapidary

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Cabs 3, 4, 5 and 8 are still available! Also! I'm working on a batch of gorgeous black and yellow agate that will be available soon :D #handmadejewelry #lapidary #cabochon

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Cabs for Sale! These are all collected and cut by me. They're meant to be bezel set as they are only front-polished. I do this so I can offer them for a bit less but I can do a full polish if desired. Backs are flat ground to 100 grit and chamfered. Comment to claim!🧵 #handmade #jewelry #cabochons

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

To my jewelry making friends: if you're bezel setting a cabochon, do you like a clean line between the dome and the shoulder(basically where the top edge of the bezel is) or blended so it's basically one arc to the back of the cab? ...I might need illustrations to convey this properly... lol

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Big and bold red-orange picture jasper collected and cut with care, set in sterling silver with a comfy split band, window back and dark patina finish Cabochon: Large! 18 x 28 mm Size: 8.5 #art #jewelry #rings #silver #handmade

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

It's good day when I remember to mark the stones before dopping them up

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm still in a cabbing kinda mood. Today's batch is mostly agates and jaspers. There are three that aren't agate or jasper, can tell which?(one is pretty tricky) #lapidary #handmadejewelry

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Banded agate from California set in warm tone copper with a comfortable split band and a fully sealed, fine brushed finish Cabochon -16 x 20 mm Size - 8.5 #jewelry #art #handmade #rings

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Dainty open-back sterling silver and banded agate ring - Minimal and Stylish - Hand Collected in California Cabochon: 8 x 10 mm Size: 7.5 #art #jewelry #rings #handmade

Small oval shaped white banded agate cabochon in a simple silver ring setting

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Music and cabs and coffee today! On the left are cabs ready for polish and on the right are cabs that have just finished the rough grinding phase and are ready for sanding/pre-polish. These are pairs cut from single Apache tears and they have a variety of nice inclusions 🖤 #lapidary #gemstones

Rows of black obsidian cabochons mounted on dop sticks, some are shiny and some are dull

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

This beautiful, glowing chalcedony was hand collected in California. Set in beautiful, warm tone copper with a medium width, hammered band. Made to last, completely by hand. Cabochon - 18 mm x 14 mm Band width - 6 mm Size - 10

Off-white rectangular chalcedony cabochon in forged copper with a straight band

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Spending some time in the shop today. Just about ready to mount these and do my favorite part, the domes! #lapidary #handmade #jewelry

A tray full of Apache tear cabochon pairs. They have flat backs and the outline established but the faces are still raw. Some have green dop wax stuck to them.

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

White chalcedony and red jasper in sterling silver - Ring Face: 13 x 23 mm Size: 10 #art #jewelry #rings #artshop

White, flame-shaped chalcedony cabochon and a small round red jasper cabochon in an asymmetrical sterling silver ring setting with a split band and bright finish

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Copper Tablet Ring I really like making pieces that look like relics and one day I'll probably even get around to making more 🙃... so many styles, so little time.

A copper square with deep markings and a small round olive green agate cabochon in the bottom right corner and a wide, textured straight band (facing right)

A copper square with deep markings and a small round olive green and red agate cabochon in the bottom right corner and a wide, textured straight band (facing left)

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Black Hills Agate Ring - This is some beautiful agate, it reminds me of Botswana agates I've seen. Forged copper setting with hammer textured straight band

Asymmetrical shield shaped cabochon that is clear and black with a copper accent with three triangles at the bottom right of the face.

Asymmetrical shield shaped cabochon that is clear and black with a copper accent with three triangles at the bottom right of the face. - facing left and showing the texturing on the band

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Dainty Banded Agate Ring Clean and simple 🤍

Small oval banded agate with bands in shades of white in a simple sterling silver ring setting with two round accents and a dark finish

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Banded Jasper and Sterling Silver Statement Ring I love the banding in this jasper, it looks like woodgrain! Collected in California and cut by me :) Size - 6.5

Large oval cut red, beige and black jasper cabochon in a silver ring setting with a wide straight band

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Just a heads up for my fellow etsy sellers: they opted me in for "offsite ads" which then takes 15% of the order total(including shipping). Here's how to turn it off. (Yes, I'm carefully holding my temper) #etsy #smallbusiness

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

If you've ever wondered what I might be listening to for hours and hours while I'm in the shop - this is one of the things. I loved Who's Line is it Anyway when I was a kid and of course I love the fantasy genre, and now I love Hello from the Magic Tavern. For me, it's a guaranteed laugh every time.

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

One of my 'inside rocks'(meaning it's exempt from cutting😁) - I think of it as the Lightning Stone. I found it on a beach in California #rockhound

A stone with tan and beige banding and white quartz veining that resembles a crooked circle with a lightning bolt on the middle

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Just when I thought I'd seen it all: AI jewelry...

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Polychrome Jasper Statement Ring I collected this stone when I was a kid, sometime in the early 90s in California and I carried out around through many moves until last year when I decided I was finally ready to cut it. And I'm glad I did because it's beautiful! #jewelry #rings #lapidary

Greyish blue green jasper cut into a long vertical rectangle in a forged copper ring setting with 'S' like accents

The same greyish blue green and olive green jasper cut into slabs

The raw, rough jasper as it was found showing blues, greens and tan with white veins

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

#FebruArty Day 20 - #Turquoise Okay it's actually amazonite and I have to give all credit to nature but it is one of my most prized finds 💙

Robin's egg turquoise blue amazonite crystal showing many microcline angles

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Jasper Coffin Statement Ring Vibrant red jasper collected and cut with care, set in sterling silver with comfy split band, window back and a bright finish. Large cab! #artisan #jewelry #handmade

Red jasper coffin shaped cabochon in a split band sterling silver ring setting

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I've been quiet as I'm going through a low spot but I think(hope) I'm starting to come around. Hope everyone is having the best day they can 🖤

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Asymmetrical Fantasy Ring Black Hills agate in sterling silver #jewelry #art #handmade

Black and clear shield shaped agate cabochon in a silver paneled ring setting with a split band

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Smoky Quartz Coffin Ring This is some gemmy smoky quartz! I daydream often of the spot where I collected these crystals and I really hope I get back there one day. #jewelry #art #handmade #artshop #artsky #bsnm

Clear-grey smoky quartz cabochon in the shape of a coffin in a silver ring setting with dark patina - facing right

Clear-grey smoky quartz cabochon in the shape of a coffin in a silver ring setting with dark patina - facing left

Backside of ring showing makers mark and .925 stamps

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Mountain Mushrooms Shadowbox Pendant I really enjoy making these multilayer designs. Lots of little parts and details. Designed, cut and assembled all by hand. #BlueSkyArtShow #Monochrome #handmadejewelry #art #jewelry

A large oval shaped copper pendant showing three mushrooms, two trees, and the sun rising over mountains in the background

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Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) ❤️‍🔥 @amandamakepeace.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The coyote is resilience. Art is a ritual. For me, drawing can be the act of invoking a feeling or a message, even imparting magic. Ancestral II, graphite, 8x10 inches, 2021 #BlueSkyArtShow #Monochrome #art #drawing #sciart #nature #magic

Graphite drawing of a coyote portrait blended into a handprint with a spiral in the palm.

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AV @smallhoursjewelry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Kinda weird making things that people often buy for holidays but also having a general dislike for holidays... Anyway, Happy Holiday 🙃

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