Having found my website online, a client contacted me to make a unique eco-friendly engagement ring for his girlfriend. Once they were engaged, he had another special request: could I make him a wedding ring out of his grandfather's gold ring?
We visited upstate New York in late July to dig for Herkimer Diamond Quartz crystals. Though we drove through a day of thunderstorms to get there, Jared and I were gifted with two days of beautiful weather for digging.
Another beautiful, invigorating, peaceful, and successful trip to Herkimer! We had a wonderful trip, with gorgeous weather, and lots of amazing finds! Check out my photos from this past weekend's adventures, and a video of Shakedown finding a crystal!
This past weekend we visited a new mining location, a beautiful spot in the woods in New Hampshire where Smoky Quartz can be found. We didn't know what to expect but had high hopes...
Our first mining trip of the season was to upstate New York to find Herkimer Diamonds! As you may know (since Herkimers are some of my favorite stones), Herkimer Diamonds are a very special type of quartz that's only found in one area of New York...
Maine is chock-full of places to go mining, and we like to go there as often as possible. This trip we visited two mining locations and found a variety of minerals, including beautiful all natural garnet crystals...
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Wow, what a weekend! We just returned from a four-day mining and camping trip in Herkimer County, New York. Herkimer is home to famous Herkimer Diamonds, which are beautifully clear, naturally faceted, double-terminated quartz crystals...
Click to read more and see lots of pics from our mining trip to Herkimer!
