Inspirational Beading: A Flicker of Inspiration: Crystals

Monday, February 14, 2011

A Flicker of Inspiration: Crystals

If you put ten random people into a room, and asked them to define the word crystal, chances are you’d get ten different answers. If one of those people happens to be a beader, they would probably be thinking of crystal beads - maybe even the classic and versatile Swarovski bicone.

Today I thought it would be fun to look at the unique shapes and colors of natural crystal formations. These amazing structures are formed by natural elements under just the right conditions, and have long captured human imagination.

Crystal Formation and Geode Collage

1. Cristalli di Ametista 1, 2. Pyromorphite cavern, 3. Caverns of Sonora,
4. Crystal King, Ohio Caverns, West Liberty, Ohio, 5. Blue Crystals,
6. Ice Crystals #3, 7. Crystal World 2, 8. Amerthyst geode, 9. formation...,
10. Crystal Formation - Smithsonian, 11. formations of organic materials,
12. Quartz Crystal Focus Stack 2, 13. Blue Crystal Formation

3 comments:

Loris GlassworksFebruary 14, 2011 at 9:25 AM
Love the deep purple in the center. Thanks for sharing!
Lori
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UnknownFebruary 14, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Oh thank you I love looking at natural crystals.
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Inner Muse Jewelry DesignFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM
I went on a field trip to the Ohio Caverns when I was in grade school. It was the most =)amazing tour I have ever been on. I guess my roots in beading actually began way back then and I didn't even realize it =)
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