My World of Wood, Gems and Minerals
Supplier of crushed stone inlays, natural & lab made opals, and much more to add that special touch to your creative works.
We also stock several Selenite products in many forms from polished stone to fine powder to suite your needs.
30/01/2024
It is with a heavy heart to pass along the news of our dear friend Lobo. Today his journey with us has come to an end. I know his next one will be every bit as exciting and filled with more love than others could ever imagine. He was born December 15, 2008, and found his way into my life towards the end of 2009. Lobo was the gentlest soul with a calmness I have never experienced before. If you were to describe his personality so many things come to mind. He had the memory of an elephant, the love of the biggest teddy bear, the protection of a wolf, he was always the sheriff protecting the victim, but most of all he moved and acted like Eeyore. From the first time I met him until today I called him my old man.
Lobo loved road trips and was always the first one into the truck. From a simple ride to the store to a cross-country trip, he never missed a chance to go on a journey. Lobo had an amazing gift to be able to touch every life he came across. In 2012 he was my first employee as the door greater for Albuquerque Exotic Woods. He quickly rose to the rank of store manager, specializing in customer relations. Over many years he touched thousands of lives, for the better. Several customers only came to visit Lobo, not necessarily to shop. His best friends always had treats. From playing hide and seek with Jack to performing tricks for Susan, he always had customers’ best interest in mind.
Thank you to all the people who supported him and allowed him into your hearts. My friend will be missed, and his memories will be celebrated by all. Enjoy your next ride my friend.
13/10/2022
Check out these frog tracks inlayed with abalone by .eagle.gibbs. So cool!
11/10/2022
.eagle.gibbs submitted some amazing work. Take a look at these animal tracks inlayed with lapis and abalone.
Monday is back... BUT! A new day and new chance to make something that you enjoy. Yall have a great day!
30/09/2022
Happy Friday everyone! Have a great weekend!
Learning through our failures is the only way we improve, no matter what we are doing. New people and younger generations need to know this and see it.
Share your failures!
Not every video is perfect... 🤣
This moonstone looks pretty neat. There will be more projects to come using this one.
Blue quarts is some cool stuff. It gives you a nice subtle color.
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KENNY30
Should I do an inlay design or just leave it as is and inlay the cracks? If you think I should do a design, let me know what kind of design you think I should do.
Grab a sample pack and try it for youself. This stuff is amazing. Goes great with silver and copper as well, for you jewelry makers out there.
Ps Excuse the hair and beard, this weather is BRUTAL today.
20/09/2022
2) Karen over at www.kcEnamels.com sent us another example of her work.
She has some books out and lots of information on her website for any of you interested in this amazing craft.
Untitled - Basse Taille enameled fine silver 2" disk, using leaded enamels, goldstone glass (the glitter look), fine silver balls, central millefiori and gold Paillons. One of a kind. #3302
Sample packs are a great way to experiment with a product or pick up some inlay for a small project. They are especially great for ring makers.
15/09/2022
Here is one for the Button Collectors and Enamelists out there.
Karen over at www.kcEnamels.com created this beautiful button using our crushed goldstone.
"Cherub In The Clouds" - Enameled 2" copper circle using crushed goldstone glass mixed into unleaded enamel over a white base with cherub decal in center. Limited Edition of 8. #3308-1
Sorry guys, this weeks Flash Sale is Over.
Look out next week for more great sales!
Check out our Flash Sale!!
I promised an update on wednesday and here it is. Failures and all. As makers we should feel comfortable sharing our failures so the new,upcoming makers and crafters don't feel like they have to be perfect all the time.
Fauling is groing yall!
14/09/2022
**FLASH SALE**
1 pound bags of Amethyst, Fine consistency only, are on sale for $40!!
Normally selling for $120 this is an absolute STEAL!
Good for 24 hours only, this sale ends 15Sept2022, at 12:00pm EST. Send us a DM to place your order and let us know how many bags you want to order.
12/09/2022
Sneak peak of a video we will have Coming soon. I am knew to videos and editing so it may take me a while to get it ready but the content to come from the topic of this video will be very cool!
Sorry!!! I've been absent the last couple weeks. There are some cool projects coming down the line. We are just waiting on tools to arrive.
03/09/2022
A couple of shots from yesterdays reel. Purple Heart ribbon with Mother of Pearl inlay in support of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
02/09/2022
26/08/2022
Happy Friday everyone! Have a great weekend! 🌻
26/08/2022
Another beautiful ring submitted by P n P Horsetails! By combining copper and mica with some of our opals she created this beautiful custom ring.
25/08/2022
If you visit our website you will notice some changes over the next few days.
Kelli got all of the pictures uniform and looking AMAZING!
The next few days we will be attacking the Descriptions and working on getting some videos on the site as well.
But don’t you worry, none of this will cause any disruption on your end.
23/08/2022
A couple more examples using the Fuchsite. I love this stuff. Even with using just the medium you get a nice even fill in, as you can see with the B. The P was done using just fine Fuchsite.
22/08/2022
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend.
I will be out of the office today but I will return this evening to check social media and messages.
Have no fear though, Jake will still be accepting and processing orders as usual.
Have a great day!
Kenny
Playing with some more inlay on some practice pieces.
Green fuchsite looks amazing!
19/08/2022
Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy your weekend!
19/08/2022
You can choose a single inlay for your project or multiple to achieve a desired effect. For instance, these pendants were made from a single piece of redwood burl. This piece had a crack right down the middle so 4 types of stone were used to get a graduated color change through out the piece so each pendant had 2 colors going through it.
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