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Then my marble buddy came over and here is what he showed me - shocked - it is 1"!!!!!!!!!!

Here is what the 299. says..... It sold for just under $1000 and was 5/8"

http://marbleconnect...ment-for-doing/ I thought this marble was MK but now after what I saw, I've changed my mind (I think...lol). Thank a look at what I found.....

and... it's not a very good job technically!

I can hear them ALL calling my name for a home at MY house Mike...lol

Is that a clue Mike - you want a name marble?...lol What base color and what accent colors?

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,... a vintage customer's repair job on 12 marbles. I was shocked at how beautiful my payment was..... I'll treasure this MK always. I forgot to clean it I was SO excited about showing you the marble...lol Rich pix #1

yeah - like they used back in the day - the rich played indoors on a carpet and now we collect them!

Thanks - I try my best to keep creative.

lol... it might be cool to see it Hansel - just for laughs. Once I had a parent award me the asshol* teacher of the 1st semester because they said I demanded more than their son could do (he earned a "C" grade). By the end of the year though, they gave me $50 gift card for a restaurant because they loved the "A" their kid earned (he earned it too) and told me I was the best teacher he'd ever had...lol. Also Hansel - PM me about the copper mib and the specifics of what you'd like to see. Thanks

Hansel - post the mib Scott made for you please. Thanks

lol Stacy... there are several ways to make adventurine smaller that the chucks it comes in. 1) mortar and pestle grinding 2) heat it up in an oven at the highest temperature then let it soak for an hour, then drop it in ice cold water 3) mechanically hit it with a hammer in some type of containment box 4) get it hot at the torch then on a metal punty pull it into hair like stringers 5) encase it in clear, then pull stringers I've tried all 5 ways and like the m & p the best.

I am loving all the eye candy you are posting - keep up the show!!!!!

Thanks. I wanted to make a marble for myself. It came at a time when I made 30 name marbles for a company party. I cut each person's name out of very thin copper using an eXacto kife and each person had their own personal marble to take home. I made a bundle of money that year fro this job!

That marble is about 3/4" and took 1 hour and 45 min to make! Part of the fun was getting out my mortar and pistol and grinding the blue aventurine before applying it to the marble.

Polymer clay balls - Oooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks - I had a great time with the family gathering (cough, cough)...lol

Hello from southern California - have fun!