Gem Show Finds – Drusys

I was like a kid in a candy-store yesterday! Gem & Lapidiary Wholesalers, Inc. hosted a wholesalers show at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, FL.

There was so much to see that I was a little overwhelmed at first, but I seemed to quickly find my groove, and 3.5 hours later the show was closing for the day.  I barely made it to half of the booths, so I’ll be heading back today to finish my expedition.

I finally got my soldering torch gassed up (although it’s temporarily out of commission again until I get one of the regulators replaced…bummer!), so my main goal of the show was to pick up lots of cool cabochons, like these drusys (aka druzy, druze, druse or drusie), to bezel set as pendants and rings. Drusys are gemstones with a surface texture similar to fine sugar crystals found inside geodes.

I canNOT wait to put these to lovely use!