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So, years ago, a friend of mine was getting married. She and I grew up with each other, but kind of drifted apart after high school, so I haven't had as much contact with her. During the process, I met a friend of hers who made these beautiful trees from wire with stone chips for leaves. A couple weeks ago, I got inspired and decided to try one of my own.

Here it is, my first attempt. It stands about six inches high and is attached to a glass mirror about six inches across. It's primarily created with genuine tiger's eye stone chips, but there are a few larger stones around the base. Tiger's eye is probably one of my favorite semi-precious stones, even though brown isn't necessarily a favorite color. I love the shimmer across the stone, the way the lines move and the colors shift. Enchanting rocks, in my opinion. Most are brown tiger's eye, but there are some greens and reds mixed in.

I'm happy with it. I'll probably make more of these, too. I've got stones to make an amethyst tree next, and a few other stones I'd like to try, just haven't bought the stuff.

Is this something anyone would have any interest in purchasing? Not that I'm taking commissions at the moment, but if I started to make more and market them, is that something anyone here would be interested in? If so, what's the max price you'd consider paying for something like this? What kind of stones would you want to see, and what color of wire to make the tree trunk and branches? (Colors can be seen by viewing metal strands used in jewelry making.) Just curious if this is something people might be interested in or if I'm just a weirdo. Hope you enjoy viewing, regardless. I've never looked to see if anyone else makes something like this . . . It's kind of fun, but tedious and slow-paced.

I will have more pictures on my web site in a week or two, under the tab "Other Projects." www.aryenne.com

Description
So, years ago, a friend of mine was getting married. She and I grew up with each other, but kind of drifted apart after high school, so I haven't had as much contact with her. During the process, I met a friend of hers who made these beautiful trees from wire with stone chips for leaves. A couple weeks ago, I got inspired and decided to try one of my own.

Here it is, my first attempt. It stands about six inches high and is attached to a glass mirror about six inches across. It's primarily created with genuine tiger's eye stone chips, but there are a few larger stones around the base. Tiger's eye is probably one of my favorite semi-precious stones, even though brown isn't necessarily a favorite color. I love the shimmer across the stone, the way the lines move and the colors shift. Enchanting rocks, in my opinion. Most are brown tiger's eye, but there are some greens and reds mixed in.

I'm happy with it. I'll probably make more of these, too. I've got stones to make an amethyst tree next, and a few other stones I'd like to try, just haven't bought the stuff.

Is this something anyone would have any interest in purchasing? Not that I'm taking commissions at the moment, but if I started to make more and market them, is that something anyone here would be interested in? If so, what's the max price you'd consider paying for something like this? What kind of stones would you want to see, and what color of wire to make the tree trunk and branches? (Colors can be seen by viewing metal strands used in jewelry making.) Just curious if this is something people might be interested in or if I'm just a weirdo. Hope you enjoy viewing, regardless. I've never looked to see if anyone else makes something like this . . . It's kind of fun, but tedious and slow-paced.

I will have more pictures on my web site in a week or two, under the tab "Other Projects." www.aryenne.com