First Round of Rocks

So we’ve finally completed our first round of rock tumbling.  Here is a before picture…this is what we started with.

And this is what we ended up with…

If I had planned ahead at all I could have arranged the rocks in the same order they were in to begin with so it is easier to compare….but you get the idea.  Also you may notice that there are a few more in the finished picture than what we started with.  Some of the rocks broke into two pieces and I did add a few as we went along.  Now I have to figure out what to do with them.  Tara suggested I put them in a display container of some sort.  This is what we had on hand….of course the obvious place to display them is on the china hutch next to all the fine china that has been passed through the generations.

So now, on to the next phase…..more rocks!!  The next batch will be all rocks that we found in our yard….however I did add a couple that came with the tumbler of similar size and texture.  Here is the starting point.

Stay tuned to see if we get any rare gems!  This round should be all ready the second week of January.