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Just a Small Lapidary Shop

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Just a small lapidary shop called BJs

 

We are a small retail business.  We have been in business since the 1960's when we started out in Harbor Springs, Michigan.  We moved to the Upper Peninsula 6 years ago and are just loving it.  We have a little shop that is open in the summer time in the little town of Trout Lake. 

We do several lapidary (gem and mineral) shows each year.  

We specialize in Petoskey stones, Lake Superior Agates and many other minerals.  We also sell some collectibles and antiques.  

I love to do Watercolors and have studied under Helga Flower of Sault Ste Marie.  She is a wonderful teacher.

I just recently became interested in carving soapstone and think it is something that I want to pursue further.   

Why collect rocks 

Many a person may ask, Why collect Rocks? All they do is sit and collect dust! We collect them for their beauty. Have ever stopped and looked at a rock. Even an ugly one will have something unusual about it. Just think when you pick that rock up, chances are it's several hundred thousand years old. Take the Petoskey Stone, it's a fossil coral. When you pick them up when they are dry, they look like an ugly rock. Spit on it or wet it and you can see the "Eyes" that are its character. Then polish it and the beauty comes out. Every one is different. Some have dark eyes, some light, some soft and some are harder. They make beautiful jewelry too. Perhaps a paperweight for your bosses desk.
So in a nut shell, that's why we collect rocks. Sure they sit around and collect dust, but when you pick it up and dust it off, all that beauty comes back. You perhaps remember just when you found that rock and where.

In business for over 40 years 

BJ's Lapidary

It all started when we found a Petoskey stone back in the 1960's. Can you believe that! We started out polishing Petoskey stones by hand. Eventually got saws and grinders. And it went from there.

Gem and Mineral Shows we will be at this Fall - 2008

Gem and Mineral shows we will be at this fall - 2008.

Fall shows:
Holland, Michigan, September 12, 13, and 14th.
Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show - October 10,11 & 12.
Flint Rock and Gem Show - October 18th and 19th
Central Michigans Gem Show - October 24, 25 and 26

Please look BJ's up while you are there.

Will update these later this summer.

Petoskey stones 

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Lapidary supplies tumbling grit polish 

You will find many lapidary related items.

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Michigan postcards 

Many Michigan postcards

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Learn how to polish your stones 

This lens explains how to tumble polish your stones. Take a look.
How to polish stones
Step by step process to tumbling your stones.

watercolor aceos 

Check out my new adventure in ACEOS. What a fun.

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soapstone relief carvings 

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Come and check out my blog 

Come in and see what we like and dislike. What we do with our time in the Upper Peninsula.
upnorthartist
Come see what some of our interests are. We will be adding to this from time to time.

Greenstones - Michigan Gem Stone 

Greenstones
See some of the nicest Greenstones, chlorastrolite, that are out there.

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Some good books on rocks and minerals and more. 

Beach Stones by Josie Iselin, Margaret Carruthers

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Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2) by Roma Gans

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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones by Simon & Schuster

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Search the shores of Lake Superior for Agates 

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Many people search the shores of Lake Superior for the elusive agate. Some wait for the warmth of summer to walk the shores and others brave the cold winds on early spring and maybe even January to see if they can come up with the big one. After searching all day, they may have found a "big" agate, but more than likely it will be a few small ones.
Many people just come back with some pretty beach stones, which they are happy to tumble in their tumblers.

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About bjslapidary

Hello world. I'm new at this.  My husband and I have a little lapidary business in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  We sell minerals and lapidary supplies.  We sell Lake Superior Agates, Petoskey Stones, Greenstones and many other rocks and minerals. 


We also sell postcards, many Michigan.  


I paint and love to do Watercolors.  Just this past summer I discovered carving in soapstone and find it very rewarding.  I hope to venture into this more.


 

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