When I was little, my grandma and I would go and find pretty rocks outside and she would put them in her rock tumbler and make necklaces and earrings out of them!

@ricky.888

3 жыл бұрын

simply brittney - did you ever do a plain gray rock? how did it turn out?

@simplicityyy21

3 жыл бұрын

@@ricky.888 they would just turn into a really shiny version

@navaberi2121

3 жыл бұрын

Your grandma sounds like a really sweet person 🥺

@waffuwaffle8969

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Btw I am the 299th like and I am satisfied.

@kayleetorres4242

3 жыл бұрын

How old is she?

Oh god, no, this is going to convince me to get a rock tumbler. I already love stones and crystals and this just clicked with my goblin brain to go "yES LET'S GET THE SHINIES WE WANT THE SHINIES'

@1sumi.

3 жыл бұрын

Same honestly

@sovr_tangerine7784

3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever watched steven universe?😂

@angelvu

3 жыл бұрын

I'm_a_ Papayah houseki no kuni>>>>steven universe fight me

@sovr_tangerine7784

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelvu um ok? I like both

@angelvu

3 жыл бұрын

I'm_a_ Papayah twas a joke

The rainbow fluorite “raw” looked really pretty already!

@jacobae

3 жыл бұрын

i thought so too. what a shame they turned so small

@laurencetengkiat4262

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

I had a rock tumbler as a kid. I didn't know they still made them! I want one!!!

@fkhan2006

3 жыл бұрын

luckyy

@jaymixo607

3 жыл бұрын

go get one !!

@MrsMrMoney

3 жыл бұрын

Same!! I was obsessed with mine as a kid. So cool. Took forever, lol but it was so cool. I’m also pretty sure the one I had as a kid was also NatGeo Brand. That was probably 20+ years ago.

@tobiokageyama2418

3 жыл бұрын

I have one. I bought it last year on amazon! Check it on there. I got the national geographic one too

@ThatOneLadyOverHere

3 жыл бұрын

Same! This is making me so nostalgic! But my kit only had enough for one set of rocks, so I only used it once, but was super excited about it. I had a rock collection that I adored, so it really was a spot on gift. Makes me wonder if the rock tumbler is still hiding somewhere and I can just buy the other stuff...

What a coincidence, I'm procrastinating my science homework thats about rocks- Edit: I finished it :))

@idkwhattocallmyself-1396

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@SuggestAUsernameForMe

3 жыл бұрын

lol it’s a message 0.0

@peifangli9196

3 жыл бұрын

Y E S

@braedenheese7866

3 жыл бұрын

WooHoo You finished 🥳👏

@directioner4859

3 жыл бұрын

wooooo!

For anyone who this might benefit, I have some honest feedback as someone who has tumbled rocks for a decade or so: -- As Maqaroon learned, Mohs hardness scale is very important. The mix of stones in your barrel should be at most about a difference of 1.0 (ex stones between 6.5 and 7.5), but even less than 1.0 is better. All agates, quartz-based rocks, and jaspers are generally great to mix together in the same barrel -- Things below a 6 don't tend take on a great polish -- The first stage takes the longest, this is the shaping stage. If your stones start out super rough with pits and irregularities, it can actually take many rounds of course grind to smooth them out, depending on how perfect you want the final product to be. I have at times kept stones in stage 1 for several months finally get them shaped well -- If you're only using a 1 barrel setup such as in the video, you must rinse and clean out the barrel crazy thoroughly, as even a few particles of grit from the previous stage will contaminate the batch as you move to the next stage. When people get more into this hobby, they tend to have a dedicated barrel for each stage so that this is not an issue -- If you've done everything correctly, the final stones will have a very high polish and will be so shiny that they appear wet despite being dry, so there is no need for using any oils to make them look shiny

@Nettleroot

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kats_world3252

2 жыл бұрын

Wow i had no idea

@donnastarkey1425

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Ellie-fd3ni

Жыл бұрын

Is there anyway to privately message you? I really want to start this hobby and would like all the best tips, tricks and info as I know hardly anything

@FormCreator

Жыл бұрын

@@Ellie-fd3ni there's an amazing rock tumbling subreddit that also gives tips that I've never considered, if you're interested :)

So sad that the fluorite disappeared! Maybe tumble those by themselves for shorter period...

@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears

3 жыл бұрын

She says that is what she is doing at the end of the video and going to put the results on TicTok

@noname-kx4cu

3 жыл бұрын

Fluorite is a water soluble mineral.... It didn't disappear, it dissolved.

@DarkDreams948

3 жыл бұрын

@@noname-kx4cu its only Slightly water soluble. It disappeared because the other stones are much harder than fluorite 🤷‍♀️ you cant put a 4 hardness in with those 6s and 7s... theyll destroy it

@PrismCasillica

3 жыл бұрын

Remember folks, not all rocks and gems are the same. There's chemistry and moh scales to consider.

@dyscea

3 жыл бұрын

Good thing she has more. And cheap.

FUN FACT: When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, one of the suspects was Picasso

@June-mo2rs

3 жыл бұрын

Da Vinky?

@sophiaestok2968

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: the mona Lisa has no eye brows

@_pawel

3 жыл бұрын

June no

@reirnz

3 жыл бұрын

Da Vinci

@abisgetaway8724

3 жыл бұрын

Sophia Estok Fun Fact: Back in the woman would make their eyebrows as thin as possible to give attention to your eyes which made you look younger

Not gonna lie your voice is so soothing and calming and like you really help when Im trying to calm down from a panic attack

@xxcorriexx283

3 жыл бұрын

Back of the class Girl Panic attacks are awful. I’m glad to hear you are coming down from it.

@sunisea6438

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry you suffer from those! Another soothing channel with a calming voiceover is Lofty Pursuits; they make traditional candy and explain the process and flavours. I thought I’d suggest in case it helps too. Hang in there! 🤍

@FoxValley123

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunisea6438 Thank you Ill check em out Im sorry for the late reply

@FoxValley123

3 жыл бұрын

@@xxcorriexx283 Thank you and yeah there no fun I have good friends who introduce me to creators like Maccorroon and I appreciate them also I'm sorry for the late reply

@readmore6042

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I’m a bit late but I also suggest Charmed Intuition Tarot, she does charm castings and weekly readings. Watching her videos help ease my stress and anxiety.

i know many crystals can become quite a lot more brittle when exposed to water for a long time. that is also the case for flourite. it won’t immediately dissolve like selenite, but longer exposure to water will seep into the crystal and make it more brittle. hope this helps, but please when rock tumbling or washing crystals check how they react to water :)

@laurenirving1807

Жыл бұрын

Interesting❤❤❤❤

I used to do this all the time when I was a kid, but now I couldn't do this to my rocks. I wouldn't want to lose the unique cleavage and texture that rocks have. Like fluorite has insane cleavage that gets lost in the polishing process.

@eatinghands

3 жыл бұрын

@@manager6826 lol

@yourlocalpharmacist7679

3 жыл бұрын

@@manager6826 *r o c k t i t s*

@jaderatliff179

3 жыл бұрын

Right?! I love rocks the way they are too much to do this haha it is cool to see though!

@Marigold11037

3 жыл бұрын

@@manager6826 *cough* rose quartz *cough*

@lorenar2042

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marigold11037 s t e v e n u n i v e r s e?

Those flourite stones are actually really cute, they look like tiny bits of sea glass. They have alot of potential for some beautiful jewelery

Me: wow rock tumbling looks cool!! It takes 30 days Me: an impatient person.. nvm.

We go rock houding often here in Colorado. Getting the stones from your own "backyard" and tumbling them is so satisfactory.

The white and black spotted one looks like dalmantine!

@DarkDreams948

3 жыл бұрын

Yes dalmation jasper! :)

@_.-._.-.

3 жыл бұрын

Its Dalmatian jasper :) I have a few pieces myself that look almost the same

@ZeroxfishAli9047

3 жыл бұрын

I have so many

I was into rock tumbling when I was little; I still have a few rocks from it.

Fluorite is extremely soft (hardness 4). Tumbling it for 2 days each is the max

No one. Maqaroon: making our day a billion times better!🥰 Love from a positive Utuber 😘

@cnaasosmiiamoore122

3 жыл бұрын

Stop self advertising pls you bot

@kevinyamachika4895

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a self-ad in the form of a “compliment”. Lol, how *unorginal.*

@biancaourso6983

3 жыл бұрын

I see you everywhere. Like in every slime video that exists

@gucciratistooquirky

3 жыл бұрын

it's joanna. 😊

if it ends in “ite” it shouldn’t go in water!

@rubymarie6232

3 жыл бұрын

What about lapis?

@ricky.888

3 жыл бұрын

Ruby Marie - that’s lapis lazuli. doesnt end in ite.

@scoobin336

3 жыл бұрын

why?

@adrianturtle2570

3 жыл бұрын

Dynamite

@scoobin336

3 жыл бұрын

Termite

Joana, your voice is no joke, TOO CALMING! 😘

Rock tumbling sounds nice but I want to know how to find the unrefined stones on nature because part of the fun is refining what you collected. Also how to identify unrefined gemstones from stones because I really can't tell. I only have obsidian because you already find it refined on the ground because they were arrowheads or part of one (that also means you only find really small gemstones but at the same time they're part of history). Sometimes you find bigger ones that were probably part of stone furniture or something (a person found a whole ancient green jade mirror and brought it to the museum).

@kittymowmow12

3 жыл бұрын

Get into rockhounding! There are tons of resources available about your local geology. Some rocks, gems, and minerals can only be found in certain geologic areas, so hopefully you get lucky! You can find these kinds of books and pamphlets at your library, online, or at your local gem and mineral club. Actually identifying minerals can be tough (im taking a mineralogy course at my college) wheeeeeeew boy. But again, they have lots of resources available to help you learn. Start learning some mineralogy terminology and what's used to identify gems and minerals (luster, streak, hardness, chemical composition etc) And if you're REALLY serious and want to get certified, there's an online course you can take for only 400$. But that's definitely not needed. Just start reading and learning and plan some local rock hunting trips! -from a rock licker in training

@aflawedhuman2046

2 жыл бұрын

You should find streams, creeks rivers and lakes with rocky shores..I find some amazing stones and fossils that way..I love crystallized fossils most lol

As a fan of geology, I only enjoy rock tumbling only when done on rough material that doesn’t have a good crystal structure. Otherwise it does kinda bother me:p But this is just a personal preference, love this video!:D

I'm a huge rock and gem fanatic and i was having fun identifying all of the pretty stones ^^

This is so interesting, I never heard of rock tumbling before! And i really like the idea of you making some jewelry out of the small rocks! 😍

Me that watched Steven Universe: I NEED THIS MASCHINE

@greciafajardo2072

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@marksfavbbg

3 жыл бұрын

Same, but I'm broke. 😐

@deliriousdemons0119

3 жыл бұрын

SAMMMEE I WAS JUST SAYING THAT XD

@mathosplays

3 жыл бұрын

Garnet watching this like: 😱😱😱

@butasimpleidiotwizard

3 жыл бұрын

Just buy the polished stones, they're a billion times cheaper

KZread is getting bold with these double ads...

Joanna your videos always make me feel better. Your voice is so calm and gentle! ❤❤❤

I have all kinds of crystals to try this! This is perfect! Thank you! Now i know what i want for my birthday!

Ooo I’m obsessed with these!

I have that exact same rock tumbler- in fact it’s running right now! I love these.

I'm shocked youve never heard of rock tumbling. I always thought it was a fairly well know hobby that kids do. I dont know anyone who didnt have a little bag of shiny smooth tumbled rocks as a kid in the 90's.

@lexderp2766

3 жыл бұрын

I had tumbled rocks as a kid from a small plastic rock tumbler that I ran once before my dad got too annoyed by it

@chris9879

3 жыл бұрын

I have never heard of it too!

@dihenk

3 жыл бұрын

maybe it's something that was popular in america cause i've never heard of it either

@sparklingstarsforeverinthe493

3 жыл бұрын

@@chris9879 Same here, it sounds really cool!

@petrescuework-difficultcas6581

3 жыл бұрын

In my country rock tumbling for kids was never "a thing". But I knew that it existed. And then there were these kids' magazines that came with little accessories or toys, they sometimes had bags of "rock dust" with already tumbled small gems in there. You were only supposed to wash the dust away with a strainer and there were your shiny gems. I loved these as a kid. Now as an adult, I'm still always on the look for beautiful rocks outside and display them in my house, decorate plant pots with them, etc.

This is the most kind voice I've heard in a while. So aesthetic 🌸🍥🍡

I remember doing this as a child, brought back so many memories! Xox💜

That’s so cool keep up the great work I love your videos and they’re so relaxing 😌

I love Maqaroon. She tries everything and she's honest about her opinions

Rock tumbling is so satisfying! Keep up your awsome work!

When you find rock tumbling fascinating but you live in a one bedroom apartment 🙄

@petrescuework-difficultcas6581

3 жыл бұрын

Not living in a one bedroom apartment, but still have very nosey neighbors that will complain and shout and call the police for every inconvenient sounds they occur. So not possible here either, although I love the idea.

@Gemelli2906

2 жыл бұрын

Mine pounds on my door if I use my mixer☹️

I just love you! Your content & your voice are so relaxing! I truly enjoy your videos!! Thank you for all the work you put into your videos! Please know it is appreciated!

Even raw, the rainbow fluorite looks beautiful

So glad I found your channel again!! I remember watching your needle felt videos when I was younger :)

i havent watched the whole video but i’ve had a question about these. do you have to buy the special rocks to go with this, or could you throw in a stone from your backyard??

@madama3844

3 жыл бұрын

not all stones are precious gems, youd be best of buying raw gemstones which are cheaper than they look, anywhere between 5 and 15 dollars depending on how much you get and what they are. Well, unless you want very smooth pebbles, but depending one what youre backyard stones are they might also disappear into the grinder so you could try to figure out what theyre composed of first.

@rosedragon1200

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen people tumble larger rocks that they find while hiking, but they normally find stuff like quartz or jasper. Basically, it depends on what you find and how big it is. If it's a small rock and you don't know what kind of rock it is it could grind away, but you know what you found and it's hardness, go for it! besides trial and error are part of the fun!

@firegodessreiko

3 жыл бұрын

Long story short, if the stone you put in doesn't have a decent crystalline structure inside, it'll probably just crumble....or you'll get a smooth looking river rock. They won't be gems necessarily.

@adrianturtle2570

3 жыл бұрын

You absolutely can tumble any rock you find. Just be careful not to overdo it as you may not know the hardness of it and it could basically disappear. Depending on the rock you may just get a really smooth gray/brownish result but satisfying nevertheless.

@canadiangemstones7636

3 жыл бұрын

Soft rocks won’t polish. Start with your favorite form of quartz.

I actually got the exact rock tumbler you have when I was a lot younger. It’s so much fun to do!!

Omg i love how rocktumbling is getting popular again! I have been tumbling for years with my grandma since i was 6 and i love seeing it getting it popular again

@canadiangemstones7636

3 жыл бұрын

Best hobby ever.

PSA if you decide to buy your own rocks PLEASE make sure they won't react with water. Some minerals are toxic if they come into contact with water

@Nirrrina

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the warning. Personally I'd want to go find my own free rocks to tumble. So I might have run into that.

These stones are so beautiful! imagine finding your own rocks and polishing them... that would be so satisfying. Also wouldn't it be cool if you made kawaii diys with these? idk lol, but this seems really cool. Now i want to go rock hunting even though I don't have enough money to do rock tumbling

When I was in elementary school I was obsessed with rock tumbling. My machine was going all the time lol

So satisfying.

THIS IS WHY WE ALL NEED A ROCK TUMBLER

DI DARE: use fluffy slime as a plushie filler love you xox ❤

@kevinyamachika4895

3 жыл бұрын

:O nice idea-

@sunburst3476

3 жыл бұрын

Won’t work, the slime will oose out the plushie, Caus fabric is porous

@Star_light-

3 жыл бұрын

That would be amazing to see

@geese-ette.6599

3 жыл бұрын

That would ruin the plushie, as it would dampen the sock fabric and seep through.

@Star_light-

3 жыл бұрын

•rqckbye• yea you right but it would get her a lot of views

“Just FOUR days”

Yesss I absolutely love your Chanel and this video!!😍

I'm just waiting for Amazon to deliver my tumbler. I'm glad KZread recommended you. ;)

Steven Universe fans: *heavy breathing*

@jellyj220

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@user-jj7uc9gg7b

3 жыл бұрын

pretty much

@jjba3571

3 жыл бұрын

Hoseki no kuni fans joins

Woah, I have been looking for some videos on how to do this like a few weeks ago, because quarentine, but they were like 50 minutes long or hours long so THANK YOU 😄

I've been tumbling rocks my whole life! I actually purchased this same tumblr recently to replace my old one and it works wonders. Hope you have fun!

Got this one for my birthday three days ago, can't wait to check my rocks tomorrow!!

My grandpa has one of these, and occasionally when we were ypunger he would give me and my sister cool tumbled rocks. I don't think I have the patience for using a rock tumbler though 😅

The real irony is I don't have any money to buy this as I'm currently doing an undergrad degree in Geology

This is what i call a proper review 👏 👌

Imagine my surprise when I saw a rock tumbler kit at 5 below. Almost bought it out of sheer curiosity. Thanks for the video, would love to see you make jewelry too!

Always use plastic or ceramic pellets! It does reduce noise and it protects your rocks from damage during the tumbling process. It’s really not that much of a hassle to clean them off and reuse them. Also adding ivory soap flakes to the final polish burnishes the stones and makes them shinier 😍

I love how everyone here is so wholesome lol

I wanted to be a geologist for years as a kid, and we purchased a rock tumbler! I remember putting it in my garage to run because it took a long time and it was really loud, but I still have some of the rocks I tumbled in my collection!

I love rock tumbling please do more videos like this♥︎:)

Me: *mon where’s my piggy bank*

just a heads up! with tumbling rocks like fluorite, malachite and some other rocks, mixed with water for a while the water can become toxic whether it is toxic to ingest or to the skin so be careful!

Omg what is this, I never heard of rock tumbling before and I am so excited. Ive been really missing out.

Love you Joanna!!!!!

3:10 in video duration, it would be cool if someone created a steam engine Rock Tumbler to run almost endlessly without using up expensive electricity which equals to negative money. : )

Me: Oooh. I want ugly stones to become beautiful Her: *shows how long it takes* Me: Heck naw

@mutahmarriagecounselor2272

7 ай бұрын

Actually, to do it right it can take two or more months. You could spend one month on step 1 alone.

Oh my goodness! Thank you for this informative video. The patience in your voice and explanation of detail was spot on. I'm getting a tumbler asap. And I've subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work!

So cool !

Is it necessary to tumble for all 4 steps? They looked good after the first step but it's just my personal opinion. Do the 4 packages contain different kind of powder ?

@ineedaespresso306

3 жыл бұрын

Well their is heavy duty rock tumblers that can only take a day or two to tumble but they will be pricey.

@kittymowmow12

3 жыл бұрын

I guess it depends on personal taste, but the more you tumble your rocks (given they aren't super soft or water soluble) with more grits, the smoother and shinier they will be with less to none scratches or microfractures.

for some reason I want to know if its possible to make your own DIY rock tumbler 🤔

For some reason I LOVE the pure red stone you got in that batch---

This would make a great Christmas present. It's definitely going on my Christmas wish list lol!!!!

Never heard of!?!? This was my goddamn dream since age 6

This whole video had me thinking about Steven universe xd

Hi!!! I 💖 your videos! Thanks for the tutorials!

That looks super fun to have

I feel weird that I could identify 3 of those types of rocks from seeing them in a video game before. >.

When you live in the philippines, a rock tumbler costs around 13,000 pesos 😭😭😭

@lainveil

3 жыл бұрын

It does?? I changed my mind.

I've always loved Rocks since I was a child.

Wow I did not even know rock tumbling was a thing until now so cool!

Let’s make a “cute diy” chain

"You've never heard of rock tumbling" ...How old are you?

I allways wanted one of these as a kid

Thank you! This video is a great help for we beginners!

Omg...lol...right when you wait your name is Maqaroon, and I’m like: “MACAROON!?!”

What happened to Cute Life Hacks?

@ishmal.xoxo.

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

I love your voice its so calming😂💜💜

Now I want a rock tumbler for Christmas

Can you please not put things on ticktok or Instagram ect only? I dont have ticktok and I really wanna see how it turned out :(

Maqaroon: *casually talking about the rocks* Me: *sweating in steven Universe*

@midnightplum1760

3 жыл бұрын

SAME

@einokei

3 жыл бұрын

houseki no kuni

this is a great and informative video. your voice was soothing and easy to listen to. thank you

I would have been so sad!!! That beautiful rock shrunk!

AMAZING! 🙂

Very nice stones and great works

Omg i remember this thing! i had it as a kid and my dad would help us on making cute rocks

yup I need one of these now