SnowCaptured
How it's done:
We usually collect snowflakes right as they fall! We chill a captured snowflake and our special resin (not superglue) to much below freezing, then place the snowflake inside a drop of our resin. We then carefully put this between two glass plates and set the resin. When we warm the encased snowflake, the water melts and slowly evaporates through the resin, but the nearly perfect snowflake crystal remains! Every snowflake is different and beautiful in its own way!
We trim and set the preserved snowflake glass between a glass dome or faceted stone and onyx or agate for a lifetime of normal everyday wear. It should however be cared for similarly to an opal triplet, avoiding heat above 250F and harsh cleaners. Warm soapy water and a brush works well for cleaning
Catching and preserving snowflakes is very difficult. Not all snowflakes that fall are perfect crystals (some break, clump together, etc). Few out of hundreds are perfectly captured with most of them having some imperfection in the preservation. With that in mind, we have made a system to help you understand what is being offered.
Snowflake Sizing Explanation:
Maximum tip to tip width in millimeters
Snowflake Grading Explanation:
A – Significant form or preservation imperfections (significant bubbles in the resin, a major broken snowflake part)
AA – Minor form or preservation imperfections (a small broken part, or small bubbles in the resin)
AAA – Very Minor form or preservation imperfections (no visible bubbles or broken snowflake parts)
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