Four pendants from my tray of much small stuff. The pawprint pendant is about the size of a dime.
~ 1. Triangular bit of brown rock. Jump ring hole, small opal inset in carved surface pit.
~ 2. Nicely symmetrical bit of dark brown beach glass. Jump ring hole, pawprint, satin polish.
~ 3. Grey rock bit. Jump ring hole, face carving; selective polishing, staining, and scratching.
~ 4. Tan oval stream pebble. Jump ring hole, double spiral, satin polish.
It varies, from seeing something at once, to studying something that seems to contain an image not yet seen, to starting carving and seeing what emerges.