• Captioned "red spotty," eight tiny identically carved saguaros on a piece of sandstone labeled A through H. A is a red-white with a dark red vein and spotting. B is bright red with light patches. C is a grainy desaturated dark red and white. D has bold dark brown-red and off-white pattern. E looks like salami, dark red with light red speckles. F is brick red with light splotches. G is dark red with streaky lighter color. H is a deep red with light spots.
  • A very small carved saguaro cactus held between finger and thumb. The saguaro has two arms, and the end of each and the main stem are all topped with a flower. It has a bold dark red line through it.
  • A saguaro that is yellow-brown at the top and more red-orange at the base, with dark spots.
  • A small light brown striped saguaro on a mineral shelf. It is small relative to the other specimens.
  • A light mottled cream and white colored mini saguaro in a pink pot with a huernia succulent.
  • A light gray saguaro with thin dark stripes, on a blue-green rock.
  • A yellow and orange-tone saguaro in a sandy area of a terrarium with similar colored pebbles nearby.
  • Captioned "light calico," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is a fleshy tan with red-brown stripes and brown spotting. B is a warm gray with ping-tinted patches and dark spots. C is light cream with dark gray splotching. D is light gray with gray pepper spots. E is light gray with spots of gray and red tint, and darker gray pepper spots. F is cream with red tint and dark stripes. G is light tan with dark pepper spots. H is light cream striped with dark brown.
  • Captioned "red," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is a deep red with patches of yellow and white. B is deep red on the tips but fades to orange at the base. C is a desaturated streaky dark red and orange. D is red-orange with light black and white stripes. E is part off-white, part deep red. F is a dark brick-red with cream colored arms and base. G is deep rep with vivd black and white striping. H is a deep brick red with a lighter tip.
  • Captioned "gray," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is light gray with a dark gray stripe and some mottling. B is a streaky light and dark gray. C is a mottled dark gray. D is gray with a few dark spots. E is gray with a bit of dark gray striping. F is a mottled very dark gray. G is a smooth gray. H is a mottled light gray.
  • Captioned "light," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is a light cream color with some darker mottling on the tip and base. B is off-white with a thin red stripe through it. C is a grainy cream with fine brown spots and a vein. D is a light mottled butter color. E is a smooth off-white. F is light cream with light gray-brown splotching. G is a mottled light tan. H is off-white with fine brown spots.
  • Captioned "stripy," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is a light tan with a bold yellow and dark red stripe. B is pink-cream with a dark brown stripe and small spots. C is cream with dark red-brown striping. D is a grainy pinkish-cream with white and dark red veins and spots. E is light tan for the cactus then the base turns red, and has thin dark stripes. F is a grainy cream and pink-brown with dark red striping. G is light gray with a dark brown stripe. H is light cream with dark red striping.
  • Captioned "tan," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is a desaturated pink-yellow tan with a dark stripe. B is a smooth butter yellow-tan. C is a grainy light gray with red-pink tinted tips on the branches. D is a smooth tan with a red-tinted top. E is a marbled tan and reddish-tan. F is a warm tan with a dark red patch on one branch. G is a mottled light tan. H is plain tan.
  • Captioned "dark calico," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is cream with fine dark gray spots and red. B is a mottled gray and red. C is off-white with dark red veining and patches. D is a grainy gray with a smooth dark red tip. E is grainy red and gray with a red tip. F is a grainy light gray with dark pepper spots in gray and red. G is a smooth streak yellow-red. H is cream with veining in gray and red.
  • Captioned "bicolor / gradient," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is very dark red at the base, cream at the tip. B has a deep red base and mottled light gray and red mottled top. C is light cream at the top deepening to a reddish at the base. D is cream at the tip darkening to more brown at the base. E is deep red with light spots, and a dark mottled gray tip. F is a streaky light gray and tan with red on the tip and base. G is part smooth gray, part tan. H is grainy light red-brown deepening to red.
  • Captioned "vibrant calico," eight saguaros labeled A through H. A is a streaky yellow-orange and light red. B is yellow-tan with mottled dark red. C is dark red and cream striping. D is a smooth tan and off-white with a red branch. E is red-brown with a desaturated grainy top. F is dark brick-red, with white spots. G is deep rep and brick-red patterning with cream stripes. H is cream with brown and red-brown calico pattern.
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Soapstone mini saguaros

Soapstone mini saguaros

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Approx size: 1.4 x 0.6 inch

Approx weight: 8g avg with minor variations due to hand-carving

Material: Soapstone coated in varnish

 

Normally I'm not big on carved items over mineral specimens, but the saguaro cactus is an Arizona icon so I couldn't pass up these miniature carvings. They all have the same design: a saguaro with two arms, and a flower on each of the three tops (roughly anyway. It doesn't exactly resemble a real saguaro bloom! 🤔).

Color options are available in a range of warm tones. A lot of lighter ones have rich coloration I find looks similar to chocolate syrup mixing into melted ice cream.

Soapstone feels soapy to the touch—hence the name!—but this soapstone has been coated in varnish to help protect it. The varnish also improves the shine since soapstone has a fairly muted luster. Soapstone would normally be terrarium-safe anyway, but the varnish will help keep it clean if you want to use one of these in enclosures. I have a few scattered around as decor in pots.

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