Rocks on the ground

I do have a smal collcetion of gemstones.  Here a few that are in my collection:

Many of those gemstones could be used in making jewelry.  I haven't used them yet.  Mainly because I am not well equiped for «advanced jewelry making» or more professional caliber projects.  I am also a bit rusty in soldering, not having the equipment for that.  Finally, I feel a bit shy because I don't have lot of experiences in some skills (ex: soldering, stone setting, et c...)

My current strong point is workiing with plyers.  Even there, I know I have to improve my skills.  There is also the possibility that I am a perfectionist, not satisfied with my current skill.  It is where it would be nice to have a kind of mentor or some sort of technical support somwhere.

Returning to the topic of collection.  I also have a strange collection.  I do have a good collection of rocks that I had pick up from the ground.  When I first started, it was more for fun and because I was seeing nice peebles.  Now, an idea start to have crept in my mind.  Some of them are a bit more striking than the rest.  I could use them to make jewelry.  Of course, there s the problem of holes.  There isn't any hole in the rocks that I have.  I could try making the holes.  I am just not sure if it could be done with what I have without breaking them.  It is the major problem that I have.  The other solution would to shape a metal thread around them.  Or  a band of metal if the rock is big, regular enough for that solution.  It would do a nice bezel if I can do that.

I know that a regular unexpensive rock may not be like an expansive gemstone.  I just want to open up something different.  It would also be just for me.  I don't intend to sell that kind of jewelry right now.  I don't think there would be a big demand for that.  It is another idea that is going in the experimentation bin.  I think that this one will be more hands on that the others on my list.  There will be more variable in the process due to the stones themselves.  Time to see if the picture in my head will translate well in the real world...