About...

Me

My name is Yazmin. I am a jewelry designer and a web designer/developer (since 1999.)

I've always been an artsy-crafty person, but it seems like I just moved into jewelry unintentionally. Last year (2004), I went to the Yellow Daisy Festival for the umpteenth time and found a pair of beautiful hair chopsticks with beaded ends. I wore them for about a month straight.

I spent a lot of time thinking about these chopsticks and how to go about making my own. This lead me to local stores like Michael's and Joann's, but it also lead me to bead shops like my first love, The Happy Bead...Many stones and wire later and here I am.

If you'd like to know anything else about me, send me some snail mail:

A Pretty Rock
4613 Whitfaire Ct.
Cumming, GA 30040

Or, just ask.

The Jewelry

I won't lie, I like the good stuff. My mom has always said that you can count on whatever I pick out in a store to be the most expensive piece there. (One of the many reasons I remain happy with just a few select pieces of jewelry.) My goal is for others to have more than one piece of really nice jewelry and not break their bank.

Therefore, most of the jewelry I make is made with gemstones, pearls and sterling silver or gold-filled components. Some pieces are made with glass beads that caught my eye and a few even use craft wire (which I disclose), but all pieces are made to last.

Since the silver components are the real thing, they may tarnish with time. Silver polish can be used to remove the tarnish. You can use a clear liquid dip with any pieces except those with jade or coral, as the dip will damage your stones.

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