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A Pretty Rock is a shop/blog with an inside look at the process of designing and creating handcrafted wire-wrapped jewelry. It features piece profiles and inspiration, with information on what it takes to bring a creation alive from start to finish. A Pretty Rock desires to grow your appreciation of the skill and technique behind creating heirloom quality jewelry.-
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Category Archives: Custom Orders
Ring of Colors
As you may know, one of the things I like to do most is create custom jewelry. When someone knows what they want and asks for it, I have no worries about whether or not a piece I make will … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan jewelry, bangle, black, blue, burgundy, etsy, Etsy Bloggers Street Team, freshwater pearls, gold, gold-filled, green, lilac, maroon, purple, red, ring, rose, swarovski pearls, teal, wire wrap, yellow
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Recreating Older Pieces
Sometimes recreating an older design is not always an easy task. I just got the opportunity to do so yesterday as a customer had me recreate my Seafoam Chalcedony Gypsy Drop earrings. An absolutely beautiful pair of earrings, I was … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan jewelry, chain, chalcedony, custom order, earrings, gold-filled, seafoam
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Custom Order: Charmed Bracelet
…for a down-to-earth kinda gal. Continue reading
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Tagged artisan jewelry, bracelet, butterfly, chain, custom order, fossilized coral, opal, oxidized silver, sterling silver
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Custom Order: Mother of Pearl and Horn Necklace
Recently, I was asked if I could remake my Mother of Pearl Sunflower Necklace in black… Continue reading
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Tagged artisan jewelry, custom order, flower, horn, mother of pearl, necklace, stringing, swarovski pearls
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Custom Order: Copper Crystal Chandeliers
Copper is such a lovely color – especially in crystals… Continue reading
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Tagged artisan jewelry, crystals, custom order, earrings, oxidized silver, sterling silver, swarovski crystals, wire wrap
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Visualizing a custom piece…
can be helped by a little bit of mock assembly! Continue reading
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Tagged chain, custom order, eyeglass chain, mother of pearl, sterling silver
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“You Make Jewelry?”
One of my favorite things is seeing a person’s reaction when I say “yes, I create jewelry”… Continue reading
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged amethyst, artisan jewelry, bracelet, crystals, custom order, earrings, freshwater pearls, peacock, purple, swarovski crystals
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What was lost is now found…and recycled!
Last April, one of my customers placed an order that was lost in the mail… Continue reading
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Tagged custom order, earrings, freshwater pearls, garnet, postal service
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Crystal Earring Order
The challenge with my latest custom order was to make something unique, in crystal, that barely dropped below the earlobe… Continue reading
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Tagged crystals, custom order, earrings, sterling silver, swarovski crystals
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Custom Order for a Friend…
I always love making jewelry for friends and this is no exception… Continue reading
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Tagged blue, chalcedony, crystals, custom order, earrings, necklace, swarovski crystals, tan
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