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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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Tag Archives: amethyst
On the 9th Day of Holiday Deals 2009…
On the 9th day of holiday deals, A Pretty Rock offered me…The Bromeliad Cascades – Amethyst, Pink Pearl and Opal Chandelier Earrings at $105.00! For the 12 Days of Holiday Deals, I’m offering one item on my site at a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Holiday Deals, amethyst, artisan jewelry, earrings, freshwater pearls, gold-filled, opal, sale, vermeil, wire wrap
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Picking the Right Stone for Birthstone Jewelry
With so many variations on the birthstone jewelry chart, I’m sure it’s hard to decide what stone to select when purchasing birthstone jewelry. I get asked quite often what the appropriate stones are for birthdays. So let me share the … Continue reading
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Tagged amethyst, aquamarine, artisan jewelry, bangle, birthstone, bloodstone, bracelet, citrine, diamond, earrings, emerald, garnet, lapis lazuli, necklace, opal, pearl, peridot, pink tourmaline, rock quartz, ruby, sapphire, sardonyx, topaz, turquoise, wire wrap
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First Earrings of 2009
Finally! My first piece for 2009. These started out as a totally different piece for a Glitz Lounge challenge, but evolved into these beauties. With their light pastel colors, these earrings remind me of things to come. Here are a … Continue reading
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Tagged amethyst, artisan jewelry, earrings, prehnite, rutilated quartz
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Birthstone of the Month: Amethyst
Born in the month of February? Then Amethyst is your birthstone. There are plenty of places online that have the standard information on Amethyst stones, but I thought I would share just a few interesting tidbits on this beautiful crystal … Continue reading
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Tagged amethyst, artisan jewelry, birthstone, earrings, freshwater pearls, pink opal, wire wrap
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Shopping Trip!
The Intergalactic was in town this weekend, so I went and paid a visit to one of my vendors. A few purchases were for custom orders, the others to work on a new jewelry line. Take a look at my … Continue reading
You can never have enough…
More goodies just came in today. I’ve been waiting for these since March. So excited! Pictured from left to right: rhodolite garnet rondelles prehnite rondelles almandine garnet rondelles apatite rondelles iolite rondelles almandine garnet drops rhodolite garnet drops citrine drops … Continue reading
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Tagged amethyst, apatite, black spinel, citrine, crystal quartz, garnet, gemstone beads, iolite, jewelry supplies, peridot, prehnite
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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
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Tagged amethyst, artisan jewelry, bracelet, crystals, custom order, earrings, freshwater pearls, peacock, purple, swarovski crystals
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