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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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On the 2nd Day of Holiday Deals 2009…
On the 2nd day of holiday deals, A Pretty Rock offered me…The Prasiolite Gold-filled Framed Circle Drop Necklace at $64.00! For the 12 Days of Holiday Deals, I’m offering one item on my site at a discount of 30% – … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged 12 Days of Holiday Deals, artisan jewelry, chain, gold-filled, green amethyst, necklace, prasiolite, sale, wire wrap
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Modish’s Fall is Coming Giveaway Ends Today!
Stop by Modish before tonight at midnight for a chance to win over $450 worth of handmade goodness! Among other prizes, you’ll get a chance to win the following pieces from A Pretty Rock: Bracelet – Butternut and Leather Earrings … Continue reading
Posted in Horn Tooting
Tagged artisan jewelry, bracelet, chain, earrings, glass, leather, Modish, press, sterling silver, sunstone, swarovski crystals
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Join the treasure hunt Saturday the 19th!
I hope you do too, because the Etsy Blogger’s Street Team is holding a Treasure Hunt tomorrow, Saturday the 19th. Search through listings in the participating shops (here’s the list) for the street team logo (the image to the right) … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, chain, citrine, etsy, Etsy Bloggers Street Team, gold-filled, necklace
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Alter Ego
I know I haven’t posted in a while. It’s been busy with making sure orders got out by the postal deadlines. Add a sick hubby to the mix of work along with Christmas present shopping and you can imagine the … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged artisan jewelry, bracelet, carnelian, chain, Christmas, cluster, gold-filled, holidays, links, magnesite, turquoise
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Custom Order: Flower and Vine in Gold
Just a quickie post…I wanted to show off a custom order a customer of mine has waited for ever so patiently. (Thank you!) This is the same customer that requested I make a Criss Cross Ring earlier last month. She … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan jewelry, chain, cream, custom order, floral, gold-filled, green, necklace, rose, swarovski pearls, wire wrap
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Bangle Inspired Bracelets
I’m back! And it seems like I have 50 million blog posts to catch up with! It’s going to take me a while to read them all. I also just realized that while I did take my camera with me … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged bracelet, chain, China, custom order, fire opal agates, gemstone beads, orange, pink, rose, rose quartz, sterling silver, wire wrap
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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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Creative Naming
Definitely not my forte… Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged abalone, chain, necklace, oxidized silver, paua, shell, sterling silver
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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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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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