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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: garnet
Piece in Progress
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! It made me take a look through my shop and realize that I didn’t have very many jewelry pieces with red, garnets, or hearts. Browsing through the gallery, I thought I would recreate … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Blogging
Tagged 52 Weeks, artisan jewelry, earrings, garnet, holidays, Valentine's Day, work in progress
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On the 7th Day of Holiday Deals 2009…
On the 7th day of holiday deals, A Pretty Rock offered me…The Peach Holiday Garland Earrings at $23.00! For the 12 Days of Holiday Deals, I’m offering one item on my site at a discount of 30% – 50% off … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged 12 Days of Holiday Deals, artisan jewelry, earrings, freshwater pearls, garnet, gold-filled, keishe pearls, sale, smoky quartz, vermeil, wire wrap
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On the 4th Day of Holiday Deals 2009…
On the 4th day of holiday deals, A Pretty Rock offered me…The Green Holiday Garland Earrings at $23.00! For the 12 Days of Holiday Deals, I’m offering one item on my site at a discount of 30% – 50% off … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged 12 Days of Holiday Deals, artisan jewelry, earrings, garnet, keishe pearls, pearl, sale, smoky quartz, vermeil
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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
Posted in Site News
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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Latest Custom Order
Been quiet and slow paced around here lately. However, it’s giving me a chance to really get some things done and hunker down for the rest of the year. That doesn’t mean that I’ve been doing nothing, though! Check out … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged artisan jewelry, custom order, earrings, garnet, oxidized silver, red
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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
Posted in Site News
Tagged amethyst, apatite, black spinel, citrine, crystal quartz, garnet, gemstone beads, iolite, jewelry supplies, peridot, prehnite
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A gift for a friend, by a friend
Just wanted to share these lovely, light and airy earrings. They were a test for a new style for me. While the style is not quite perfect just yet, I let one of my friends to purchase the earrings for … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged artisan jewelry, earrings, garnet, gold-filled, hessonite, orange, wire wrap
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Crickets
That’s what I hear sometimes when I make a new blog post. It leaves me wondering whether or not my blog posts are enticing enough to get people to respond. Considering the amount of comments I do get, I would … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, blue, earrings, freshwater pearls, garnet, gemstone beads, moonstone, pink, sterling silver, white
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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
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged custom order, earrings, freshwater pearls, garnet, postal service
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