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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: jewelry supplies
Create With Your Color: Color Palette Blog Walk
Did you see my color palette blog walk post yesterday? I had so much fun with it I decided to put off the 52 weeks post for the week and do another one today. I know I said I was … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged beads, color, color palette, color palette blog walk, etsy, jewelry supplies, RockStash
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Lesson: Learn to Step Back and Re-Assess
Ever find yourself trying to do everything at once? If you’re like me, it’s that overachiever streak in you. It’s so seductive, sometimes it’s just hard to fight it. Or, you don’t even realize what’s going on until it’s too … Continue reading
Inspiring Me Rainy
We were supposed to have a rainy week here in “Hotlanta”. Clearly weather.com is way off on this one, since I’m sitting at my desk considering closing my blinds because of the brightness of the sun. rainy days by marqos, … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Blogging
Tagged 52 Weeks, cloudy skies, hot chocolate, hotlanta, jewelry supplies, labradorite, necklaces, photography, puddles, rainy day, umbrella, weather
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Studio Tour – Storing Materials in a Small Space
From the beginning, I’ve been a fan of attempting to organize my materials. Notice I say “attempting”. My best efforts fall short sometimes and I end up with workspace hurricanes. When it comes to supplies and materials though, I think … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Blogging
Tagged 52 Weeks, freshwater pearls, gemstone beads, jewelry supplies, materials, organization, storage boxes
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Weekly Failure Baggage
I feel I haven’t been very successful lately when it comes to the jewelry business. You may realize that already since you haven’t seen me post much jewelry or destash many supplies. Other things always end up higher on my … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Blogging
Tagged 52 Weeks, artisan jewelry, destash, failure, jewelry supplies
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Lofty Goals – Update
While dropping off the face of the earth with this pregnancy, the lofty goals or lack thereof, that I set back at the beginning of the year have fallen through. I initially wanted to revise my 101 List, but as … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Blogging
Tagged 101 list, 52 Weeks, destash, goals, jewelry supplies, lightbox, newsletter, organization, pregnancy
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Seasonal Inspiration
Inspiration is sorely lacking in this house lately. Thoughts of babies and colors and pretty pink things have overtaken thoughts of beads and jewelry and business. But such is life right? Always in a constant state of change. Searching for … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Blogging
Tagged 52 Weeks, cactus, chalcedony, freshwater pearls, fuschia, gemstone beads, green, inspiration, jewelry supplies, mother of pearl, pink, plant, seasonal
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Destash – 6mm Swarovski Pearls
It was time to do a little bit of cleaning out for the month. Go check out my supply shop. I should be destashing the next two days…unless I get whisked away for my birthday tomorrow. ;)
Destash – Mother of Pearl Buttons
It’s been over a month since I’ve sat down and destashed any supplies. Thought I’d get started again with the buttons below: Look familiar? Well they should! These are the buttons I’ve used for my mother of pearl rings here, … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged buttons, destash, floral, flower, jewelry supplies, mother of pearl, RockStash
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Renewed Inspiration
I know…I know…It’s been a while since my last piece, but I should have something new to show this coming week. In the meantime, let me leave you with a sneak peek! (Yes, I know this picture was taken in … Continue reading
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Tagged freshwater pearls, green, inspiration, jewelry supplies, mojito, peridot, prehnite, scalopite, storage boxes, yellow
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