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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: photography
52 of Me: Week 4
Work, work. Feeling like one of the horde orc peons from World of Warcraft. All I do is “work, work”… that is the only thing that seems to come out of my mouth these days. I have one project in … Continue reading
52 of Me: Week 2
When I look back, I find the ordinary and routine moments of the day make the best memories of baby girl. The morning wakeup, snack time, the snuggle before she’s tired and ready for a nap, bath time… Playing with … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Weeks of Me, All Things Baby
Tagged 52 of Me, baby, bath time, family, photography, smiling
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52 of Me: Week 1
Two years ago, I started participating in a 52 Weeks of Self-Portraits group on Flickr. With the announcement of Baby Girl, all my personal projects fell to the wayside. Not that I need anything else on my plate, but more that I … Continue reading
Birthday Party Photo Bomb!
Can’t sleep. Finished making all the Thanksgiving Day sides for our family meal, but now my mind keeps running and won’t rest. So, I thought this would be the perfect time to get the much promised birthday party post up! … Continue reading
Flickr Photo Bomb Monday – Family Birthdays & Other Birthdays & Random Pics…
I can’t remember the last time I had bronchitis, but dear baby girl got sick last week and infected me. While all she has is a cold, she really did a doozy on me. A trip to the doctor on … Continue reading
Flickr Photo Bomb Friday – Holly Park, Birthday Parties & AMP
Went through a ton of photos this week spanning the Holly Park monthly ministry, a birthday party for a little friend of mine and AMP – Atlanta Missions Project week, a youth group project where we spend the week camping … Continue reading
Flickr Photo Bomb Friday – Graduation Party!
So I was able to get through a few more photos this week. In this group, I finally processed photos from Haleigh’s graduation party back in May… At this rate, I may get to the birthday photos I promised by … 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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Help Me Pick A New Backdrop
One of the things I fret about in regards to my jewelry is taking an attractive photo. If you’ve sold online at all, I’m almost positive you’ve heard time and time again that your photos have to be good enough … Continue reading
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Tagged 52 Weeks, backdrops, bokeh, earrings, feathers, flowers, glass, jewelry, photo styling, photography, place mats
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Compacting my Photo Lightbox
A while ago when I was a participating member of the Etsy Blogger’s Street Team, I wrote a post on my photography setup. I made mention that I wanted to revamp it and compact it somehow as it takes up … Continue reading
