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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
‘Tis the Season – Flickr Favorites December 2009
Ran across this Flickr Favorites game via The Spotted Sparrow blog. It looked like fun, so I had to participate. 1. Day 362.365 Because He is the reason for the season…, 2. Dog friendly color, 3. Reindeer bubbles, 4. Fun … Continue reading
Grateful 365
I can’t believe it, but I’ve just finished my Project 365 year in photos yesterday. I missed a few days here and there, but those are excusable as far as I’m concerned. I’ll be crossing that one off my 101 … Continue reading
Revisiting Jewelry Photos
It would be a perfect world if everything always turned out right the first time, but of course, it’s not! For the jewelry business, that means that I don’t always take photos with the right settings the first time around. … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, gold-filled, necklace, photography, wire wrap
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Happy 4th of July!
I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July. “American Sunset” by GR58 “air force security forces” by Defensor Fortis “the american” by Exodus Photography “Raising the 2nd flag on Mount Suribachi” by Steiner62 “On the waterfront” by carpe icthus … Continue reading
Etsy Blogger’s June Featured Blogger: AliciaMae
Each month, the Etsy Blogger’s Street Team promotes one of its members as the featured blogger of the month. This month’s featured blogger is AliciaMae… This is where I normally write a snappy little introduction to the featured artist and … Continue reading
Etsy Blogger’s Carnival: My Photography Setup
One of the questions I get a lot is how do I go about taking pictures for my jewelry. A while ago I wrote this reply that I felt was great to share with you. It also turns out that … Continue reading
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Tagged Etsy Bloggers Street Team, lightbox, photography, photoshop, rubbermaid
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90 Days: The Faintness of a Moment
TiffanyTeske on Etsy Polaroid transfers are a new concept for me. Having hardly ever played with a Polaroid camera, the thought of tearing apart a Polaroid shot to make a new piece of art had never crossed my mind. Lucky … Continue reading
My camera is back!
and it looks as good as new… Continue reading


