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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: sterling silver
Etsy Blogger’s Carnival: The Best Tool Ever
Inquiring minds want to know…that is, the Etsyblogger’s street team wants to know for this month’s blog roll…what is my favorite tool? Well here it is: A simple dowel, you say? Why, yes…it is! It slices and dices and…oh wait, … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, dowel, earrings, etsy, Etsy Bloggers Street Team, gold-filled, necklace, sterling silver, tools, wire wrap
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Glitz Lounge May Challenge and More Supplies
Just making a quick post today ’cause my head hurts from my extremely tough workout this morning…(Our regular instructor, Wendy, for the 9am class at My Health Kick is on a 2 week missions trip in Alaska and her husband, … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, blue topaz, freshwater pearls, gemstone, Glitz Lounge, jewelry supplies, keishe pearls, necklace, onyx, prasiolite, quartz, sterling silver, sunstone, tourmaline
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Etsy Blogger’s Carnival: The Pieces I’ve Loved
Psst. Come closer. Let me tell you a secret…so, I make all this jewelry, but guess what? I’m really not that girlie! I have a pair of gold-filled hoops I made that get worn all the time and that is … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, crystals, earrings, etsy, Etsy Bloggers Street Team, freshwater pearls, hearts, moonstone, necklace, opal, peridot, quartz, sterling silver, white
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Looking for a Valentine’s Day Present?
Or maybe just a little something for yourself? Look no further! From now until February 14th, all orders over $40* will get a free pair of Filigree Heart Circle Drops Earrings (a $20 value): Place your order soon! These are … Continue reading
Clearly, I Need Help
Week 1 is over for my 101 goals and I’m just not doing as great as I thought. Excuses come easily and I find it’s just too simple to say “Oh, I’ll go a little later” or “I’ll do that … Continue reading
Choker Revisited
Just a quick post on a custom piece for a customer who was wondering if I could reproduce the Striped Agate Rose Choker. One of the dicey things about asking for a reproduction of an older piece is that you … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Orders
Tagged artisan jewelry, choker, flower, necklace, orange, rose, sterling silver, striped agate
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Tired!
That’s what I am…just plain tired. With only one order left to go out from last week’s press, I’m happy, but oh so exhausted and behind in web development work. In the process of being featured on Daily Candy Atlanta, … Continue reading
Posted in Horn Tooting, Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, black shell, earrings, press, sterling silver, 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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Criss Cross Rings!
The other day I got a request to make my Criss Cross Cuff bangles into a ring. At first, honestly, I thought “no way that will work!” However after a good night’s sleep (because I was really cranky due to … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged artisan jewelry, craft wire, freshwater pearls, gemstone beads, iolite, labradorite, ring, sterling silver, wire wrap
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Brassy
I have no idea what got into me earlier this year, but I made a large purchase of brass components from local Etsy seller ArtfulMarket. I just fell head over heals with them. Now, if you follow my jewelry line, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazonite, artisan jewelry, bamboo coral, brass, brown, earrings, etsy, Etsy Bloggers Street Team, fans, flowers, red, smoky quartz, sterling silver, teal, turquoise
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