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I strive to strike a balance between the rough and refined to create effortlessly elegant pieces that are comfortable, easy to wear and accentuate your personal style.

11/07/2025

fire flies taking flight⁠
summer nights surrounding lights⁠
sparkling wonders bright⁠
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Can't wait to play sparkle with you on this summer weekend, ! Booth number 97!

08/07/2025

Aaaaaand “break” time’s over! Just like that I have shows on the schedule again! These last two months of focusing on playing at the bench have been fun, but I’m ready to share the sparkle in person. ⁠
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See you this weekend, ! I'm looking forward to being near the lovely waterfalls of again. And, of course, sharing some tiny shinys with you. ⁠Come say hola! Booth 97!

01/07/2025

"Sola" usually means singular, but this Sola Reversible Necklace is special. Flip the necklace around, and there's another solo accent to choose from on the other side. Some may say that the best part of this necklace is the power of choice that it gives you. You can choose to wear it diamond side out or gold dot side out. My favorite part of this necklace is that you can never put it on wrong. You can put it on without even looking in the mirror! Gone are the days of putting your necklace on backwards. ✨️⁠

25/06/2025

The reason I love pyrite in slate so much is that it’s the gemstone form of my work, just like the oxidized silver with gold dust sprinkled everywhere. Duality of opposites is a constant visual and ideological rhetoric in my work. I seek to create work that can lie balanced between the rough and refined, raw and polished, dainty and durable, minimal and intricate. One earring is stone, the other is metal. Sisters, not twins.

21/06/2025

It's a special week off for the Rocky Pardo Jewelry gals! Both myself and Megan will be posting away messages! ⁠
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It's rare I have the chance to visit my family in Spain more than once per year, but when your cousin gets engaged after you’ve already booked a holiday trip and your abuela asks you to go to the wedding, you go to Spain twice in a year! To make this trip even more special, I get to see my cousin, Maria, and her fiancé exchange vows and the rings that I was able to make for them! I saw Maria when I was in Spain in January and she loved the little Ripplet Stacker that I was wearing and that’s the moment it was decided that I would make their wedding bands. I love how these rings are the perfect expression of their love, organic and pure. I’m looking forward to a week full of love and delicious food! Más, porfaplease!⁠
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This same week, Megan is on her honeymoon! And her rings have an equally special story. You may have already seen her engagement ring in my previous posts, it’s gorgeous and designing it with Kyle was so much fun. From there, the only natural direction was to have Megan and Kyle make their own wedding bands with me in the studio. It was so much fun working at the bench with the both of them and being able to put the final touches on their wedding bands a few months ago.⁠

13/06/2025

Would you choose sundust or moondust? These sweet little stackers are perfect together or add some extra sparkle for your existing set!

02/06/2025

Most people know that I'm a total texture ju**ie! I love the way metal moves and can emulate other things we love in this life. When I fuse sterling silver dust on top of silver, it reminds me of the surface of the moon, much like this "moondust" cuff. ⁠I always say that I want my jewelry to talk back. What do I mean by this? I’m someone who is constantly touching and playing with the jewelry that I wear. They are my talismans, my amulets, my reminders of all the sentiment that they carry. By adding texture, contrast, and kinetic elements the pieces let me know they are there when I play with them.

28/05/2025

a sapphire on fire⁠
meant to warm the house's heart⁠
bringer of warmth, light⁠

24/05/2025

as tides rise and fall⁠
creativity cycles⁠
keeps my hands busy⁠
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Thank you all so much for these last shows! I am always so grateful for the people that support my work and am floored that this is what I'm able to do. Each year I experiment with taking a little more ”down” time. You won’t find me at shows for the next couple of months while I enjoy some uninterrupted bench time. My custom pile has grown quite tall (IYKYK, am I right? you know who you are (-; and I thank you so much for your patience and excitement) and I can’t wait to make these creative designs we have dreamed up together.

15/05/2025

Stones fall in water⁠
Ripplets, wavelets, motioning -⁠
a passage in time ⁠
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Going to Springfield shows like are a great measure of time for me, usually in the spring and again in the fall. I can't wait to see some familiar faces at this coming weekend! ✨️

25/04/2025

This piece is lovingly called "It's All Roses" but truly, it's more than just the rose gold that makes it shine! Come play sparkle with me and see these diamonds and sapphires shine in the light at April 25-27 located at the amazing !

27/03/2025

Hey folks! I'm Megan and I'm Rocky Pardo Jewelry's Sparkle Manager ✨️⁠ I help get your pieces to Rocky's bench! ⁠
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It was so great to travel this past week and meet so many of you at the Fairhope show! Rocky and I both work remotely - me in the St. Louis area, and Rocky spending more time in the Pensacola area.⁠
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Rocky is a dear friend of mine, and the first time we met it was a case of working hands sees working hands. She asked me what I did, and at the time, I was an organic vegetable farmer. But over the past year, I decided to change career paths and Rocky offered for me to transition from "carrots to karats." Having been to the gemstone show with Rocky as a friend in the past, seeing her gorgeous surprise work on my engagement ring with my partner (swipe to admire 😍), and seeing the dedication and vision that this powerhouse of a lady has, it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up! ⁠
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When I'm not managing custom projects, coordinating art shows, scheduling social media, learning a little bench work, or organizing inventory and adjustments, I'm usually on a walk with my pup, bird watching, in a yoga class, cooking, or dreaming of good, seasonal food.

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I use silver and gold to create unique fine jewelry that accentuates every individual’s personal sense of style. I fabricate all pieces using a variety of techniques and often incorporate precious, semi-precious and non-precious stones. I find inspiration in the process that brings metal and stone from the earth to a completed piece. The extraction of rough elements and the refinement of those materials stimulate my desire to further refine while enhancing the original natural aspects. It is a give and take between the material and myself. While aesthetically pleasing from a distance, the full reward comes from leaning in and pouring oneself into a piece and focusing on its intricacies.

I started working with metals in 2006 at the Craft Alliance in St. Louis and instantly fell in love with the material. I moved on to obtain her BFA in Metalsmithing at SIUE under the tutelage of Paulette Myers. After undergrad I worked at James Durbin Jewelry Design under Roger Rimel where I honed my fine metal and jewelry skills. I currently live and create in Edwardsville, IL amidst fruit trees, a hop farm, and two feisty pups. I travel to display and sell my work in various shows and galleries.