Love rocks? Applegate Lapidary's your shop! Just look for the store with the big shark jaws in the front window.
Aside from a gaggle of geological goodies- rocks, crystals, semi-precious gems, geodes, fossils- they also have a decent selection of beads and jewelry making supplies. I found some lovely sculpted Czech glass beads that I haven't found at any other bead shops. It really is a neat little store, and it offers a different shopping experience than most other Sutter Creek shops (see: it doesn't sell antiques) :D read more