Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

A load of crap, as anyone who’s been on the receiving end of a rejection letter or Simon Cowell critique will quickly tell you.

Conversely, there are some sticks and stones you might genuinely welcome — like the ones in Carrie Dutcher’s two new jewelry collections.

Raw, cut-down sticks hang from the most threadlike of silver chains in the Bark grouping, creating a fresh juxtaposition of scales and textures. Shipwreck features vintage rhinestones strung together to create pieces that resemble art deco relics: treasures that look as though they’ve been preserved in a state of charming near-disrepair.

Both are so alluring, you’ll never cast aspersions on sticks and stones again.

And you won’t mind having a few cast at you.

Available at Sugarcube, 48 South 3rd Street (215-238-0825).