How It All Began

Thank you for stopping by!  I am new to blogging, but hope to deliver some resourceful information, personal tidbits, humor and more.  While this blog is named for my jewelry business, I plan for the blog to be more all encompassing than just jewelry talk. 


But for now, here's how it all started.  The jewelry part, that is...

My friend and I decided it would be fun to take a basic jewelry making class.  We signed up, had a nice lunch at La Madeline, and headed to class.  I was about 6 weeks pregnant with my second child and morning (aka afternoon) sickness had kicked in a few days earlier.  I warned my friend that I may need to leave the class a time or two, so she needed to take good notes.  My warning proved true, but we made it through the class and immediately went shopping for tools, beads and supplies.  

I started using the VERY basic techniques and making super basic jewelry right away.  As basic as it was, it was so much fun and a much needed escape from my daily life as a stay at home mom.  As much as I loved being with my son, talking to a 2 year old all day was not enough to keep my brain fueled.  

The continued practice and creating lasted a couple of weeks when the pregnancy proved to be a very trying experience.  Somehow a connection was made between my brain and the jewelry that the memories of the sickness were triggered just by looking at anything related to my new found craft. 

Needless to say, that was the end of my jewelry making for a while.  Once I finally had my healthy and beautiful new baby boy my family was complete.  Once past all the post pregnancy and new baby craziness, one day I came across a pair of earrings I'd made the year before.  I didn't get an immediate feeling of nausea, so I decided to start playing around with my things again.  It was THE BEST THING I COULD HAVE DONE!  


Since then, I've been an obsessed bead shopper and wire wrapper.  I've taken a couple more classes and read a zillion books on the subject.  Last November, for my birthday, I decided to open my own Etsy shop.  I am loving everything about it.