More new locations!

Hey friends,

I have some really exciting news: I have 2 new locations. My business has been growing like crazy the last few months and I'm so pleased to be able to share my jewelry with people all over the country!

The first new location is the Metal Museum Shop in Memphis Tennessee. This museum is dedicated to the history, craft, and art of metalsmithing. They have so many great exhibits, galleries, and programs, and serve as a home for the metalsmithing community in Memphis and also across the US. Next time you're in Tennessee, definitely stop by!

My second new location is Drizzle & Shine on Capitol Hill in Seattle. It's a cute little eco-boutique with all eco-friendly, vegan products. They have a really nice collection of clothes, shoes, jewelry, and some household items, and most of it is locally produced by small businesses. I'm so proud that my work is on display there and I really support their mission.

In other news, I will be at the SNAG conference in Portland from May 23-26. One of my necklaces will be in a show called Crossings in the Annie Meyer Gallery. Please go check it out, it's going to be an amazing show!

New work

Hey everyone,

Here are some photos of things that I have made recently. Some of them are for sale, and some of them are custom projects. Let me know if you have any questions, or want a custom piece of your own!

New Locations!

Hey everyone,

I have some exciting news. My work is now available at the Pacific Northwest Shop! They have 2 locations, one in Wallingford in Seattle, and one in Tacoma. Click here to see the rest of my locations! The list is growing 😁

Animals Coming to Life

Hey friends, I've been getting a lot of questions lately about how my animal earrings are made. So I decided to make a whole blog post about it. Hope this answers all your questions!

I design all the animals on my computer and print out sheets of them.

I rubber cement the animals to sterling silver, and drill tiny holes for the eyes and ears.

I cut out the eyes and ears by hand with my jewelers saw.

It's way easier to cut out the tiny pieces when they're still in a big sheet.

It's also easier to stamp on noses when they're all on the same sheet.

Then I cut out all the critters.

It's easier to stamp on whiskers after I cut them all out.

Look I made a GIF!

Noses and whiskers are all stamped! (Also, I made all my own stamps for these critters, so bonus points for me)

Next I file all the edges so they're not sharp and won't snag on your clothes or hair. Sorry I don't have an action shot of filing, but I promise it's not that exciting.

I solder all the earring posts to the back of the animals. Sorry I don't have an action shot of soldering. It's actually pretty exciting and it's my favorite part.

Then I clean off all the oxidation and flux from soldering in an acid solution called "pickle."

I darken them with a patina called "liver of sulphur" that works really well on silver.

Then I sand off all the patina that's not recessed in the stamped parts.

I tumble all the animals in my magnetic pin finisher. It makes them shiny super fast.

Nice and shiny after the tumbler.

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I put them on my earring cards. And yes, I did design and make the earring cards myself too.

And there you go! Animal earrings!

Thanks for going on that journey with me. I love making animal jewelry so much. If you love it too, check out all my little friends here.