About 18 years ago I started playing around with jewelry design. I had a great business career but felt something missing. Once I got started in jewelry there was really no turning back. The passion I felt (and still do) for creating jewelry is hard to put into words. I adore finding new gems and learning about these gems and their history. Drooling over a new gem find is now part of my routine. learning about the different metals is fascinating as well. Each metal I work with; copper, silver sterling, steel and gold has it’s own set of properties. Working with them is challenging to say the least.

OK, that is a tiny snippet about my journey. The rest is contained in the book, of course! The journey I took from a business marketing career, which is creative in it’s own right, to this amazing place I am today is worth writing about. I feel that the steps I took can be helpful to anyone that has a fine life but realizes they have not tapped into some missing joy.

So Voila!. I wrote a book. I was guided by a professional who helped drag the emotions out of me and into the pages of the book.

Here are some of the guides offered.

–Discover the uniqueness of being a jewelry designer
-Appreciate and celebrate your creative personality
-Create your own passionate life
-Increase your powers of observation
-Examine the source of your inspiration
-Develop perspective that takes you far beyond your career
-Learn strategies for personal growth
-Master the eight steps to begin your own creative journey.

In Addition I have included details on my current collections. How did I create these collections? what is their meaning? This process is the most fun for me. Once I fall in love with a particular gem I delve into it’s history and find ideas for the formation of the collection. One of my favorite collections is ‘Slice of Moonlight’ which features moonstone. Moonstone is known for it’s pearly and opalescent features. Ancient Romans believed that this gem was actually a slice of solid moonlight! When worn this gem can bring us love and good fortune.

Finally I added a section that highlights the main gems I work with. I give information about each of the gems and include color photos . Below is shown two of my favorites.. Petrified Palmwood Root from Indonesia and Peruvian Opal.

Here is the link to purchase the Kindle version on Amazon. Enjoy!

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