Love.
Love.
Love.
Love.
Love.
Know that you are loved.
I could not be more excited about my friend’s new on-line presence.
This dear, dear friend, has been a constant source of love and support over the last 16 years. She was in my wedding. She answered the phone at 3AM and drove hours through the night to be with Riley at the event of Seth’s birth. I honestly don’t think I’d be here typing if she hadn’t helped me through some very low points in my twenties. She lost her husband at a very young age, and somehow despite that, found the courage within herself to leave her 9-5 job, and stay home with her young son, supporting them by making jewelry and selling it at DC’s Eastern Market. She is a true artist, her life is her masterpiece. Her jewlery has been featured in many galleries, stores, and catalogs all over the country. She uses “found” words, poems and images from vintage books, music, and maps and incorporates them into her pieces in meaningful ways.
If she lets me, I’m going to be posting pictures of her stuff on here all the time, because it’s so pretty, and I like to give my readers visual treats! I have given her jewlery as gifts to many people, and I have lots of it myself. One piece she made for me just about did me in. I’ll post about that another day.
The stuff on her website is just a smattering of what she does. Her creativity, sense of humor, and yes, love, know no bounds.
I am so happy and proud to share her with you…
*sigh* so gorgeous.
LOVE IT!! Especially the “Know that you are loved” one, such a beautiful thing to give someone. (wish I could get it for my girls, then they needed that reminder, it would be there) Great to see such good original work and ideas. 🙂
tis truly beautiful, and I like stuff like that….
Wow! A special, lasting friendship and some lovely trinkets. Who could ask for more?
does she make kid sizes??
Can’t get enough of it. Thanks for the info. and link!
What a friend! What a human! What an artist!
I’m sure she would make kid sizes. She’s kind of kid sized herself. A tiny little thing who could kick anyone’s butt in Ju Jitsu.
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Thank you all so much for your kind words! And especially thank you Michelle for being such an amazing friend. To paraphrase Charlotte’s Web: It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Michelle is both.
And I don’t even need to say this, but I will: Any support I have ever given to Michelle and the family has been returned a thousandfold. Love right back at you, Michelle and everyone!
And finally: Yes, I absolutely do make kids’ sizes — send me measurements and I will make it fit. And I do all kinds of custom work, with your own words or pics or whatever message is meaningful to you. Just let me know.
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Wow those are really very beautiful jewelry and I like all jewelry.She is good artist..This post shows that your friendship is special and great.Thank you very much for such lovely post.
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I love her stuff!! I love meaningful words in beautiful jewlery. Thanks.
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