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When I first started my jewelry business I did not design stone
jewelry; I was 100% metal. I started in silver because it was
very inexpensive. Stone jewelry would add more to my overhead,
which was not a wise decision at the time.
In fact, my initial lines for the first ten years of my business
were all metal; no stone jewelry at all. Then, somewhere along
the way, I just fell in love with colored stones. I love the
richness! There is just something about well-cut stones. Stone
jewelry doesn’t even have to incorporate an expensive stone. One
of my favorite stones is called the Smoky Quartz, and it is one
of the most inexpensive stones. However, if you can put a good
cut on a Smoky Quartz, you have enhanced your stone jewelry and
you’ve taken its value up so much.
I talk a lot about texture and about richness, and for me there
are very few pieces I do that don’t have some stone in them. The
stones for my stone jewelry come from all over the world,
however, there’s a stone called Fluorite that’s absolutely
beautiful. It’s a semi-precious stone, not very expensive, and
the largest cash of Fluorite is conveniently located in
Indiana.
I would have a hard time seeing me doing collections without
stone jewelry. Once I realized I didn’t have to cut my own
stones, that I could design my own stones and have them cut for
me, my world got bigger. My stone jewelry lines exploded and even
for this year, my lines are all about stone color backed up by
handcrafted metal.
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