Yes, I Make My Own Jewelry—And No, I Don’t Want to Make That for You
When people find out I make jewelry, I usually get two reactions:
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“You made that?!”
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“Cool! Could you make me something like this?” (followed by a blurry photo of a Pinterest piece or their great aunt’s engagement ring.)
And I get it. It’s meant as a compliment—people like my work, and they want a piece of it. But here’s the thing: I don’t want to make that. I want to make this—the work that feels true to my style, my process, my story.
I started this business not because I wanted to replicate trends or make things on demand, but because I had ideas I couldn’t not make. I had designs in my head when I went to sleep and I started sketching again. I wasn’t following anyone else’s vision—I was following mine.
Custom work is tricky. People usually want something incredibly specific—but don’t always know how to articulate it. And often, what they’re asking for just doesn’t align with what I do. I don’t use CAD. I don’t mass produce. I don’t do dainty stackers with machine-set stones. (And no, I definitely don’t want to make a copy of someone else’s design—that’s not only uninspiring, it’s also unethical.)
What does light me up is making pieces that are a little weird, a little organic, a little bold. Jewelry that could go on an adventure with you. Jewelry that’s full of soul.
So if you’re here because you like my work—thank you. Truly. It means so much. If you want a custom piece that fits within my style and gives me creative freedom, I’m totally open to having that conversation. But if you're looking for a jeweler to reproduce someone else's vision—I’m probably not the right fit.
And I’m okay with that.
Because the reason I love this work is that it’s mine. And every piece I make, from sketchbook to final polish, is a little piece of me.
