Our Story

Over the course of my life I have traveled to visit or to live in 21 foreign countries as well as all 50 of the US states and three of the US territories.
These travels have taught me a lot about the peoples of the world, their cultures, their religious practices, their fashion choices.

Woven into the times of travel, I lost my Grandmother and Mother to Dementia. My sister is now living with dementia. Easily enough I fell in love with, grew a deep passion for people living with dementia. I began working with memory therapy and found that often the person became stressed that because of their memory problems they would not perform well. I developed a special mix of essential oils that my clients used to lessen their stress will assisting their memory. The oil worked even better than I had expected. I order to assist in use of the oil I began making bracelets from the very porous lava stones which would hold the oil against the skin. I slowly began adding other kinds of beads and also began getting compliments on my bracelets. I dropped the lava beads completely and started making beaded bracelets, necklaces, earrings and key chains. I am easily bored so I have never made the same bracelet twice! All are original and most have some kind of unusual beads, either antique/ vintage, trade beads some centuries old and having crossed 3 continents, perhaps multiple times, hand carved and painted beads, beads made by African artisans, hand carved from animal bone, hand painted, or hundred year old coal mine scrip.
All are unique. There are some religious pieces as well. Take a look, find the perfect one for you.
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