Lavender Cottage Jewelry Blog

How it all Began...

Posted by Cheryl Van Dyck on

Before I started making jewelry, I had no idea that "regular" people could make jewelry.  Then one of my friends gave me an adorable pair of earrings (which I still have, you can see them in the photo at left).  When I asked where she got them, she said she had made them.  The rest is history.  I discovered the magic of beads, and started to frequent bead stores everywhere I went.  Then I discovered that they made beads from the very stones that I used to collect from rock shops.  My inner rockhound was thrilled.  Small containers of beads...

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