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My journey into jewelry design began one Christmas when I was around 8 or 9. My grandmother gave me a giant box filled with every type of bead, string, wire, clasp, and tool that I would need to jump right in and start creating. It was like a treasure chest for me and remains to this day one of the best gifts I have ever received. In high school I would bring my jewelry to school and sell to my classmates during lunch. I started to participate in small craft shows in and around my hometown. Fast forward a few years to when I studied jewelry design at FIT in NYC while also working at a high end jewelry store and apprenticing with the stores master jewelers. My aspiration was always to become a fine jewelry designer working in traditional fabrication methods of casting and metalwork. As I continued to work toward this goal until I became pregnant with my first child and could not in good conscious expose myself and my child to the chemicals and fumes that accompany those processes. So I turned back to my first love, beads, and I haven't looked back since. As my children grew I continuously worked to hone and perfect my technique until I achieved my vision of creating fine jewelry with gemstone beads, pearls, and precious metal wire. Every piece of my jewelry tells a story and has an inspiration, whether from nature, a certain historical period, or the materials themselves. I constantly seek out unique, character filled gemstones that you don't see in traditional fine jewelry. I consider all my designs to be wearable sculpture; every piece I design is absolutely one of a kind; which ensures that the art jewelry you choose is as unique and special as you are.
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Elaine on Jun 11, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThe necklace is very beautiful and very well made. Seller also included a small piece of cleaning cloth which is super sweet!
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Philippe on Jan 16, 2018
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful and well crafted (just the closure could/should be more segure). Kim is very nice and helpful also.
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Wendy on Jan 7, 2017
4 out of 5 starsThe earrings were absolutely beautiful, but the mother of pearl was bigger than what I wanted. But Kimberly was so wonderful in offering me a refund. The stones and silver were beautiful and I loved the design. If the mother of pearl were smaller these would be my favorite earrings of all time. Highly recommend buying from this shop!!
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Terrie on Mar 18, 2014
4 out of 5 starsLovely lady, and family. All one of a kind hold up perfectly. They layer well.
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readingscotty on Aug 30, 2013
5 out of 5 starsSo pretty!! Great communication (I was kept updated on my work in progress, including photos!!), wonderful seller. Very happy with this lovely piece!! I particularly like the "earthy" look of the labradorite stones and the contrast with the gold wire. Thank you!
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Kimberly DeWald
Owner, Maker, Designer
I am a primarily self taught jewelry artist. I began my jewelry career in metalwork; however once I started a family I realized torches and chemicals were not exactly something I could work with small children around so I turned to beads and wire.
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