Jewelry is a cherished part of our heritage, symbolizing emotional connections passed down by our skilled ancestors.
Only Life is More Colorful
The Tradition of Heart Holding
Dia de los Muertos macabrely decorated skeletons and skulls serve as a poignant reminder to celebrate the present. Transforming regular jewelry into “family jewels,” each piece becomes a cherished storyteller, a treasure chest of emotions and meaningful memories.
The Creativity of Getting Lost and Found
Creativity requires us to release our preconceived notions and let our innate abilities rise while traveling along the road less known. “Getting “lost” has been an integral part of developing my creative confidence. The magic is in the unexpected.”
Mom’s Last Words: Jewelry as a Living Legacy
How much of love is served by memory? I bet you all remember your first kiss – maybe even what your beloved was wearing when you met…
Light Beams from “The Morning After”
Today, the morning after, I walked to work letting my mind go roaming off leash. Fragile in some ways and durable in many others, that light reflects eternity…
The Bitch is Back
Do you like surprises or pranks? I sure do and think of them as an alternative “I Love You” to my dear ones. To surprise my oldest last Sunday evening as she arrived home after weeks away, I turned all the house lights off…
Do You Grill Your Peaches?
Summer is such a bounty of produce, I ritually mark it’s end by making a fresh tomato-basil sauce on angel hair pasta and am sure to get in one more grilling of peaches. I never heard of grilled peaches before I moved to North Carolina…
Save your Fork, there’s Pie!!!
That phrase is a running joke in our family, at least when my parents were alive. Dad married an Indiana farm girl; her maiden name Baker hinting of the future scores of pie crusts rolled out on the kitchen table over the five decades they were married.
It all happened so quickly…
Jewelry designer Cynthia Renee refreshes her creative vision on a family road trip to Nevada.
Discover how your jewels can be a guide to personal transformation.
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