About me

I’ ve had a fascination with gemstone j ewelry since I can remember. I used to buy faux turquoise j ewelry with my allowance as a child. In my early 20s’ , I was a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City studying fashion and merchandising since fashion is in my blood. I remember purchasing my first genuine Turquoise and Spiny oyster shell cuff I wore hugging my wrist when my mother looked at it and began telling me about my great grandmother. She was a Cherokee Indian from South Carolina. I believe she is still alive within me. I started selling gemstone and sterling silver j ewelry at festivals and opened a shop in a local flea market selling gemstone j ewelry and crystals. I began making my own jewelry. Several times I was stopped on the street by people asking me to purchase a piece I was wearing on my neck.

Turquoise always had an allure for me. I consider it sacred. I traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a work travel assignment. I made my way up to the town of Cerrillos. This old mining town is where Tiffany Jewelry Turquoise came from. The mine has since been closed. It was a spooky travel because I drove solo. It took me several hours to drive up the mountain and when I got there, all I kept thinking was I must get out of here. I managed to get a few pieces of Turquoise from the only old mining shop still standing. Traveling back down the mountain I was in heaven. I traveled the Turquoise Trail and must have stopped at
every Turquoise shop to collect some beautiful Turquoise j ewelry I still wear. You will hardly ever not find me wearing Turquoise! 
All jewelry created by my favorite vendors and manufacturers!

Shining Blossom