I was first driven to make jewelry when I found an ancient looking pendant made of silver and moldavite. I had never been one to wear a lot of jewelry, probably because I had never found many pieces that captured my imagination before, but I was so drawn to this piece, I just had to have it. I spent the money and never regretted it for a second! That pendant made me feel so special every time I had it on, and then I had the thought, "What if I could create jewelry that captured peoples imaginations and made them feel this special."

I started looking into ways to make jewelry and found that wire wrapping was perfect for me. I went to my local hardware store, bought a roll of copper wire and some tools, then went home determined to make jewelry, and thank God I succeed! It took me over a year of working with copper to feel comfortable enough to use sterling silver wire. It then took me 3 more months to create something I felt was good enough to sell and another 6 months to come up with my tree of life design.

I look back to before I learned to make jewelry and have no idea how I did anything else. My only regret is not learning earlier, and I can only imagine what my jewelry would look like now if I had.

I created .925 Sterling Silver wire wrapped pendants and earrings for several years, and then decided to branch out into .999 Fine Silver designs, which I shape and inscribe by hand and then kiln-fired, polish, oxidize, and often set with gemstones or incorporate with silk ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by my shop and supporting my dream of making jewelry full time. Thanks to all of you amazing Etsy shoppers I am now living my dream, and I will be making jewelry until my hands stop working.

Have a great day!

Ashley
Dreaming Trees Jewelry