I began reworking old jewelry into new pieces along with my mother when I was a child...my grandmother (Bee) would hand over her less-than-perfect costume jewelry and we would combine older and newer elements to make one-of-a-kind necklaces and bracelets. Sometimes kitschy, sometimes sublime, our creations were always fun to wear because each one had a story. When I made a tiara for my sister to wear on her wedding day using very old glass pearls and crystals from jewelry that had belonged to three generations of women in our family, something clicked and I knew I wanted to create pretty heirloom-quality things with a little bit of history to commemorate milestones in a woman's life. The tiara was a success, which led to more jewelry commissions from friends, family, and friends of friends, and a business was born!

The "Hattie" in my shop name comes from my other grandmother, a mysterious figure I knew only through stories, pictures, and a few pieces of jewelry.

I share a century old farmhouse with my husband and three children and try to sneak a little craft into our day whenever I can.