I am the girl who finds beauty and romance in anything with a secret past...the button, the brooch, the scrap of lace....the bits and pieces at the bottom of the box, long forgotten.
I am a hunter-gatherer and love the thrill of the "find"...and the possibilities it creates.

I LOVE...antique markets; the architecture of old houses; rainy days...(oh!, i LOVE rainy days); pasta, wine and crusty bread (WITH butter); home cooking; chocolate anything; cream everything...and ivory, ecru & white; PENNIES (I can't resist them!) I often embed them in the mounts of my jewelry (my little 'good luck to you' gesture); long hours in the studio; sleeping in; snow days; that timeless time between Christmas and New Years...it's bliss!

I am a former Fashion Designer with a degree from FIT and an art and design career that spans several decades. Throughout my 40 year creative journey I have always been drawn to 'Art in Miniature' and started collecting and curating Antique and Vintage Buttons. Their fine and intricate detail and place in Fashion History fascinated me. Ten years ago one particular button inspired me to create a piece of jewelry...that was my ‘aha’ moment and the culmination of a journey I didn’t know I was on. With thousands of beautiful buttons and an extensive design background … veryDonna was born.


Favorite quote and words to live by:

"Anything worth doing...is worth doing well"