Gemoriah and the reluctant jeweler.

Donna began collecting rocks as a little girl growing up in Sparks Nevada. As a young adult she was drawn into gemstones and gemstone beaded jewelry. After working in a bead store for a time until it closed down, Donna felt the urging to open up her own store. The fall of 1992 saw the opening of Bead it an outlet for our beads and jewelry. An injured back and a desire for much needed time off prompted the closing of Bead it. It was open for 3 years and we made lots of friends over that time. In 1996 one of our customers was teaching a silver jewelry smithing class at the local community college. At Donna's urging, I took the class with her. I had no desire to make jewelry before that, but found it to be my life's calling. With the new jewelry making skills under our belts, we ran with it.
In 2006 Donna found Etsy. A perfect fit for our handmade sterling silver jewelry. She opened first our jewelry store Gemoriah and soon after Gemoriahbeads.
Our jewelry has been sold in a boutique in Monterey and across the country. It has also been shipped worldwide. To Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and to Dubai. Across Europe, to the UK, Germany, the Netherlands. Also in Brazil and Canada and many countries.
In 2015 Donna was diagnosed with acute transverse myelitis, a form of MS. Since, it has become extremely difficult for her to make jewelry. I continue on, but at a slower pace.
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