Make Every Day a Special Occasion
I believe that we as women, no matter our age, size, or color, should feel beautiful every day. Some of us are wives, some of us are mothers, some of us have never been married and don't plan to, some of us are in the thick of raising little ones, some of us have children that are all grown, some of us are business women and captains of industry. Some of us are just starting out, figuring out where we fit in life and what we want, and some of us live day-to-day in a well-worn groove that we love. But the one thing we all have in common regardless of all of that is, we are women, first and foremost. I believe that each of us should let that beauty shine. I hope to help women find something that makes them feel beautiful through my jewelry. And that is why I started The Rustic Lily
My creative journey began when I was just a little girl. My Nana was a very crafty lady and she and I would spend hours making little trinkets that filled the shelves of my bedroom. Her love of all things creative was passed along to my mother, who is incredibly talented and they both instilled that love in me. I remember being in the 4th grade and making intricate friendship bracelets at the request of the other girls in my class. As I got older, I began making my own jewelry when I couldn't find things that fit my style or was just what I was looking for. In high school, friends began asking where I got my jewelry from and upon hearing that I made it myself, would ask for their own handmade pieces. Fast forward many years, and I found myself a new, first-time mom, with a husband who had a demanding job that required him to travel a lot. With a lot more knowledge than I had had in high school, and some new skills, I picked back up with jewelry making and soon found that I loved it just as much, if not more, as I had back in my younger years.
And so The Rustic Lily was born. What started as a hobby to fill the empty hours became a passion that I wanted to share with women and give them something to feel pretty in. It's evolved over the years since I first hit that "open shop" button, as both my style and tastes have changed and where I'm at in life has changed. It started rather bare, with little experiments here and there while I figured out what my style was and what direction I wanted to go in. I closed it down for about 8 months right around the birth of my daughter, to not only spend time with my growing little family, but to also re-focus and re-brand and so, in August of 2012, my shop officially became The Rustic Lily. Along with the re-branding and re-focus, I added our children's line, Little Lily, to showcase all of the cute headbands and such I was having too much fun making for my new babe and as gifts for friends with their own little ones on the way. My shop is a mix of the things I love: things I've made with my own hands, things from the past given a new life as something else and stellar vintage items that I just couldn't pass up because I knew someone else out there would love them as much as I did.
I hope that you find something here that speaks to you, and that makes you feel beautiful when you wear it. A little piece of me goes into everything I make and it thrills me beyond belief to have people all over the globe wearing those little pieces of love. My pieces have been part of weddings, special date nights, honeymoons and just the beauty that is every day. I am so humbled and so honored that you have chosen to take that little piece of me along with you on your journey.
Wear those sparkly earrings today, just because! You are beautiful and you should make every day a special occasion.
