In 2007, I broke a necklace which I loved - instead of trashing it, I just took the time and studied how I could fix it. The next day, I went out and bought some tools and eventually fixed it myself. From then on, I visited this bead store across the street from where I worked and bought a bunch of different types of beads and just started going at it. I received a lot of compliments with my creations and sold a few pieces but back then I wasn't as active as I am now with my jewelry and had to actually stop production for a few years when I moved back to Vancouver in 2009. With inspiration from some friends who also owned their own business, I relaunched Kopacetik the summer of 2011.