Ever hear of a husband ASKING his wife to start a new hobby? Well, after several years of knife-smithing (under the name Lion of Judah knives), my husband, John, taught himself to lampwork beads about 10 years ago. Then he asked me to take a jewelry making class, so I could start incorporating his beads into necklaces and bracelets. Originally, I didn't want to because what mom of four feels that she has extra time for another hobby? Then I visited a bead shop and saw all the "lovelies" there, and I have never looked back! Since then, while continuing to make jewelry, we have experimented with photography, copper enamel, postage stamp pendants, glass and copper boxes, handmade copper kaleidoscopes, ceramic tiles and pendants, felted wool, needle felting on sweaters, and fabric based "Rainbow Laminate", or micarta. In general, if it’s metal, John makes it, and if it’s colorful or fuzzy, I do. And sometimes we make things together. Because we like to treasure-hunt, we occasionally have vintage goodies to offer in the store, too.

To support this creating habit (and to buy food) John has a day job as a college professor, and I work part-time as a Library Assistant. We have 4 grown sons, a daughter in law, and one grand daughter, and 4 cats at latest count. We live in rural Minnesota and love it here after our years of roaming through California, Utah, Washington, and Illinois.

Our goal is to make attractively designed high-quality items. Please feel free to contact us if you have something special in mind!