Star and Crossbones started, way back when, with a rebellion. To one who habitually put responsibility first, who always put dreams second, starting a business purely from a desire to share creative vision with the world was an act of defiance. Its name was chosen with that in mind, and inspired by the wildest and most fantastic shapes of freedom. "Bring me the horizon," said a pirate of a certain fame, and I wanted to one-up that idea. Bring me the galactic horizon!

And so Star and Crossbones was born.

It's meant to be a vessel for whatever inspires me, for my independence, for my exploration and my tangible creative interactions with the wide, wide world. Sometimes I play with things that sparkle, and other times with things that bring warm fuzzies. My labyrinthine, gills-packed craft room tells a tale of many interests and many more sleepless nights ... but in every medium, I try to remember to bring heart, soul, and humanity along for the creative voyage.

I'm inspired by rhythms of nature, by space opera and seafarers, by dangerous beauty; by the old ways of doing things and the cutting edge, by story and song, by wind and wave, by sun-bathed leaf and rain-wet rock. To me there is meaning in the quiet shadows of glittering starlit nights, and in all things that flow and change and grow, minute or massive, bright or dark. I am enchanted by unabashed style and swashbucklingly singular self-expression, and so I hope you can see at least a tiny piece of my story in everything I offer here. Whether it's handspun yarn or jewelry or quirky costume pieces, each and every object I create reflects some part of my personal journey — my dream-fueled, white-water, endlessly horizon-expanding adventure of discovery.

To all those who choose to sail with me on the adventure, I extend a sincere welcome aboard and my truest heartfelt thanks.

Now ... That horizon is calling. ;)

— Crystal

☆ Sailing the starry seas since 2005 ☆