When my husband decided we needed ANOTHER Christmas tree several years ago (we already had SIX!) he wanted to do a wine theme. Which led me to start collecting wine corks so I could make a few garlands to put on the tree the following year. Well, my cork collection grew as friends contributed their corks, and I soon had a large collection and started buying beads to add to my creations. One thing led to another, and now I was making wine cork bottle jewelry and other cork creations.

But I quickly became fascinated with all the bead choices and eventually decided to expand my creativity into jewelry. At first I made bracelets and necklaces just for me, but one thing led to another and I realized I had to sell some of my creations in order to fund my hobby. So I renamed and redesigned my store and now there are more varied selections to choose from. More styles and selections are coming!

If you have a particular idea in mind, let me know and we’ll see what we can come up with.

And visit my blog at https://www.deborahnewell.com for stories about my jewelry collections.