Jewelry Artist Success Stories | Fire Mountain Gems and Beads

Carolyn Cave

I've always been creative and "crafty", even as a child when my mom taught me how to sew, knit and crochet. I've explored other artistic endeavors, such as spinning, weaving, dyeing, quilting and silk ribbon embroidery

Jody Lanham

Jewelry-making has become a passion with me; I feel a driving force to keep on doing it.

Karen Carmichael

It started out a hobby and grew into a few festivals a year. Then placement in a few jewelry stores followed and the just-for-fun design competitions.

Elena Landzberg

Pretty things that surround me inspire me to create and design jewelry.

Marie Lamarche

I always plan different jewelry.

Lela Marie Kurtz

I do a lot of beading projects using gemstones and seed beads. I love doing wire work and have fallen in love with larimar and gold together.

Connie Kuilema

I began as a knitter of chain mail who had a lot of beads left over from projects and failed experiments.

Alisha Butler

Jewelry-making has never been a full-time career, though I once worked full-time managing a bead store and taught jewelry-making classes

Irene Kravtsova

There are so many things that inspire me: nature, music, emotions, state symbols of United States, the power of color combination and many more.

Laura Burlis

You can see more of my work at my Etsy shop: BorealisArtByLauraB

Diane Zollo

I have a website, attend craft fairs and do home shows primarily. This is a second source of income right now--I am mostly just trying to sell enough so I can keep making more

Kateryna Klimov

I sell my jewelry at trade shows and on my Instagram page via personal messages.

Atsumi

I am constantly inspired by all living things and am also able to learn many things from their history.

Joyce Bugaiski

Jewelry-making plays a very large role in my everyday life.

Claire Kern

A long spiritual quest has resulted in interesting compositions of subjects such as sea creatures, hearts, angels, peace signs and crystals. I discovered that I have the ability to create beautiful necklaces from great and varied materials which bring joy to many ladies.

Mary Buchholz

I feel that jewelry-making keeps my brain active. I make jewelry on a daily basis. I am trying to make it a full-time business.

Susan Lenart Kazmer

I have always felt that the more experiences you have in life, the more you are able to offer in your work. On my journey, living life, exploring and unfolding as an artist, I find inspiration for my work in various mediums. Watching a bird run back and forth with the tide creates a beautiful rhythm that can be transformed into a three-dimensional form. The visual impact, the color and condition of a dilapidated barn can be captured in a piece of metal.

Bobbie Yoakum

I'm a retired Math teacher... I sell to friends, family and interested customers of the bead stores I worked for and teach at.

Brandy Bruder

I sell primarily from my Etsy shop, Buy the Place with Beads. I struggled to conceive a witty title for my shop, and the few clever ideas I proposed were already in use. I'm a Bob Dylan fan, so I borrowed a line of his to inspire my shop's name.

Krissy Joy

I started finding joy in jewelry when my grandmother first set a bulging bag of assorted beads in front of me. I would sit for hours learning to...

Larry Brown

Jewelry, in fact all wearable art, is important to me. Early in my career, I saw the positive impact that wearing something beautiful had on the wearer's spirit and mood.

Leah Z. Portnoy Worenklein

Recently, jewelry-making has become absolutely crucial to my well-being.

Stephanie J. Eddy

I became obsessed with the Viking Knit weave because the basic technique, so far as design, was virtually unexplored. I believed there was more to it

Svetlana Dubinsky

As long as making jewelry is not my main job, I sell a little, mostly to my friends, and sometimes give it as a present to close friends

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Carolyn Cave

Jody Lanham

Karen Carmichael

Elena Landzberg

Marie Lamarche

Lela Marie Kurtz

Connie Kuilema

Alisha Butler

Irene Kravtsova

Laura Burlis

Diane Zollo

Kateryna Klimov

Atsumi

Joyce Bugaiski

Claire Kern

Mary Buchholz

Susan Lenart Kazmer

Bobbie Yoakum

Brandy Bruder

Krissy Joy

Larry Brown

Leah Z. Portnoy Worenklein

Stephanie J. Eddy

Svetlana Dubinsky

Jewelry Artists Success Stories

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Carolyn Cave

Jody Lanham

Karen Carmichael

Elena Landzberg

Marie Lamarche

Lela Marie Kurtz

Connie Kuilema

Alisha Butler

Irene Kravtsova

Laura Burlis

Diane Zollo

Kateryna Klimov

Atsumi

Joyce Bugaiski

Claire Kern

Mary Buchholz

Susan Lenart Kazmer

Bobbie Yoakum

Brandy Bruder

Krissy Joy

Larry Brown

Leah Z. Portnoy Worenklein

Stephanie J. Eddy

Svetlana Dubinsky