About us.
My father, Stanley, lost his battle with Carcinoid Cancer on October 24, 2005. At the funeral, the priest gave a rose from the casket spray as a keepsake to my mom, my two sisters and me. I wanted to find a special way to save the flower.
Knowing time was of the essence, I looked into freeze-drying or preserving the flower in silica gel. This didn’t seem like the right solution. So, what do I do with this dry flower?
I remembered hearing about some nuns who make rose petal rosaries. That sounded great! After some research, I found that it takes at least a dozen roses to complete one rosary and getting the beads wet or exposing them to sunlight could destroy them. It seemed like a lot of money to spend on something that could be destroyed so easily. I longed to preserve my flower in a durable way I could enjoy every day.
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Our story begins.
After further research and experimenting, I created a way to embed crushed flowers into a clay base. The process creates light-safe and waterproof beads that can be enjoyed every day. That was the answer!
The Christmas after my father died, we gave each other handmade gifts. I made a set of jewelry for my mom, two sisters, my aunt and my dad’s cousin. Word spread about the jewelry, and I started getting requests to make jewelry for others. After an art show, flower petal jewelry expanded into adding other elements into clay or resin and custom map jewelry.
