Jewelry
necklaces
bracelets
earrings
other jewelry
personal care
unique gifts
semi-precious
czech glass
swarovski
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shell
leather
silver
budget fashion

When I was a kid, my brothers and I used to go "exploring" in the Texas hill country, roaming the wide open spaces looking for "cool rocks": fossils, arrowheads, and the ever-elusive geode or gem stone we just knew was out there, waiting to be found. All this collecting of rocks and roaming the countryside prompted in me a love of nature, which eventually led me to study landscape design and to read a lot about rocks and semi-precious stones. Since I have the attention span of a puppy when I'm not doing something fun and creative, during summer of 2003, I took a sterling silver handcrafted jewelry class and discovered that while I do not wear much jewelry, I really like making it. I started experimenting with Swarovski crystal, freshwater pearls, and semi-precious stone, putting sterling silver and handknotted silk necklaces together for anyone who would wear them. My friends started buying and ordering jewelry I designed just for them, and once they were covered, I began Dragonfly Design, where I now delight in designing unique, custom handcrafted jewelry for absolute strangers and wrapping it up in great customer service, because a) it's fun, and b) if you're going to do a thing, I think you should do it all the way and do it right. Attention to detail and old-fashioned handcraftsmanship are very important to me, and to that end, I am a proud member of the International Jewelry Designers' Guild. I also think everyone deserves a little artisan-crafted, good-quality pretty at an affordable price.

As for all those stones, I am happy to tell you I'm still an equal opportunity employer of rocks and always pick one up when I visit new places or want to commemorate an event. (I have some from France sitting on my desk in a pretty little jar right this very minute!) While my favorite stones are garnet, peridot, carnelian, and amazonite, I admit to not liking my natural birthstone of turquoise very much at all. I live in Los Angeles, California, where I design jewelry and the odd planting plan, occasionally work in television, read a lot of books, belt a lot of showtunes out the car windows while stuck in traffic, and proudly display my extensive collection of plain brown rocks.

If you would like a piece of Dragonfly jewelry crafted especially for you or can not find what you want on the site, please send an email to info@dragonfly-jewelry.com or check out the custom jewelry page and see how easy it is to order your own uniquely designed custom-made piece of jewelry. And please feel free to ask questions or offer comments. I like them. Really. I do.