Hello and welcome!
It is a pleasure to introduce myself to you. My name is Esther, I am a disabled US veteran and have several years of experience in the technical field, with a Bachelor's Degree and Two Master's Degrees in Technology/Computer Science, but recently, I have had a desire to design and create beautiful wire jewelry, inspired by my mom who is a cancer survival.
Because of my disability, I had to give up my dream job of Assistant Director and System Manager at the Financial Aid office at Ramapo College. I resigned from my job and started to be a stay home full-time mom. For years, I didn't find my "footing." per se. Then I started this amazing work by wanting to make a necklace for my mom who is a cancer survival and my inspiration for doing this. I started making small pieces and continued to love the art of creating them.
Little by little, I designed and created over one hundred pieces which my family and friends loved so I decided to open my website and register my business with the name of Sunshine Handcrafted Jewelry. The name "Sunshine" was carefully chosen because I wanted to brighten anyone's day when they look at my work.
I am a mom of a fourteen-year-old daughter, Harley and a wife of an awesome man, Mike who has been my rock since the day we met while we were getting deployed to Kuwait in 2003.
so, that's some of my story, I would love to hear about yours!
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My Story
Our story began from a simple hobby. I started looking at ideas online and books. Then I started making wire art which turned into one of a kind beautiful jewelry, which made me feel really excited to share with my family.
I loved the way I took wire and a few beads, some tools and viola, beautiful ideas came to life! The more I kept making jewelry, the more confident I became. Then I put together different selections of beads and wire to create earrings and bracelets. Things weren’t easy at first, but with patience, dedication and lots of love, I started creating more difficult pieces. As weeks went by, I continued to read, watch tutorials and practiced every opportunity I had.
When I was confident about my work, I then shared them with my family and some close friends, but especially my mother who is a cancer survivor and my hero. My mom is a key part in the development of our jewelry and our dream. After my mom’s 5th anniversary of being cancer free, I wanted to make her a nice necklace for her to wear on her birthday and so with that thought in mind, I bought some synthetic beads and wire and got to work. At first, I had no idea of how everything was going to turn out as I had to do a lot of trial and error. While attempting to make a necklace for my mom, I tried to make a simple heart several times and could not come up with the right shape, so I had to keep going; however, in the end it came out good. My mom loved it and I felt very proud.
I then stated making more complex rings and earrings. At that point, I was confident enough to try necklaces from simple ideas I saw online, grew my inventory very fast and made all kinds of items, from more sophisticated rings, necklaces and watch straps. I fell in love with this amazing work. And this is how our vision was born. Making pieces as if they were for us to wear. I then decided to register our business and give it a shot to sell my handmade product at very affordable price so anyone who wants it can buy or customize their ideas. And so, created a virtual store.
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Website: www.sunshinewirejewelrystore.com
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