Making Jewelry

A Hobby That’s Become a Quiet Joy

There’s something deeply satisfying about shaping something beautiful with your own hands. For me, that “something” is jewelry.

What started as a relaxing hobby quickly turned into a creative outlet that I truly cherish. From designing my own beads to working with a local jeweler to bring pieces to life, every item I create has a little story behind it — and often, a little prayer too.

The Process

  1. Inspirational idea
  2. Design
  3. Home crafting or sending to my local jeweler.

Some of the techniques I use include:

  • Bead crafting (some beads I hand-make myself)
  • Wire shaping and detailing
  • Stone setting (often in collaboration with a local jeweler)
  • Custom gold and silver designs
  • Occasional gem pairings based on symbolic meaning or color harmony

Each piece takes time, care, and a whole lot of patience — but the result is worth it.

gold necklace
Set

A Few Pieces I’ve Made

Some of my favorite pieces include:

  • 13 precious and semi-precious gemstones set next to each other in stackable gold rings; a similar designed necklace
  • Earrings with a small faux segments of pomegranate (a dash of crimson)
  • A fiery opal pendant (that sparkles like a party disco mirror ball and is one of the few lab created stones I own)
  • A gold chunky necklace with a chain and lion pendant worn over my heart

Each one is different — and while I don’t sell them (yet!), in future, I am sure some of my pieces will make great gifts for friends and family!

Why I Love It

Jewelry making is more than an aesthetic craft — it’s meditative. It’s tactile. It brings quiet joy and lets me reflect while I create.

Sometimes I listen to music while I work. Other times, I sit in silence.
But more often than not, I find myself thinking about life, people, and yes — deeper things.

That’s where the inspiration for my song Sea of Gold began…
But I’ll save that story for the next post. ?

Coming Soon…

In my next blog post, I’ll share how these creative moments turned into a personal reflection on wealth, value, and the kind of gold that can’t be worn.
? Stay tuned for: “More Than Precious Metal”

And if you’d like to see the lyric video inspired by all this — check out Sea of Gold here.