Have a Mixed Metal Heart

Jima started making jewelry around 1969, Carlie a few years later, but it wasn't until about 2005 that either of us created a heart jewel. We didn't think about it and reject the idea, it just didn't come up. And then we got into a show at the San Jose Convention center in 2005 that happened on Valentine's weekend, we had never before done a fair in February. And, of course, the thought occurred to us that it was Valentine's and that meant hearts and we should make some and we did. Each of us made several for the fair and we rapidly found out two things. Hearts jewels sell well at all times of the year and we discovered that the range of possible designs using that basic motif was pretty much unlimited and that made it very much fun for us since we like to play and do lots of different designs in mixed metals. Hearts became an integral part of our jewel inventory from that time on and still are. As I look back through my picture files I'll add a continuing selection of some of the designs we've created over the years (and still are).