By Rachel Rayburn - July 14, 2025
This year marks 21 years since I first picked up my tools and started creating jewelry. It all began in 2004 with a passion for design, metal, and meaning—and like many journeys, it started small. I began by doing art shows, packing up each weekend and heading to events all over Colorado (and beyond). It was fun, exhausting, and fulfilling—but also incredibly demanding. Every weekend meant time away from home and my growing family.
After several years on the art show circuit, I made the decision to pivot into wholesale. It was a big step, but it felt right—and at my very first wholesale show, I was met with unexpected and exciting success. That moment changed everything. Suddenly, I was able to reach more people, and more stores, with my designs, and it gave me the flexibility to focus more on the creative side of my business while also being more present at home.
As the wholesale business grew, our home could no longer contain it. Jewelry supplies were overtaking every corner! It was time for a new chapter—so we opened our first store in Winter Park, Colorado, the mountain town we called home. This gave us room to grow and a place to connect directly with customers again, something I’d missed from my art show days.
In 2021, we opened our second location in Grand Lake, right at the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. This location has allowed us to showcase the spirit and inspiration behind so many of our pieces—nature, wildlife, and the rugged beauty of the mountains.
Today, we continue to operate both stores, maintain our wholesale partnerships, and create new designs that carry the same passion and meaning that started it all. While we don’t make every single piece by hand anymore—there are just too many!—every piece we do make is created with the same heart and intention that launched this journey back in 2004.
Thank you for being part of this 21-year adventure. Whether you’ve been with us since the art show days or just discovered us on your last mountain getaway, we’re so glad you're here. And the journey’s not over—we’re still creating, still growing, and still finding joy in every piece we share with you.
Here’s to what comes next.