We want to Thank You for supporting Hand Made!
Welcome to our online shop. Please come in and feel free to look around. Everything here is one of a kind - ready to ship. We do take custom orders and will duplicate an item with the same or similar materials that we can get at the time. Our hand-hammered custom copper jewelry is made from recycled copper, and all of our arrowheads are hand-napped. We believe we all are the stewards of our planet Earth (Gaia), and so from our business cards to our packaging/shipping materials we use all recycled materials and encourage others to do what they can to recycle, reuse and support those who do. In addition to recycling and reusing we support Fair Labor Trade all of the companies we do business with support Fair Labor Practices. We hope that you are as inspired to wear our jewelry as we are inspired to create them and we hope you find something you love! Hand Made in USA.
Wah Doh (Thank You, Mary Ann and Ken Osborn
Our-Story
Mary Ann's Story (Her-story)
One of my earliest and fondest memories are of my "Mi Ma"(Meaning Grandmother and whom I received my Cherokee heritage on my father's side of the family.) She patiently, gently and with support taught me to cross stitch at the age of four. I often wonder what influence my native american heritage has had on me though there certaintly others my mother (Irish) was and aunt was certaintly making things by hand. My mother made all of my clothes when I was young and with my aunt they made all of mine and my cousins dolls clothes.) From these early influences I became hooked and have been involved in making things by hand since.
Sewing, macramé, ceramics, just to name a few were some of the projects of interest when I was younger. After I started our family with my wonderful husband of 37 year to date, I had a cake decorating business and as a hobby I started doing photography which is something that has come in very handy, as all of the photographs of our jewelry are taken by me.
I started designing jewelry after my daughter-in-law came home one day with a pair of beautiful Turquoise earrings (love turquoise) that a client gave to her as a "thank you", and I thought "I can do that". So I went right down to the local bead shop, fell in love and started creating that night, and I was up most of that night and many others since. Addicted!
Two weeks later, while I was having lunch with my sister, she made the comment that as Shop Steward for Sacramento Yacht Club she needed custom nautical jewelry for the store, not knowing that I was making jewelry. (Wow, what about that timing?) I reached into my purse and said, "Guess what I have been doing? I showed her some jewelry I had made and the rest is my-story. (Not his-story.) I was encouraged by Sacramento Yacht Club Customers and others to open up a shop online and a Facebook page. I am so glad that I have. I so enjoy creating jewelry and this shop, but even more so the wonderful friends around the world that I have made along the way and look forward to making many more.
A little on Ken's story. (His-story)
As a young man drawing, painting and sculpting were some things I enjoyed. As an adult woodworking became my artistic outlet for many years. I spent many of my weekends and vacations hiking, backpacking and camping in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Oceans, lakes, rivers, mountains and nature are all things I try to bring into my work. It is enjoyable to me as I hope it is to other's as well.
I have been lucky enough to be married 37 years to a wonderful and beautiful Cherokee/Irish woman, I am inspired by her and my Native California.
Thank you for your interest!
Wah Doh, (Thank you) Mary Ann & Ken
Seller Information
Mary Ann Osborn
P.O. Box 1053
El Dorado, CA 95623-1053
osbornjewelry [!at] live.com
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