In every nook and cranny of my family there are artists, musicians and writers. 

My grandfather, Al Wiseman, was the ghost cartoonist for Dennis The Menace (another great tribute can be found here - it includes my uncle Fred Toole, who wrote the copy - as kids, we always thought it was funny that we had an Aunt Millie and Uncle Ed and an Aunt Molly and Uncle Fred and, though I didn't realize what Uncle Fred had done until I was older, I recall enjoyable visits to his house, as a child). My mother is a writer / poet / artist in Monterey Bay (in fact, Pulitzer Prize winning poet / writer, Piet Hein, insisted on buying two of her poems - here's my most recent blog feature on my mom, Janice Pisciotta).   My brother began composing on the piano at the age of six.  One of my cousins is a violinist and has played with some of the world's most famous violinists and his brother is a naturally gifted illustrator..  And so it goes in our family, on and on.  It's no wonder, no matter how much I stayed in college, trying to avoid the life of the "starving artist", I still wound up on an artistic path...

I'm a mom, first and foremost.. This doesn't always make for the easiest time of managing a growing business or put me in the running for entrepreneurial mom of the year.  While I truly want to make a difference beyond my doorstep, I'm also very aware that childhood goes quickly - time we'll never get back. So I'm always trying to ensure my footprint at home is larger than it is, in the business.

Whatever I am able to do creatively, I do either with my children (what they can do and create is inspiring!) or in time I find in the nooks and crannies of life (read 'wee hours'!).  I am currently in an exploratory phase - writing, painting, design, gardening, cooking, homeschooling, you name it.  There are so many things I want to learn and do - so many interests - so much appreciation for the fact that we only go around once.  I'm passionate, no question.  Passionate about each and every one of us living to our fullest potential, without apology; celebrating LIFE.

Limited Edition Handbags

Our barrettes are individually hand crafted, by moms, military wives and others, here in the Pacific Northwest.

We use the finest 'ingredients' and produce in America, where we can help the economy best and ensure the best quality control.  NO TOXIC GLUES are used in our work, meaning we must hand prepare all pearls, creatures, clay daisies, etc., to ensure superior hold.   Our methods take time and our standards are high. 

All of our products are custom, going into production at the time an order is placed (we do not 'warehouse' piles of stock nor do we produce off shore).   This is why we say, 'handmade just for you."