10/15/2026
It doesn’t matter if you like this necklace.
I know that’s a strange thing for a jewelry designer to say. But that’s the beauty of custom work. It doesn’t have to mean everything to everyone. It only has to mean everything to one person.
Scott came to me wanting a necklace to honor and connect him to his mother and two sisters, all three of whom he lost to breast cancer. He’d also lost a cousin the same way. Crushing. So much death. So much love.
At our first meeting, he brought a photo album. We sat looking through pictures of his family when they were younger, talking about the women he loved, his faith, his grief, and the healing he was still working toward.
I remember pinching myself under the table because tears were welling up and I wanted to avoid losing complete control. It’s Something I have to practice when the meeting topic is a heavier one. I wanted that moment to stay about him. It was my job to listen.
We talked about family, protection, faith, and love that doesn’t end when someone dies. Even many many years later.
So I drew.
Scott chose the design that felt most like an embrace. My vision was that though separated by physical and dimensional space, they are always connected. Him on one side (the single side of the continuous knot, and his mother and sisters on the trio side). He saw this in the piece and felt their love and arms wrapping protectively around his own.
When he tried on the resin model, he told us he could already feel the beginning of healing.
And after picking up the finished necklace, he wrote to tell us how much it meant to him. Some of his words are in the carousel, and I hope you’ll take a moment to read them. Every correspondence from Scott was like this: honest, warm, kind, full of hope. Always made me tear up.
There are so many parts of running a business that have little to do with making jewelry. And then something like this happens, and I remember exactly why I chose this work.
When asked if we could share his story, he said, “if it can help someone who has experienced life loss, I am happy to do so.” 💔❤️
Scott, thank you for trusting us with your story. It was an honor to make this for you. ❤️
