Inherited & Reimagined

I reimagine inherited, vintage, and costume jewelry — the pieces too meaningful to discard and too dated to wear — into one-of-a-kind wearable pieces in the BohoHaus aesthetic. I also take a limited number of custom orders for clients who want a personal piece at a reasonable price.

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Inherited & Reimagined

Your mother's costume jewelry has never been taken seriously by designers. I do.

Most goldsmiths and ateliers begin in the thousands — designed for fine rubies and diamond resets, not for the rhinestone brooch your mother wore every Christmas. I work with vintage and costume jewelry: the pieces that are too meaningful to discard and too dated to wear. Pricing is quoted individually based on the complexity of the piece, materials required, and scope of the redesign — necklaces begin at $130, earrings begin at $55. Every project is different — your quote will reflect yours.

What I do

I take inherited, vintage, and costume jewelry — brooches, neglected necklaces, dated earrings, sentimental pieces that haven't seen daylight in decades — and reimagine them as new wearable pieces. The result is collaborative, completely one-of-a-kind, and built around what your piece already is.

I am not a goldsmith. I don't melt, recast, or reset fine stones. What I do is design: I look at what you have, I see what it could become, and I build around it — with intention and your memories at the center.

How it works

Tell me about your piece. Fill out the inquiry form with photos and a sense of what you're hoping for. "I want to actually wear this again" is enough.
We talk and I quote. I'll respond within 48 hours with thoughts, questions, and a detailed quote based on your specific piece and scope.
You approve, deposit, and send. A 50% deposit reserves your place. Then your pieces come to me — by insured mail or local drop-off.
I make it. You wear it. I'll share progress photos and incorporate up to two design revisions. Turnaround is typically 3–4 weeks. Your finished piece ships insured, with any unused components returned to you.

A few things to know

I work with costume, vintage, and non-precious jewelry only — no fine gems, no gold or silver smithing
Every piece is one-of-a-kind by nature — your materials are irreplaceable and treated as such
Each project includes up to two design revisions; additional revisions are available at $25 per round for necklaces and $12 for earrings.
A 50% deposit is required to begin; the balance is due before shipment
I reserve the right to decline pieces that are too damaged to work with — I'll always tell you honestly
Pieces are shipped to me at the client's risk; I strongly recommend insured mail

Custom Commissions

I also accept a limited number of fully custom commissions — pieces built from scratch with new materials to your vision and in the BohoHaus aesthetic. Inquire below.

Let's talk about your piece.

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Before & After

A selection of the work — pieces inherited, forgotten, or imagined — that became something entirely new. This is what happens when memories meet making, and voice meets vision.

Inherited green and black jade leaves, drops and earrings with screw-post findings (before).

Three jade arrowhead leaves from same inheritance (before).

Carved jade leaf and three leaf jade earrings with screw-post findings (before).

Jade leaf turned pendant on collar style necklace; purple onyx, slab agates, green aventurine. Botanical palette, edgy structure (after).

Three arrowhead bar pendant, custom made. Rhyolite and ocean jasper shield stones, howlite teardrops, sunstone, hematite. Earthy and subtle (after).

Black jade leaf pendant on overlapping jade round necklace with reflective black glass and hematite. Matching earrings made with jade drops. Lush and dramatic (after).

Petite carved leaf and purple onyx earrings; made to stand alone or accompany leaf collar (after).

Three leaf earrings; replaced screw-post and incorporated vintage Sarah Coventry gold filigree pieces to add visual interest (after).

Green jade drops; replaced screw-post findings and added gorgeous rainbow moonstone for modern contrast and polish (after).

Dated and bauble-heavy earrings; Using the gorgeous color palette, custom earrings featuring filigree "cages" with red/black marbled agate, red Preciosa crystal and pink aventurine.

The vintage necklace set: updated and freshened. The dark cranberry, candy pinks, raspberry red and black—made glamorous with gold.

Bubbie's Story: Before

C.L. had inherited a broken necklace that once graced the neck of her beloved Bubbie. The gorgeous vintage crystal teardrop beads, in various sizes, were in a plastic baggie alongside the jeweled clasp that once held this piece together. I had a vintage Sarah Coventry sunburst brooch with a crystal focal and thought the brooch would make a beautiful pendant.

Bubbie's Story: After

The Finished Piece: Sunny Vintage

The foundation of this necklace is Bubbie’s fabulous crystal beads. I added yellow and aquamarine-blue Preciosa crystals to echo the prismatic flashes within the original stones and the faceted cut of the crystal.

I transformed a vintage Sarah Coventry sunburst brooch by removing its original crystal and replacing it with the jeweled clasp of the broken necklace as the new centerpiece.

With a few crystal drops left over, I created a companion pair of earrings using Preciosa crystal and a gold finding salvaged from the original necklace.

Custom Work

A custom piece created for a mom who wanted to gift a piece of jewelry that was meaningful. Her daughter's style was "dark romance," a little goth, a little punk. Her daughter also loved Dracula. Taking a cue from the Victorian era of high manners and mourning romanticism, this necklace features white quartz, hammered pyrite, blood-red Czech glass with etched abstractions, puffed silver beads, star-etched rondelles and Preciosa crystal. The raw white quartz nugget pendant evocative of a shard of ice. Opulent and slightly menacing.

Inherited piece or original vision — start your inquiry here →