A Message from the Designer

Hello, hello!

My name is Cathy Tran and I am the jewelry artist and founder of Jeweled Blossoms. Thank you so much for stopping by and considering my designs for your jewelry needs. I am delighted to offer you my handcrafted jewelry designs here at JeweledBlossoms.com.

I understand you have many options out there when it comes to purchasing handmade jewelry, and I hope to offer you unique, elegant and timeless handcrafted jewelry designs in sterling silver and gold with gemstones and freshwater pearls. Each and every piece of handmade jewelry I create is done with the utmost care and with great attention to detail. Every piece of jewelry I create has a story to tell which makes them special and perfect for gift-giving or a treat for you.

If you see any designs you’d like customized or have a design in mind for a special piece, I’d be delighted to offer you my services. Feel free to contact me anytime here. In the meantime, enjoy browsing my catalog and read about me and my adventures here at Jeweledblossoms.blogspot.com.

Warm regards,

Cathy

My Story

In the fall of 2006, I went with my friend Beth to a local bead shop and quickly discovered the joy of jewelry making. After learning some basic jewelry making techniques, I became voracious for learning more jewelry making techniques. I attended many classes at local bead shops and my alma mater (UC Davis), learning techniques such as bead weaving, pearl knotting, wire wrapping, bead stringing and precious metalsmithing. It soon became clear that this was going to be much more than just a hobby.

After creating handmade jewelry for my friends and family for over a year, I decided to take the plunge and share the biggest and smallest dreams of my heart with the rest of the world. The Jeweled Blossoms Collection of handmade jewelry is the realization of my dream to launch my own business. I first began selling on a wonderful handmade venue, Etsy.com. After seeing the successful launch of my Etsy shop, I decided to take the next big leap and start my own website, JeweledBlossoms.com.

This has been one of the greatest adventures I've taken and continues to be a thrill and a learning process for me as an artist and as a small business owner. I truly enjoy being able to share my handmade designs with you and also tackling the challenges of owning my own business. Every day has its ups and downs and I'm grateful for both.

My Inspiration

Let it be said, if nothing else, I am a romantic at heart. I find love and beauty in even the most impossible of circumstances. I truly believe that in the end, Love will Conquer all. I believe in all forms of love - grandmotherly love, love of a friend, unrequited love, love of your most cherished pair of shoes, secret love, can't-live-without-you-love, puppy love and perhaps most importantly, self-love (though not in the narcissistic sense).

When you're in Love, you glow with an inner radiance, with the knowledge that you love and are loved in returned. It's an unmistakable glow, an aura of confidence and beauty that is unmatched by even the most wondrous make-up ever created. It is during this time in Love, that you blossom, that you allow yourself to be your truest self.

It is this spirit of Love which has guided me in my jewelry designs. My wish is that my little Jeweled Blossoms will inspire Love in your life... as gifts to dear friends and mothers and aunts and grandmothers, as sparkling baubles to impress your extraordinary Lover or as trinkets to warm your heart and remind yourself that you are wondrous and worthy of all the Love in the world. I wish you Love, simply Love.