About me
I always loved going through my mother's jewelry box as a child, and in my teenage years I used to search the thrift stores of my hometown, Peoria, IL, for vintage costume jewelry to take apart and redesign. It wasn't until I moved to St. Louis that I learned to make jewelry, where my boss at my first restaurant job taught me Native American style peyote stitch. I went to Oregon at 21 and spent 10 years waiting tables and exploring different art forms, including beadwork, painting, crochet, embroidery, and music. I returned back east in 1999, and found a new home in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where I live today. I received an A.D. in jewelry making from the renowned craft program at Haywood Community College in 2002. Encouraged by positive reactions to my jewelry in local markets, I hope to turn the tables, so to speak, and make a career of jewelry and a part-time hobby of restaurant work.

You can purchase Honeybee Handmade Jewelry at Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville,NC http://www.woolworthwalk.com , at Sanctuary of Stuff on Weaverville Highway in Woodfin,NC,http://www.sanctuaryofstuff.com , at the Art and Soul Marketplace on Main Street in Brevard,NC http://www.artandsoulmarketplace.com ,at Buffalo Creek Gallery in historic downtown Shelby, NC http://www.buffalocreekgallery.com , and at ARTifex Studio in Troy,NC , http://www.theartifexstudio.com .

For more information please contact me at beadarella@gmail.com