in 2023, while in college studying Sustainability, I gained the confidence to start selling my designs. This soon became a business that paid my way through college

My mom always wanted more than anything for me to earn a college degree and be independent.

I graduated in May 2025 with a Sustainability degree. I chose to do what I love and grow my small business. I inherited a need to live with purpose from my mom. She was a jewelry designer herself and owned a store called Blonde Bedouin.

Back in 2006 she started her business and instead of designing jewelry from raw materials, she would take apart old jewelry and make it something brand new.

She was resourceful and taught me to alchemize my life with the tools given to me. Growing up we always “worked with what we got”

my reworks are designed from damage into something beautiful

Down the road, I hope to grow this business into a nonprofit that supports families struggling with cancer