I want some new earrings to wear to an up coming rodeo. I live in the middle of nowhere and the closest Walmart is three hours away (not to mention I don't like shopping there) and the internet is not an option at this point.
Side note, I live among Cowgirls, beautiful, talented, not scared of dirt, cow shit or using their muscles and always glamorous, Cowgirls. These ladies know how to bring the bling like no others no matter the task. But the rodeos? Oh boy the bling!
So anyway...What would you do?
Start collecting bits and baubles right? Basically that means random stuff from around the ranch to make those rodeo earrings.
After tinkering for a while I came up with a pretty funny little earring but it worked. I actually got compliments on them at the rodeo.
Making earrings with salvaged beads became a way for me to pass my days without getting depressed AND I could stay connected a bit. I eventually found internet in a field about a mile away from the house. I started an etsy shop while sitting in my car in the field.
These were some of the very first Desert Jane Accessories. These creations were put together with beads I collected from craft closets and old broken jewelry pieces. Notice the staple in the midst? That was the first of the first.
The awesome part of all of this is, people believed in me and my creations. They supported me. Three years later I am doing what I love because those people who believed in me.
