My Word for 2026
A college retreat leader once told me: don't anticipate, participate. I wrote it down and forgot about it for fifteen years. Then I got sick, and making things with my hands became the only place I could actually be. That's when I finally understood what she meant.
The Jewelry Gift Survival Guide
Buying jewelry for someone else is genuinely hard, and I say that as someone who makes it for a living. There are a few things I've learned — from customers, from markets, from watching people light up and watching people politely smile — that make all the difference. Here's what actually works.
I Don’t Make a Living from My Jewelry Business
I'm just going to say it upfront: Anam Cara Clay Goods is not my primary income. My dad was a full-time artist his whole life, and I watched what that cost him. I made a different choice — and I want to talk about why that choice doesn't make this business any less real. If anything, it makes it more honest.