Where are you located:
Youngsville, LA
What do you make:
Handmade jewelry & accessories
Part time or full:
Full-time with 4 employees
3 words that summarize your work:
Colorful, Jewelry, Designer
A typical day in your life:
Coffee, get the kids to school (I have two boys, Bennett and Quincy), go into the office, work or orders, make sure the employees have what they need to produce orders, design new items, go home, cook dinner, hang with my family!
Your favorite color:
(omg this is so hard) Muted Teal or Olive Green
Best advice you ever received:
You define what success is to you
Favorite place on earth:
The beach or Italy
What inspires you & your work:
Having a space with a lot of natural light is very important. I am often inspired by the materials that I am using, and finding new materials pushes me to think differently about how I can create using different techniques, colors, forms and textures.
How I got started:
I worked 8 years as a graphic/product designer before I started Jill Makes. I fell in love with product design and working with beads, & I wanted to create my own items using these skills.
The best part of what you do:
I love spending time creating & experimenting with new mediums
The most challenging part of what you do:
Time management and organization
Where can we buy from you?
Etsy or jillmakes.com
