Behind {lucky me} Jewelry

The Story Behind {lucky me}

Well, hello!  My name is Jacqueline, founder of {lucky me}.  I’m a mom who somehow managed to find a job working from home, where I get to spend my days with my two young, wonderful boys.  Sure, some days can totally feel like a juggling act, but even on the craziest of days, I still think to myself, “Lucky me… I’m blessed to soak up every minute with my kiddos during these memorable ‘first years,’ and to be able to provide for them at the same time” - for that I'm so grateful!

I’ve realized my gratitude has only brought more things to my life to be happy about!  I do believe in the law of attraction, and that the frequencies of our thoughts and feelings can attract back circumstances of the same frequency, (plus, it just feels better to be positive anyway!), and for me, one of the most recent positive experiences was discovering a passion for creating jewelry... It's an awesome feeling to find something you love doing!

I had become drawn to the oh-so-cool metaphysical and “healing” properties of natural gemstones and crystals.  Okay, some of you might be wondering, “How the heck can a rock help us to feel better?”  Legit question!  Well, just as we are all essentially made of energy that radiates in various patterns, so do natural gemstones (such as all the birthstones and even the gold in the pieces in my shop!).  Gemstones emit a pure, constant frequency and pattern.  Different types of gemstones hold a different pattern, but each is still utterly consistent in itself.  So, when OUR energy patterns become disrupted (like if we’re sick, for example, our pattern is imbalanced), the raw energy of a given gemstone can help to align our own.  I find that super cool!  

And, you know what, even if you’re not totally on board with all that, you can’t argue that these little beauts make for a pret-ty sweet accessory! ;-)

When I decided to start this jewelry line, I found the name {lucky me} to be so fitting – it’s a feeling I get to experience in my own life, and has turned into something tangible that I now get to share with each of you!

Head-Turner Back Drop Necklaces!

The Tania Collection, 

featuring head-turning Back Drop Necklaces!  

Seriously sexy.  An unexpected detail.  

I LOVE the back necklace design, and the first of the ones I made was inspired by a nearly-no-back dress that I borrowed for a black tie affair from my friend Tania - hence - cue the Tania Collection.  (Side note: I would love to name a piece or collection after someone who's inspired me to create the design!)


I've since paired this "smokeshow" of a necklace (in Black Onyx and Smokey Quartz) with a LBD for the rarely occurring date night!  

However, as a full-time mom of two littles, I'm not always that fancy, and since I still love to add my own style to a cute and colorful maxi dress (easiest and most comfortable way to look stylish in the summer!), I also made a more casual slash summery Tania Necklace with Green Chalcedony and Mother of Pearl.   

So not only do these look amazing, but if you're curious about the good-feeling benefits of wearing these gemstones (straight from Mother Earth!), check out my shop for more info and the listings for each of these! :)

xoxo,

Jacqueline at

Hello, June...

Finally, it’s sunhat season!  (Kind of the best thing ever for a mom of 2 boys – no time to do my hair, no problem – throw on the floppy sunhat and suddenly I look like I’m a ‘70s movie star – works for me!).  And since the end of that brutal sweater weather, I’ve been accessorizing my bare, hopefully-soon-to-be-super-tan wrists like it’s nobody’s business – arm party for days!!  And what could be more fitting as summer beach days approach than this Freshwater Pearl bracelet I’m rocking here?

Not coincidentally, this is the birthstone for June, and although I’m usually partial to my own or my boys’ birthstones, I’m totally lovin’ this one!  It’s simple and dainty, yet so bright!  I think what I like most about this gem is what it represents and the positivity it can bring to the adorned (i.e., mom with hat hair? yikes!). 

Let’s first mention how cool the formation of a pearl is… An oyster basically gets a boo-boo (seriously, what did I call ‘boo-boos” before I was a mom?) and sort of creates its own Band-aid, layer upon layer, with the same material that its shell is made from.  So, the existence of this pearl is nature’s way of protecting itself – so beautiful!  And because of this nurturing property of the gem, the pearl is actually quite in tune with women (maybe that’s the reason we’re so attracted to them!). 

Freshwater pearls can enable you to see the good in yourself so that you can love yourself and others more.  For physical healing, the energy radiated by these pearls can help reduce stress, hypertension, and headaches.  So, in this case, jewelry WILL actually help you feel better ;) 

And if you’re curious about the healing energies of natural gemstones, check out my bio page on my Etsy shop.

xo

Jacqueline