Featuring YOU and how you style your Eilisain Jewelry jewels

You, YOU are the reason I make my jewelry. To get you in touch with your badass side and to become closer to animals that inspire us.

Below are some new photos of you out and about wearing your Eilisain Jewels.

It was a complete surprise when I ran into this gorgeous lady out and about in Raleigh wearing her bird bone bracelet and Medea snake cuff. She looks so cute in her Santa cape too!

Kristen Hardee, is a G-Vegas local and she’s also an artist, student, mom and friend wearing her Hunted small double owl talon pendant in sterling silver.

Allison Goldfine, a magician in my eyes, this woman is a beautiful human being that is multifaceted. She’s also an artist, a hair stylist, model and multi dimensional human being. Allison is wearing the Keeper II turtle shell ring with garnets.

It truly makes my heart sing to see you wearing my creations. Thank you so much to all of you that love and support my small business. I love ya’ll!!

PS - Permission was granted to share these photos.

Friends are the key to happiness and Eilisain Jewelry

Earlier this month I celebrated ten years in business and I truly felt like a queen and honored as if it was my birthday. All my closest and dearest friends in Eastern North Carolina came out and I felt so BLESSED!

How did I end up with such a supportive group of friends? I’m not sure but I count myself lucky because I’ve worked with these beautiful people since I started Eilisain at Art Avenue back in 2012 in Uptown Greenville.

Let me tell you that a small business growing does not happen in a vacuum, it happens with connections, relationships and care for these relationships.

From left to right: Aileen Devlin (my favorite photographer), Nikki Lee Dixon (sexy model and friend), me, Khristi Dixon (I mean, what a HOT couple - both models might I add), Janie Askew (talented artist & stylist) and Claire Edwards (my bestie and biggest supporter).

My dear friend Sim Asher (and also photographer for the Momentary Myth collection) snapped these photos and I’m so grateful he was able to capture the joy and celebration.

Here’s a little throwback story, it’s early 2012 and I had wanted to get professional lifestyle photos of my jewelry and I didn’t know that many people yet in Greenville, so I reached out to Sim and he connected me with all the beautiful people you see above. You see Sim, well he’s practically an honorary mayor of Uptown Greenville. Sim knows EVERYONE. And he’s alot of fun so it did help to connect with Sim Asher.

Claire Edwards and I cheesin’

Claire Edwards is special to me in that she was the gateway to having a studio space to create my jewelry at Art Avenue.. Art Avenue was the brainchild of Claire and our friend Sarah Setzco. They wanted a space to nurture artists from East Carolina University art school. Myself and a group of other artists which included Aileen Devlin, Jeremy Fineman, Andy Denton, Autumn Brown and Sim Asher organized and rallied with Claire and Sarah to support the space for live music, art and more. It was a big dream that I believed in and it was critical to the success of my business.

Thus my relationship with Claire was friendly in 2012 but we’ve grown closer and I count her as one of my closest friends whom was there with me from the beginning of Eilisain Jewelry.

Kristie King, one of my mentors and dear friend

Sid and Aileen (another hot couple)

My amazing husband, Bobby Pittman and my friend Jett Harrell.

Celebrating ten years gave me perspective and incredible gratitude for my friends and community. Building relationships with my friends and customers has created lasting bonds and memories that I cherish.

When I sell a piece of jewelry it is created with incredible intention, love and care. When I sell to you I am not a factory but a person that has made jewelry from a part of our world, part of our history and story.

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Holidayzzzzzzz Events and dates to remember

It never fails that I am attacked by how quickly the holidays arrive, and they are here in FULL FORCE!

My dears please keep these dates in mind as you shop with me and your expectations of gift orders. Your orders are a priority for me, and I want to ensure you get them in time.

And if you want to shop with me in person, safely, come visit me at any of the in person shows below (there are virtual ones too so add those to your calendar as well).

I'll see you this summer

Ahhh that fresh summer feeling, warm sun on your body and attending crafty shows!

Oh how I’ve missed you and meeting you. And now that our country is opening back up we can relish and savor time spent outdoors and with each other, safely that is.

With that said, I’ve got several shows already lined up! I’ll be at various shows around Raleigh and in Norfolk. My favorite part of craft shows is traveling to my favorite cities, meeting kind & beautiful people AND showing off my jewels. Norfolk has become special because of the new friends I’ve made there and getting to know other small shop owners (aka Velvet Witch).

This June I’ll be at O’Connor Brewery vending with the Crafted VA team. There are so many talented makers that participate in their show and the location is a dream!

Then we have the New Moon Market at Selden in downtown Norfolk. Ya’ll have heard me espouse on my love of this show because it has cornered the market on the witch and goth crowd of Norfolk. It’s so much fun cause it’s almost like a party, everyone is shopping, eating and listening to amazing music. The roster of designers is, again, super talented.