About

 "I believe everyone has some creative talent... Those who think they don't only need a positive creative experience that will give them the confidence to say; "I CAN"... Instead of "I CAN'T."

Amy D. CEO & Founder Create Connect Jewelry & Create Connect Jewelry Studio  

DIY Jewelry  ANYONE can make! Have you ever wanted to make jewelry but just found it too tedious or difficult? Create Connect Jewelry is for YOU!  

I have developed jewelry making for NON-Jewelry Makers.  No experience needed!  My jewelry is luxury designer-style jewelry, and you are the designer. Proprietary products I invented so everyone could have a positive, easy experience making beautiful jewelry with professional results.

Certainly, there are a lot of creative women who make jewelry. We see their beautiful pieces at local markets and art shows. Not everyone can torch, solder or cast a piece of jewelry, but I ASSURE you, EVERYONE can make beautiful jewelry that represents their individual style with Create Connect Jewelry™.  

Many women simply regard making jewelry as being too difficult and tedious. And then, there is another group of women (and sadly young girls) who feel they do not possess any creativity.  I believe these women and girls need positive creative experiences that will help build their confidence to take on other creative projects. 

What's more? The ability to offer something unique and apart from the mass-produced jewelry styles that are available in stores, YOUR STYLE, YOUR COLOR, YOUR STATEMENT™.
The jewelry you wear makes your first statement when meeting someone new. Shouldn't that statement reflect your individual style and be one-of-a-kind like you? "You're Too Special to Look Like Anyone Else.®

Proprietary products that work together  Create Connect Jewelry™ features proprietary products not available anywhere else. CC3™ jewelry clay works directly with the Acti-bond™ jewelry pieces to create a permanent bond when cured in your home oven for 30 minutes.  The jewelry pieces are not craft jewelry but feature the same materials that high-end jewelry designers use, only now you're the designer! Over 100 styles of jewelry and 60 colors of jewelry clay. Something for every age and every budget.  EXPERIENCE CREATE CONNECT JEWELRY  TODAY!  

I have been an entrepreneur for over 30 years. My first business was in 1992. I discovered a need for custom Sorority recruitment clothing and costumes and launched RUSHWEAR. A custom clothing company for sorority Rush week.  I had a 30-page catalog, designed and created samples of apparel for recruitment. I had clothing manufactures and pattern makers in Chicago create large orders, sometimes as many a 100 dresses per Sorority.

After National Panhellenic declared a NO FRILL Rush, (No more spending on recruitment apparel) I turned to other lines of Clothing.  Martha Lee Originals, customizable apparel for girls, and invented a blouse (Stich-a-Blouse) for needlework enthusiasts that was picked up by QVC.  Many of my original apparel designs were featured in national magazine publications.

I took a break after having my youngest at age 40.  In the meantime I worked as a small business consultant, website designer and graphic artist.  A relative wanted to start a jewelry business in the local mall selling Italian Charms, so I helped her get started. The little (expensive) charms were so popular at the time that she could not get inventory for the store and closed.  Seeing a need I started my own jewelry manufacturing company, secured overseas jewelry manufacturing in Europe and Asia and that was the beginning of my Jewelry Empire!

Over the years I designed and manufactured jewelry under private labels for many companies in the US and Europe.  During this time, I thought it would unqiue to make custom jewelry for women. As I experimented and invented new techniques I began to realize that it would be fantastic if women could make their OWN jewelry, women with no experience who wanted to create jewelry with simple methods that looked professional. (More importantly, didn't involve long classes or be difficult or boring.)

To empower women to make their OWN jewelry, Several years of inventing, perfecting, and testing Success!

CREATE CONNECT JEWELRY was born! A jewelry-making experience for EVERYONE.

I opened Create Connect Jewelry studio as a model to franchise, it was a huge sucess!  Unfortunatly I closed when my lease was up with hope to re-open in a better locations. (Looking back it was a good thing, the location I was in was flooded by severe rain and I would have lost everything!)  Then a long-distance move came, covid, and so on.  I have to share my amazing DIY jewelry with you, so I developed kits for you to make at home!  Hope you try it out!   - Amy