Mission Statement: Each treasure is made with joy and fun, because that energy will be with you when you wear these special accessories. invites you to share in the dance of life with its expressive jewelry designed by creative and caring hearts, hands, and imaginations. My hope is that you or the person you are sharing your treasure with get as much pleasure wearing my pieces as I have had making them.
Where do
any great ideas come from? Dreams,
friends, belly dancing class on a balmy spring night? What started
off as girlfriend asking me if I’d like to go to a bead show with her
has turned into a passionate desire to share the joy of beads. Slowly
but surely, other friends heard the call and we were having bead brunches.
Then came the turning point one night at belly dance class two years
ago. One of my dearest friends and I have been taking authentic
Mid-East dance for three years now and let me tell you, who doesn’t
love an activity that involves a jingly hip scarf, silk veils, tingly
finger cymbals, and fabulous outfits?! But I digress, my sweet friend
Gina made me a white beaded anklet with little silver bells and gave
it to me before class. Well, women went WILD for it in class and before
you know it we were in the car on the way home and I was dreaming out
loud how to make the world a happier place one anklet at a time. Gina
mentioned to her husband that I was looking for a name for my dream
company and David (a brilliant playwright and all around thinker) came
up with
the name ,
in honor of us being shimmy sisters of dance.
And as Ralph Cramden said, “And away we go!”
Over the past 4 years was born, it has been a joyous journey of arts and
crafts fairs, DIY events, private parties, and the support and enthusiasm has
been nurturing to my soul. I've discovered more and more people who believe
like I do, that small acts of happiness can make a big difference in another
person’s life. My hope is you or the person you are sharing your
treasure with, get as much joy from wearing my pieces as I have had making
them.
For those of you that need a more personal
bio, here are some life
highlights to give you a glimpse into the world of the Dancing Dame
of
:
Stacy is
the owner, head dreamer, beader and merry maker of . She was
encouraged by her mother to follow her dreams, so after getting a
Journalism degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign,
she
set off to experience the big world around her. Over the years, in
no
particular order, she’s been busy doing the following: singing,
playing
guitar and writing songs for a comedic singing duo which toured in
New
York and performed all over Chicago, studied and taught the art form
of
improvisation, landed a fantastic job working with brilliant minds
at a
university (Hey, I’m a Virgo, I need to be creative and have
structure.),
fell in love with her husband Jeff during a session at his recording
studio (by the way, he is also an amazing guitarist) and started playing
clubs and coffeehouses with him, discovered the beauty of cooking and
more
importantly baking (Nigella is a goddess!), started freelance writing
again (Studs Terkel is a god!), did some traveling at home and abroad
(everything tastes better in Italy) and most recently has been studying
the art of authentic Mid-East dance. Of course, for the past 6 years
she’s
been honing her beading skills and reveling in the colorful and creative
world of jewelry making! Stacy believes Life is for living and as Melanie
Griffith said in the film “Working Girl”, “You never
know where the big
ideas will come from.” It's important to keep an open mind and
fill it up
with all the knowledge and experiences life offers.
treasure is made with joy and fun, because that energy will be with you when you wear these special accessories. 