New Orleans Craft Mafia member:
Kristina Renee Jewelry

contact: krissy [at] neworleanscraftmafia.com
                





ABOUT THE COMPANY:

I started the jewelry website about a year ago but have been making jewelry since Hurricane Katrina.  I began making jewelry because I desperately wanted a pair of sterling silver angel wings and could not find them anywhere!  I make jewelry from fine silver, sterling silver, fused dichroic glass, and enamel! 
 


website: http://nolajewelry.net
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nolajewelry

ABOUT THE OWNER:

I graduated from LSU with a degree in Textile, Apparel, and Merchandising.  I worked in the Fashion Industry for a few years but realized it was not my calling and after Hurricane Katrina I decided that I could apply some of what I had learned in Fashion Design to Jewelry making.  I also liked that making a piece of jewelry was so much faster than making an outfit.  So I began to read and look at books and magazines and teach myself the basics.  I attended two semesters of Basic Metalsmithing at Delgado to teach me the basics of soldering and metal work.  Everything else I taught myself.  I have also been certified by PMC Connection in three levels and can now teach basic classes in PMC.