The Kingwood Collection began about 25 years ago when I was blessed enough to take a short break from my career to be home with my two daughters when they were babies. During that time, I stumbled upon some library books about jewelry-making, so I taught myself how to create the basics. Admittedly, my earliest creations were ridiculously bad, but I learned more as time went on, and the designs got much better! Before long, I was doing local craft shows and selling handmade jewelry.