Peace of Mind Jewelry -- Shannon Schoon

At the end of an ambitious day, Shannon Schoon has something to show for it.

Not only is she the dedicated stay-at-home mom of Piper, a sweet 18 month old girl, and Kale, an energetic four year old boy, she also sets time aside from her busy day for her bracelet-making enterprise, Peace of Mind Jewelry.

Shannon has made jewelry since high school, but the real idea for Peace of Mind came when a friend asked Shannon to make her a Mother’s Bracelet last October. Since then, Shannon has been inspired to make her hobby into a full-blown business that makes a multitude of different bracelets.

Shannon explained that much of Peace of Mind’s business revolves around Mother’s bracelets. These are bracelets that have the name of the mother’s child on them, and also the birthstones. The names are spelled out by either square or rounded square beads. Salvation Bracelets are another popular product Shannon creates. These bracelets showcase six colored beads, all representing different concepts about salvation. This bracelet is special in that everyone she sells, she donates $10 to the North Liberty United Methodist Church. She also has Leukemia and Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets for which she does similar actions.

Besides Mothers Bracelets and Salvation Bracelets, Shannon can create a wide variety of bracelets for anybody. She can make a Team Spirit Bracelet for either college or high school by using the school’s colors and spelling out the school’s name. She can also make Baby Bracelets for the children themselves by putting the baby’s name on them. Holiday Bracelets are popular, too. Her Christmas bracelet sports a snowman charm, winter themed beads, and the phrase, “Let it Snow!”, and she plans on doing a Valentine’s bracelet with heart charms, and possibly even Easter bracelets. “I can customize pretty much everything,” Shannon asserted.

Shannon receives most of her business through her website for Peace of Mind, at www.peaceofmindjewelry.com, and also through family and friends. “I’m hoping to branch out into local areas, too,” Shannon added. With the upcoming Christmas season, Shannon keeps busy, making Mother’s Bracelets and Grandmother’s Bracelets, which she noted were especially popular this season. “With Christmas I’ve been busier,” Shannon explained. “I try to do a little bit everyday on the bracelets.”

Shannon also plans on teaching at the Recreation Center in January on creating Mother’s bracelets. “People come in and I help them make their own mother’s bracelet from scratch,” Shannon furthered. “I thought it would be something that was fun to offer to people.”

In creating the bracelets, Shannon draws on her interior design degree extensively. “It helps with the layout of the bracelets and putting colors together,” she said of her degree’s influence. Shannon holds an edge to her competitors by using all sterling silver, Baly beads, professional beading wire (with a twenty pound breaking capacity), and Swarovski crystals, which she maintains are the best crystals in the world.

To explore the different kinds of bracelets Shannon makes, or to see photos of the bracelets , take a look at the Peace of Mind website: www.peaceofmindjewelry.com.