NORTH LIBERTY - Sterling silver baubles, Swarovski crystals, antiqued beads imported from Bali.
These are the materials craftswoman Shannon Schoon uses in making her jewelry for her home-based business called Peace of Mind Jewelry. Schoon, who lives in North Liberty with her husband Jason, three-year old son, Cale, and 18 month old daughter, Piper, has a degree in interior design. She has been successful at putting her degree to good use by making elegant jewelry.
Peace of Mind: Jewelry and Gifts was created less than two years ago, in October 2002, after a friend asked Shannon Schoon to make a “Mother’s Bracelet” for her. Schoon had not seen a Mother’s Bracelet and so turned to the Internet to research how they were made.
“I’ve always wanted to sell my jewelry and I never could really find an outlet to sell it and be profitable,” said Schoon. “And then once I started making Mother’s Bracelets, they just really caught on and everyone was asking for them.”
The Mother’s Bracelet that Schoon makes features the child’s name spelled out letter by letter on sterling silver cubed beads. In addition, high-quality colored crystals, the kind used in chandeliers, are used to represent the child’s birthstone. And, customers have the option to add a silver charm in the shape of a baby’s foot. The Mother’s Bracelets are Schoon’s most popular item.
Also quite popular are the Salvation Bracelets, which consist of six colored crystals, each representing different parts of faith, explained Schoon. She includes a card that describes the meaning of the six different colors when she ships the bracelet to the customer. “It’s a good way if someone notices that you are wearing it, and you want to share your beliefs,” said Schoon. “And it’s a nice way to keep your faith in your thoughts.”
Schoon’s “one-of-a-kind” bracelets are new this year, and customers can be assured that there are no other bracelets exactly like that one. Shannon explained that many ideas for her designs and patterns come from magazines. She also likes to wander through bead stores for inspiration
A recent art class ignited Shannon’s enthusiasm. She is looking forward to purchasing a kiln and making jewelry from a new material called precious metal clay, which turns to sterling silver when fired.
Schoon’s family supports her growing jewelry business. Her husband, Jason, built her a web site, and took care to register the site with several search engines so that people on the Internet would notice it. He also helps with shipping the orders, especially in November when Shannon receives a lot of orders for Christmas. Shannon’s mom, who loves the jewelry, is one of her best customers.
To view samples of jewelry from Peace of Mind, one can go to the web site, www.peaceofmindjewelry.com, attend the annual pancake breakfast at the North Liberty United Methodist Church where Shannon sets up a display table, or contact Shannon Schoon directly by e-mail shannon@peaceofmindjewelry.com or by telephone at 319-665-2232.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
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.
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.
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