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Meet the Maker: unkamengifts
The Helmrich Family is a creative bunch! They have taken the Buy Handmade Pledge, and love to make ALL their gifts for each other.
Every day we work, play and learn together!
About the same time, her brother BYRON, now age 12, started collecting interesting rocks and polishing them with his dad's help. He found that he enjoyed selling them as gratitude rocks, because the root of true happiness is being grateful for everything that you have!
About 3 years ago, RALPH made a necklace for their mom, Karen and got such a charge out of seeing her wear it that he decided to learn more and make more! He specializes in chainmaille making most of his rings himself as well as clasps and links. Ralph is a semi-retied engineer who occasionally enjoys consulting and troubleshooting aerosol manufacturers.
KAREN enjoys it all! In previous lives she was a RN, Registered Yoga Instructor and Certified Personal Trainer. She does most of the photography, "test drives" the jewelry and critiques works in progress.
We call both Livingston, Texas and Rolla, Missouri home, and enjoy traveling throughout the United States-46 states, so far!
The kids are and always have been homeschooled and love their homelife and travels.
Traveling along are 2 Goldfish ( Jake and Goldie Hawn), 2 Dogs ( Ivy, a Doxie and Hookah, a Basset) and 1 Nutty Cat (Triangle).
Most of our pieces are made entirely by us, but we love to work with other homebased businesses and friends and will make note in our pieces if others helped with any of the components. We also love to recycle old jewelry, buttons AND packaging!!
Learn more about The Helmrich Family at http://unkamengifts.com and learn more about HandMade Jewelry at http://ourhandmadegifts.com
Every day we work, play and learn together!
About the same time, her brother BYRON, now age 12, started collecting interesting rocks and polishing them with his dad's help. He found that he enjoyed selling them as gratitude rocks, because the root of true happiness is being grateful for everything that you have!
About 3 years ago, RALPH made a necklace for their mom, Karen and got such a charge out of seeing her wear it that he decided to learn more and make more! He specializes in chainmaille making most of his rings himself as well as clasps and links. Ralph is a semi-retied engineer who occasionally enjoys consulting and troubleshooting aerosol manufacturers.
KAREN enjoys it all! In previous lives she was a RN, Registered Yoga Instructor and Certified Personal Trainer. She does most of the photography, "test drives" the jewelry and critiques works in progress.
We call both Livingston, Texas and Rolla, Missouri home, and enjoy traveling throughout the United States-46 states, so far!
The kids are and always have been homeschooled and love their homelife and travels.
Traveling along are 2 Goldfish ( Jake and Goldie Hawn), 2 Dogs ( Ivy, a Doxie and Hookah, a Basset) and 1 Nutty Cat (Triangle).
Most of our pieces are made entirely by us, but we love to work with other homebased businesses and friends and will make note in our pieces if others helped with any of the components. We also love to recycle old jewelry, buttons AND packaging!!
Learn more about The Helmrich Family at http://unkamengifts.com and learn more about HandMade Jewelry at http://ourhandmadegifts.com
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