Welcome to my shop, my name is Marie Dyson and I am a beadaholic. I am 30 years old and recently moved to Surprise, Arizona to buy a house with my wonderful husband and one year old baby boy!

My day job has always been as a software engineer (computer geek) in the aerospace industry, until my baby arrived in January 2007. I am now a super proud stay at home mom who snuggles her baby way to much! Is that possible?

I have been designing jewelry for just over 5 years now and continue to hunt the world for fabulous unique beads. 99% of what I create is one-of-a-kind, that means no one else will have a piece of jewelry like yours!

My style changes with my mood and inspirations, I like dainty as much as I like chunky! I like colorful and I love earthy and natural. I welcome custom orders, am happy to re-size most pieces and believe the customer needs to be 110% happy!

I also make lampwork glass beads, am learning a little about sewing, love to scrapbook and of course love being online working on my websites.

My personal website: http://www.homegrowngems.com

-Marie Dyson