I've been making jewelry since 1998 and started making sterling silver and gold jewelry in 2003. I live on an acreage with my husband, 22 cats (all named, spayed and neutered) and our Great Pyrenees Henri. My husband and I own a winery...which is my real job (www.cuthills.com) and I have a studio in the back of the winery to make my jewelry. My other hobby is reading murder mysteries.