I began my journey of entrepreneurship at Etsy back in 2008. My-oh-my how Etsy has grown and changed since then! I began offering personalized stamped jewelry and was one of the first shops of that kind here. Now, many artists have emerged in this genre and I'm always blown away by the creativity in our little niche. My original shop no longer exists (Creations By Chara) because a couple years into the business I decided to change the name to Joy Belle Jewelry. Joy Belle is a nickname I had growing up.

The business was good to me. I made thousands of items and had the BEST customers. I always got glowing, 100% positive reviews. So why stop?

Well several reasons but here is the main one. Over the years my husband and I have had six children! Each child is a blessing but it also meant less free time for me to devote to the shop. I was torn between being a great business owner or a great homeschooling parent because, hard as I tried, I could not personally juggle it all. The latter won out. I am young, my kids are young - this is a season of devotion to their education. My youngest, at the time of writing this, is not even a year old yet.

The great news for you is that I have high quality items at low prices, in order clear out inventory. And bonus, because I have already made them, they are ready-to-ship. My turnaround when I made custom jewelry was over two weeks! You do not need to wait that long with the items I have pre-made. I ship within 3 days of your payment clearing.