The 2009 StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition

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Gray's Handmade Jewelry

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Contestant's Case to Win

I started my business from a need for a pair of earring for a necklace and bracelet my husband bought me for my birthday. I searched for months looking for the right type of beads to complete the jewelry set but I did not know the beads in the necklace and bracelet were hand blown glass. While I searched beads stores and online sites, I fell in love with natural beads and decided that I wanted to make jewelry for my own personal use. After compelling large quantities of beauty necklaces, bracelets and earrings, my husband suggested that, I make jewelry to sell and he would finance what ever I needed to make my business successful. I took a job at a local bead store in San Diego, California to learn more about the nature and property of natural gemstones. After doing home parties and local events, I decided to take my business high tech and created a web site. We are a military family and move around every two to three years and I have to re-event myself every time we move, that is another reason that I decided to create a web presents. The necklace shown in my profile consist of Bone, Horn, and Wood.

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  • I've bought a number of jewelry sets from Gray's Handmade Jewelry as gift for my wife. My wife loves...Read more