Andrea finch - jeweler

I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and have a B.S. in Business

Administration with a minor in psychology from Northeast Missouri

State University, now Truman State University. I moved to

Jackson, Mississippi in 1994 and then to Long Beach, Mississippi

in 1998. I am constantly amazed and thankful that I live in such a

beautiful place. I am also a huge animal lover and currently have

4 dogs and a one-eyed cat. I foster dogs (including many amazing

greyhounds) and have fostered motherless kittens for many years

as well.

My journey into jewelry making began in 2015. It started with

simple wire stringing and some chain mail. A short time later, I

began bead weaving and it quickly became a passion for me. I

also do pearl knotting and more recently ventured into bead

embroidery. Bead embroidery has quickly become my favorite

beading style. It’s fun bringing an idea in my head to life and

often watching it morph into a completely different project as I’m

working. Sometimes I have no idea how my project will end up

looking! I use glass seed beads, crystals, pearls, metal and many

different kinds of cabochons including stone (like agate, jasper

and laboradite) and bone. My pieces can take anywhere from a

few hours to complete to several weeks. I absolutely love to make

jewelry and find it very relaxing. I have also taught bead weaving

to others who want to learn patterns and techniques.