I met Jody of A Studio by the Sea a number of years ago when I lived in New York City and belonged to a local craft group. She was always super kind with giving rides or sharing a tent (rare commodities for New Yorkers used to public transit) and I got to show at a number of fairs with her.

Jody makes wonderful lamp work glass jewelry. As a panda who loves cookies, I have long loved her line of sweets necklaces, especially the wee cupcakes. Her chains and headpins are all sterling silver and the detail on each piece is fabulous. Each sprinkle done by hand and she even adds the grooves in the cupcake papers.

True to her business name she also has a line of Oceana beads and necklaces. I love how much attention every single bead gets, and as someone who can get very obsessive with my own work, I really appreciate the time it takes to get everything just so.

You can order through her etsy shop and if you’re near Beacon, New York you can also see her wares in person at the Hudson Valley Etsy Team’s Holiday Fair at the Howland Cultural Center on Saturday December 13th.