Handmade Mother's Day Gifts

Capture the stars from a night that mattered. I engrave the exact sky from the location, date, and time you choose onto a pair of olivewood Ascent drops, so the moment goes with you instead of sitting in a drawer.

How I personalize your star map earrings

• You give me a location, either a city or exact coordinates
• You give me a date and a time
• I send you a preview of your sky before I engrave anything

Details

• Silhouette: Ascent geometric drop with an engraved star chart
• Material: Solid olivewood, golden olive with natural dark grain
• Size: Approximately 1.9 in in length
• Earwires: Solid sterling silver hook, hypoallergenic and nickel-free
• Finish: Hand-finished with food-safe oil and beeswax
• Personalization: Location, date, and time of your choosing, with a preview before engraving
• Made to order: Cut and engraved after you approve your preview, ships in 5 to 7 business days
• Packaging: Arrives on a plantable seed paper card that grows wildflowers; add a gift box at checkout
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Olivewood is a dense, warm hardwood with heavy figure, so the grain running through your star chart is unique to your pair. I finish every piece by hand and use the offcuts wherever I can.

Prefer a lighter wood? I can also make these earrings in maple. Message me and I will set it up.

Made for anniversaries, weddings, a new baby, a birthday, or a date you do not want to lose. There is a matching star chart pendant in the same olivewood if you want the pair to line up.

Gives back: Every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

Some nights you never want to lose. Give me a date, a time, and a place, and I engrave the exact night sky from that moment onto a solid wood pendant, then send you a preview before I make anything. It hangs on a sterling silver chain, so the sky you remember goes with you instead of sitting in a drawer.

How I personalize your star map

• You give me a location, a date, and a time
• I generate that exact sky and send you a preview to approve
• Once you approve it, I engrave it on solid wood and finish it by hand

Materials and craft

The pendant is solid Maple or Olivewood, cut and engraved in my one-person studio in Hamilton, Ohio. Maple keeps the sky crisp and high-contrast; Olivewood brings a warm golden grain that makes every chart feel a little different. The chain is genuine sterling silver, adjustable from 18 to 20 inches. I finish each piece with food-safe oil and beeswax and check it by hand before it ships.

Details

• Pendant: approximately 1 inch, solid wood (Maple or Olivewood)
• Chain: sterling silver, adjustable 18 to 20 inches
• Finish: food-safe oil and beeswax
• Personalization: your date, time, and place, with a preview before I engrave
• Made to order: ships in 5 to 7 business days after you approve the preview
• Packaging: ships on a plantable seed paper card; add a gift box at checkout and it still ships on the seed paper
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care

Keep it dry when you can and wipe it with a soft cloth. If the wood ever looks thirsty, refresh it with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or my Wood Butter. With basic care it holds up for years.

A meaningful gift

Wood is the traditional fifth-anniversary gift, which makes a star map of your wedding night, or the night you met, a natural choice. It also marks a birth, an engagement, or any date you do not want to forget.

Gives back: every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

A slim vertical wood bar with a single line of metal set flush into the grain. It is quiet and modern, the kind of piece you reach for every day. Choose your wood and whether the inlay is sterling silver or brass, and it hangs on an adjustable sterling silver chain.

Materials and craft

I cut each bar from solid hardwood, rout a fine channel, and inlay the metal by hand so it sits level with the wood. Sterling silver reads bright and cool against darker woods; brass brings a warmer, vintage line. Every bar is sanded smooth, finished with food-safe oil and beeswax, and made in my one-person studio in Hamilton, Ohio.

Details

• Pendant: wood bar, approximately 2 inches by 3/8 inch
• Inlay: your choice of sterling silver or brass, set into the wood
• Wood: nine options, Canarywood, Cedar, Cherry, Maple, Olivewood, Orangeheart, Purpleheart, Redheart, Walnut
• Chain: sterling silver, adjustable 18 to 20 inches
• Finish: food-safe oil and beeswax
• Made to order: cut and finished after you order, ships in 3 to 5 business days
• Packaging: ships on a plantable seed paper card; add a gift box at checkout and it still ships on the seed paper
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care

Keep it dry when you can and wipe it with a soft cloth. If the wood looks dry over time, refresh it with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or my Wood Butter.

A wood anniversary keepsake

Wood is the traditional fifth-anniversary gift, and the mix of warm wood and real metal makes this an easy one to give, for an anniversary, a birthday, or just because. Because each wood has its own grain, no two bars are exactly alike.

Gives back: every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

Bold lines and clean symmetry, straight out of the Art Deco era. I cut each drop from a single piece of hardwood, so it is light enough for every day but distinct enough to carry a look.

The wood is real and sustainably sourced, so the grain shifts from pair to pair.

Details

• Style: Art Deco geometric wood drop
• Wood: Choose walnut (deep brown) or maple (light beige), each with natural grain
• Hardware: Solid sterling silver earwires, hypoallergenic and nickel-free
• Finish: Hand-finished with food-safe oil and beeswax
• Made to order: Ships in 3 to 5 business days
• Packaging: Arrives on a plantable seed paper card that grows wildflowers; add a gift box at checkout
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care: Keep them dry, skip the shower and pool, and refresh the wood now and then with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or wood butter.

Geometric and a little vintage, they make a thoughtful anniversary, birthday, or thank-you gift for anyone who loves classic design.

Gives back: Every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

Bold but never heavy. I turn these hoops from a single piece of hardwood, hand-shape the curve, and hang each pair on solid sterling silver so they sit light on the ear all day.

Every hoop is cut from sustainably sourced domestic and exotic wood, so grain and color shift from pair to pair. No two are identical.

Details

• Style: Lightweight wooden hoop drop
• Size: 2 in tall, 1/4 in profile
• Wood: Choose from maple, walnut, cherry, olivewood, purpleheart, canarywood, or chakte kok redheart, each with natural grain variation
• Hardware: Solid sterling silver, hypoallergenic and nickel-free
• Finish: Hand-finished with food-safe oil and beeswax
• Made to order: Ships in 3 to 5 business days
• Packaging: Arrives on a plantable seed paper card that grows wildflowers; add a gift box at checkout
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care: Keep them dry, skip the shower and pool, and refresh the wood now and then with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or wood butter.

Light enough for every day and distinct enough to gift, they make an easy anniversary, birthday, or thank-you for anyone who leans natural and modern.

Gives back: Every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

A matched wood set with real personality. This bundle pairs my Art Deco wood earrings with a wood bar necklace with a metal inlay drop, two grainy, handmade pieces that wear well together for everyday or as a gift.

Materials and craft

I cut every piece from solid hardwood, inlay the necklace bar by hand, and finish each one with food-safe oil and beeswax. Pick your earring wood, your necklace base wood, and whether the necklace inlay is sterling silver or brass. Made in my one-person studio in Hamilton, Ohio.

What is included

• Earrings: One pair of Art Deco wood drop earrings on sterling silver earwires, in walnut or maple
• Necklace: One wood bar necklace with a metal inlay, on an adjustable 18 to 20 inch sterling silver chain
• Necklace base wood: Walnut, redheart, orangeheart, olivewood, cedar, or purpleheart
• Necklace metal: Sterling silver or brass, set into the wood
• Hardware: Hypoallergenic, nickel-free earwires
• Finish: Hand-finished with food-safe oil and beeswax
• Made to order: Ships in 3 to 5 business days
• Packaging: Arrives on a plantable seed paper card that grows wildflowers; add a gift box at checkout
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care: Keep both pieces dry, wipe with a soft cloth, and refresh the wood now and then with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or wood butter.

Buying the set costs less than the two pieces separately. Because every wood has its own grain, no two sets look exactly alike, which makes this an easy anniversary, birthday, or thank-you gift.

Gives back: Every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

A round wood pendant with a channel of crushed natural stone set into the face. Pick your wood and your stone, and it hangs on an adjustable sterling silver chain. It has the warmth of wood with a real gemstone at the center.

Materials and craft

I cut each pendant from solid hardwood, carve the inlay channel, and fill it with crushed natural stone, then sand it flush and finish it by hand. Turquoise and lapis lazuli read bold and blue; opal and mother of pearl catch the light softly; green tourmaline adds a deep, earthy green. Every pendant is finished with food-safe oil and beeswax and made in my one-person studio in Hamilton, Ohio.

Details

• Pendant: approximately 1.5 inch round, solid wood
• Inlay: crushed natural stone, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Opal, Mother of Pearl, or Green Tourmaline
• Wood: nine options, Canarywood, Cedar, Cherry, Maple, Olivewood, Orangeheart, Purpleheart, Redheart, Walnut
• Chain: sterling silver, adjustable 18 to 20 inches
• Finish: food-safe oil and beeswax
• Made to order: cut and finished after you order, ships in 3 to 5 business days
• Packaging: ships on a plantable seed paper card; add a gift box at checkout and it still ships on the seed paper
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care

Keep it dry when you can and wipe it with a soft cloth. If the wood looks dry over time, refresh it with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or my Wood Butter.

A natural, grounding gift

The pairing of wood and real stone makes this a thoughtful gift for a fifth anniversary, a birthday, or anyone drawn to natural materials. Because both the wood grain and the stone vary, each pendant is one of a kind.

Gives back: every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.

Clean geometry, natural warmth. I cut each hexagon from a single piece of hardwood, sand the facets smooth, and finish it by hand before hanging it on solid sterling silver.

Because the wood is real, the grain runs differently through every hexagon. Each pair is one of a kind.

Details

• Style: Hexagonal wood drop, modern and minimal
• Wood: Choose from maple, walnut, cherry, olivewood, purpleheart, canarywood, paduk, or chakte kok, each with natural grain variation
• Hardware: Solid sterling silver, hypoallergenic and nickel-free
• Finish: Hand-finished with food-safe oil and beeswax
• Made to order: Ships in 3 to 5 business days
• Packaging: Arrives on a plantable seed paper card that grows wildflowers; add a gift box at checkout
• Made in: Hamilton, Ohio

Care: Keep them dry, skip the shower and pool, and refresh the wood now and then with a drop of food-safe mineral oil or wood butter.

Lightweight and understated, they make a thoughtful anniversary, birthday, or thank-you gift for anyone who likes clean, modern design.

Gives back: Every order plants 2 trees, recovers 6 ocean-bound plastic bottles, and protects 20 bees through Greenspark.