Isabella Ruth ~ 27

 

I was born and raised in Europe and currently live in Lakewood with my husband Jacob. I hold an art degree but consider myself self-taught in many areas and love creating unusual pieces of jewelry and items in general.

My creative inspiration has led me to design hats, scarves, winter socks. I enjoy experimenting with materials to make purses and totes. I also make figurines out of beads.

When it comes to designing jewelry, I prefer working with hematite over anything else. My second choice is cracked ice.  The clear and gray crystals are my favorite to work with. I generally like to combine the hematite and cracked ice together on wire in a multiple strand look that gives the jewelry a chic NYC/Chicago look.

Lately, I've been making bracelets from magnetic hematite. Native Indians loved hematite and it is believed that hematite has properties that make people feel better and happy. The magnetic properties in some of the stones are thought to have a healing effect and are used in many of my jewelry designs. Combining the beauty of these stones with the potential healing properties makes my jewelry a big hit.

My jewelry is simple and elegant; I get great satisfaction from people that buy my creations. I love to adjust and modify my work to people’s desires, making my work not only elegant, but very unique.

 

You can find Isabella’s jewelry designs at Class Act Boutique in Little Italy…. 124040 Mayfield Rd., in the heart of Cleveland’s Little Italy district.