"Jill Mccrystal believes that we all have multiple personalities within us, each begging to be expressed in a different and unique way. Our moods change, the focus of our intentions change, and our expressions change from subtle to overt. This is what make us interesting and evocative. Jewelry can enhance these expressions of our self. Jewelry can bring out the passion we feel, the playfulness in our hearts, the elegance of our movements. It can add to the creation of a mood.
All of her jewelry is created to honor the stones that came from the Earth. There is nothing that makes her happier than to help you create an expression of your self by providing you with just the piece that fits you and the mood that you hope to create."
-House of Coco Magazine-
Celebrate your beauty and power with playful and high end jewelry. An adventuring woman? Wear your passion on your sleeves with a rock climbing, mountain biking or skydiving pendant. And for those special nights out when you want to look your best, wear a high end piece with beautiful quality gemstones.
I have always felt very passionately about the outdoors and the strength and tenacity of women and girls. I believe women should help build eachother up and celebrate men who help us do that. I grew up in an obviously sexist society, but my dad needed an outdoor adventure buddy after my brother got too old, and I volunteered! I backpacked with him from the time I was 12 until he turned 75 and had to stop. Before I created Jill McCrystal Jewelry, I was just your ordinary nature girl with no thoughts of adornment.
Then one day a shy friend of mine asked me for advice about how to meet people who enjoy the same outdoor activities as she does. I suggested a necklace depicting her greatest love. But when we searched, we only found traditional sports pendants.
That’s when I decided to make myself a trail runner pendant, wear it around myself, and see if anyone noticed. I was concerned that if she wore it first, and it didn’t work, I would lose credibility! But then I was astonished at the number of compliments I got, and questions about where I like to trail run.
I decided to set out to create a line of simple pendant jewelry that is lightweight, can be worn during exercise, is fairly bang-up-able and rustic, and makes the most adventurous woman noticed for her daring! It turns out, the road was more difficult than I imagined. I had no clue how to get my pendants seen. I had no marketing skills. I have always hated to talk myself up. And it took me two full days to make each pendant! But I was determined that there were other women out there like me and my friend who would like to celebrate their greatest adventuring.
So I made a few pendants depicting activities that I had always enjoyed and passed them out to friends who also enjoyed those activities, hoping they would wear them to events. Once again, I feared that nothing would happen. But soon I was getting phone calls requesting more for friends of friends. I received a few requests from race event coordinators to make pendants for their winners. An extreme sports store in Russia contacted me and ordered a bundle. A spa in Moab requested rock climbers and mountain bikers. I was a bit pressed with requests to make other designs.
Through it all, I finally released my products to the public and the response has been pure love from everyone who sees them. In fact, they got a lot of press!
My only OTHER problem was, "What do I wear on a fancy night out?"
Oh...in my "real" life, I'm a high school teacher in Chemistry, Astronomy and Marine Biology.
All of her jewelry is created to honor the stones that came from the Earth. There is nothing that makes her happier than to help you create an expression of your self by providing you with just the piece that fits you and the mood that you hope to create."
-House of Coco Magazine-
Celebrate your beauty and power with playful and high end jewelry. An adventuring woman? Wear your passion on your sleeves with a rock climbing, mountain biking or skydiving pendant. And for those special nights out when you want to look your best, wear a high end piece with beautiful quality gemstones.
I have always felt very passionately about the outdoors and the strength and tenacity of women and girls. I believe women should help build eachother up and celebrate men who help us do that. I grew up in an obviously sexist society, but my dad needed an outdoor adventure buddy after my brother got too old, and I volunteered! I backpacked with him from the time I was 12 until he turned 75 and had to stop. Before I created Jill McCrystal Jewelry, I was just your ordinary nature girl with no thoughts of adornment.
Then one day a shy friend of mine asked me for advice about how to meet people who enjoy the same outdoor activities as she does. I suggested a necklace depicting her greatest love. But when we searched, we only found traditional sports pendants.
That’s when I decided to make myself a trail runner pendant, wear it around myself, and see if anyone noticed. I was concerned that if she wore it first, and it didn’t work, I would lose credibility! But then I was astonished at the number of compliments I got, and questions about where I like to trail run.
I decided to set out to create a line of simple pendant jewelry that is lightweight, can be worn during exercise, is fairly bang-up-able and rustic, and makes the most adventurous woman noticed for her daring! It turns out, the road was more difficult than I imagined. I had no clue how to get my pendants seen. I had no marketing skills. I have always hated to talk myself up. And it took me two full days to make each pendant! But I was determined that there were other women out there like me and my friend who would like to celebrate their greatest adventuring.
So I made a few pendants depicting activities that I had always enjoyed and passed them out to friends who also enjoyed those activities, hoping they would wear them to events. Once again, I feared that nothing would happen. But soon I was getting phone calls requesting more for friends of friends. I received a few requests from race event coordinators to make pendants for their winners. An extreme sports store in Russia contacted me and ordered a bundle. A spa in Moab requested rock climbers and mountain bikers. I was a bit pressed with requests to make other designs.
Through it all, I finally released my products to the public and the response has been pure love from everyone who sees them. In fact, they got a lot of press!
My only OTHER problem was, "What do I wear on a fancy night out?"
Oh...in my "real" life, I'm a high school teacher in Chemistry, Astronomy and Marine Biology.