My name is Kathleen Sciola, Kathy is fine!

I was born and raised in Massachusetts in an area known as the Berkshires. If you drove from Boston, we are as far west as you can go in MA before crossing the upstate N.Y. border! We, my husband and I, had all we could take of the never ending house bound lifestyle. We sold our house, packed up our life and moved to West Central Florida! We live in a unique, funky little city called Tarpon Springs. It's famous for the Greek Sponge Docks, Greek Food, and the Epiphany is held at Spring Bayou every year. Tarpon Springs has very elegant and touristy gift shops. The historic district is lovely and it is fun to rummage through the antique shops. It took some adjustment moving here. But we would not change it now for any reason.

I have been making jewelry for 9 years. I now say I design jewelry because that can only come with practice and learning all sorts of different techniques. Most times when I sit down to design, I have no idea where it's going to take me. I enjoy making ear cuff/ear vines, toe rings, bracelets and earrings, just to name a few. I am a self-taught expert level crocheter, which was my first love from age 10 until 9 years ago jewelry took over the #1 spot for me! Recently I learned to do the popular needle felting. I make Fairies/Angels. It's really amazing to see the process go from a big bunch of wool and turn it into something so magical. I hope you will enjoy my shop, I love what I do and I believe it shows in the quality of my work. I sure hope you agree!

I'm honored to work amongst this wonderful group of Artisans. It is really awesome to have a place for people like myself who cannot work outside of the home due to health reasons. My health issue is Fibromyalgia and complications that come with this maddening syndrome. I also have severe Osteoarthritis in my spine as well as other spine problems. It's complicated to explain to people that today I may be functioning fairly well, the next day I may not function at all. I just do the best I can; my husband is my strongest support system!

Please spread the word about this wonderful site! I know I will!