Hello!

Here we are, then! First things first, hi, I'm Kelsey. I have a serious addiction to finding pretty rocks.  In the last two years or so, I've expanded my addiction to pretty rocks into making jewelry. Most of what I do is beading and wire wrapping, but I'm always trying new techniques. I'm trying to keep it confined to one (large) tub right now, so I'm restraining myself from starting on metalworking. At least for now. My husband is in the US Air Force, so we move around a fair bit. We've been in Ohio for just about a year now, and will probably move again in another two or three years.

On that note, a little bit about me. First of all, the "Tindi" in "Tindi's Sparkles" comes from my very first World of Warcraft character, and has become my de facto internet ID. It's a nickname for "Tindomerel," which means "nightingale" in Tolkien's Quenya Elvish. That right there tells you one of the most noticeable things about me: I'm a nerd. A big nerd. I love fantasy, any way I can find it, but mostly in books and video games. I love music, from most genres. These are my inspirations. I also paint, write, and am slowly taking up gardening and bird-watching. Nature also inspires me a ton, which is no surprise, since I've been a rock nut since I was a kid. Oh, and I should mention the Colorado Rockies baseball team, since they've inspired at least two specific pieces. I love baseball, and I was born in Denver, so I've been a Rockies fan since there were Rockies to be a fan of.

My pets inspire me to get up in the morning (not a morning person), so they deserve a mention as well. I have a very small cocker spaniel named Yume and a very large tabby cat named Neko. The dog hates it when I work on the jewelry, because I'm not paying attention to her, but the cat seems to find it fascinating, and will watch every step of the way... until he gets bored.

My husband, Scott, has been very patient about how my hobby takes over the living room, and how shipments come in almost every day. As I said, he's an officer in the Air Force, and he's off at combat training right now.


I suppose the next question to be answered is, "What are we doing here?" Well, if you're a friend of mine on Facebook, you're here because I told you about it, and you probably know most of that up there (except maybe the origin of my nickname, because that's a bit nerdy even for me).

For all the rest of you, I hope this will become my main page for all my jewelry stuff. I could have started another Facebook page, but I ramble a lot, so a blog made much more sense. I'm also putting up a Flickr page, which I'll add to whenever I do anything new, unless it's a surprise for someone. Usually I don't put pictures of commissions up until I know the person has gotten them, just so they can be the first person besides me (and the cat) to see their cool new stuff.

That leads right into ordering and such. I don't have a storefront right now, as I generally make most of my stuff to order, or I keep it myself. However, I'm generally willing to part with something if you ask nicely, or I can make something similar. Since I work primarily with gemstones, every piece is unique. I do have a price for everything I post, and I charge a LOT less than retail, even including shipping. I ship Priority Mail, flat-rate, unless otherwise specified.

I've started up a Flickr specifically for this site, and I'll upload new stuff as soon as I find my camera! You can see the latest on the widget to the left.

Thank you for reading my epic babble, and I hope you enjoy my jewelry!