By: Michela May Photos by: Rachel Benavides
In a matter of just four months, one local resident hasbrmanaged to make a name for herself in the CoastalbrBend area. While working as a dental assistant, Daisy Holsenbeck began to feel a lack of fulfillment at the end of herbrdays, so – inspired by a desire to do something that brought joybrinto her life – she began her own jewelry brand back in April ofbrthis year.
Holsenbeck allowed her love for the seasons and nature to inspirebrher work, and the results are beautiful pieces that are both delicatebrand airy. It started as a simple pastime activity, where she couldbrget lost in her creative mind for a while, but turned into a nowbrfast-growing company. Holsenbeck never expected this to happen,brbut deep down she had always wanted to make something forbrherself and the community – to be her own boss and work withbrsomething that allowed her to feel like she was doing somethingbrright.br
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The first pair of earrings Holsenbeck crafted was for a specialbrevent, and it spun into this lifelong dream. Her earrings are nowbrbeing picked up by many boutiques in the Coastal Bend, first starting at a friend’s store in McAllen, and eventually carried across thebrnation. Bloggers in California, New Jersey, and Tennessee beganbrsnatching up her latest collection, even before it officially hit thebrmarket. Her jewelry was also featured as local shop, Wildflowers’,brartist of the month in August.
People were asking for these beautiful pieces of artwork before the first launch day, all in hopes of adding a little extra air to theirbreveryday outfits – and you really can wear these every day! Eachbrof her earrings are crafted with all types of people in mind. Usingbrskin-friendly metals and lightweight stones, Holsenbeck createsbrsomething even those with the most sensitive ears can wear. Shebrwants to make sure everyone has the chance to look and feel goodbrin their outfit, without being weighed down by clunky statementbrpieces.br
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“I just want people to put on a pair of my earrings and be effortlessly elegant,” she says. “These earrings are designed to bebrtimeless, so that you can look back years from now and think thatbrthey’re still in style.”br
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You can really see the love and dedication she puts into every piece.brHolsenbeck laughed as she admitted to using some of her lunchbrhours at the once to look up new gems and metals for her earrings.brAll of her stones are hand-selected and shipped to her from placesbrin India, Greece, and Egypt. She makes sure every find fits togetherbrperfectly, and will often stumble across something that sparks abrnew idea in her head.br
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She has bright plans for the future, too. Holsenbeck has alreadybrreleased two lines of earrings, her latest being a twist on summer flowers with an added daring spin on colors and shapes. The new black marble in some of her August releases have caught mybrattention more than once, and the combination of pearls, gold flowers, and stones of others are beautifully whimsical andbrjust as eye-catching. However, she is ecstatic to be working on a bridal collection soon, not to mention a few ideas aboutbrholiday lines that she has happily pored over.
Holsenbeck truly has a gift in jewelry making, and one daybrhopes to expand that talent into necklaces, bracelets, andbrrings. She thanks everyone for her success – from her familybrand friends to the customers, because this is why she wants tobrcreate such beautiful pieces. She’s in awe of the Coastal Bendbrlifestyle and how it has changed in recent years to welcomebrnew artists and creators, and she wants to give back to thembrbecause of that.
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