Retirement? I tried it and it doesn't work for me.

As soon as I retired from my career in Business Administration in 2001, my husband and I took a trip to Italy.  On the magnificent Isle of Capri I was walking past the window of a jewelry store when something caught my eye.  I ventured in and discovered the new fashion sensation, the Italian Charm Bracelet.  I was hooked and knew I had to sell it in the US.  Although not the first to do so, I was on the cutting edge of this craze. With my business experience it was a logical progression for me to combine my passion for fashion and jewelry with my area of expertise.  I created my company “Charmworks” and ran with that for several years. 

I was introduced to Pandora Beads around 2004 and oh, how I wanted to carry that line.  But retirement was beckoning me again, so I decided to not spend literally tens of thousands of dollars on the Pandora inventory and instead turned to a really fun hobby of scrapbooking.  I love scrapbooking and have given away many more albums that I have kept, but it doesn't fire that passion I have to create and develop businesses and make people happy at the same time.  

Once again, it was traveling to foreign lands that led me to Beads and Dangles Pandora style beads.  A few years ago I had the good fortune to travel to Asia. There I met some incredibly talented people and saw firsthand the quality, detail and intricacy of their workmanship. Those gorgeous beaded bracelets in the style of top designers like Pandora, Biagi and Chamilia were beckoning to me and I created this new venture.  My formula is simple - provide something that makes people look good and feel good at a price that is so exceptional, it will make heads turn.  Then combine that with outstanding customer service so that everyone is happy!