MONROETON — Jewellery is a good commodity desired by many. Gems may be way more particular when its handcrafted and specifically made by a neighborhood artisan.
MaKenna Pepper designs many items of bijou equivalent to necklaces, bracelets and earrings via her model, Kreations By Kenna. The Bradford County native grew up in Granville and lives in Monroeton, the place she makes her crafts.
It began in 2020 for her wedding ceremony when she made customized jewellery for her bridesmaids and herself.
“Our venue was actually nice and we had been nonetheless in a position to have household and mates come, so we had been lucky in that sense,” she stated. “It did pose challenges because of the pandemic, nevertheless it was nonetheless nice.”
She stated that the optimistic reception from individuals impressed her to do extra along with her artful creations.
“I made thanks items and everyone had a variety of compliments,” Pepper stated. “I made a decision to open a web-based Etsy store as a result of I loved doing it as a passion.”
The Etsy store permits her to proceed creating and promoting her merchandise to all prospects searching for distinctive objects. She famous that it’s additionally helpful for distributing the excess of bijou that has added up in her home.
“I prefer to share the jewellery with individuals, so it’s all been good thus far,” Pepper expressed.
She has been making jewellery since she was round 14 years outdated. Pepper acknowledged that it feels good to lastly flip her passion into one thing that many individuals can entry now.
“I’ve at all times loved crafts and my mom was at all times artful too, identical with my grandparents,” Pepper stated. “Jewellery was my area of interest and I loved that greater than the opposite crafts that I additionally made.”
Pepper usually works with wire and likewise wire wrapping for her objects. She is not too long ago stepping into utilizing Sterling silver wire together with gems and semi-precious stones.
Her most up-to-date creations embrace some autumn-inspired gems equivalent to her Pumpkin pendent.