STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Lynn Decker, 59, says she’s all the time been a “horrible quitter.”
Actually, this self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur,” mentioned “it’s by no means too late” to begin a enterprise or take up a brand new passion. And when she upstarts one thing new she all the time places her “all” into making it successful.
That’s why the small enterprise marketing consultant, and proprietor of Progressive Bookkeeping Options LLC, determined to launch one other enterprise — one that permits her to showcase her ardour for gem stones.
“I studied geology once I returned to varsity as an grownup in 2004, and I fell in love with astronomy and earth sciences. That is why I work with gem stones, as a result of it retains me related to the earth and the cosmos, and I’m able to keep engaged with the pure world round me,” mentioned Decker, who not too long ago started designing and making beaded jewellery, which she discovered by watching YouTube movies in early 2020 through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Her distinctive choice of jewellery vary from every thing from inexperienced, blue or purple tiger eye beaded bracelets to rainbow hematite and lava rock rings. (Courtesy of Lynn Decker)
As soon as Decker’s family and friends started providing to pay her to create colourful gemstone and beaded jewellery she determined to rework her new passion right into a worthwhile enterprise.
She formally launched Wired For Love Designs Jewellery Studio LLC in December 2021, and has turn out to be a everlasting fixture at Lo’Kel-li Vendor Market within the Staten Island Mall.
“I like creating semi-precious gemstone jewellery, and I make and promote bracelets, earrings, necklaces and extra utilizing all kinds of stones. I additionally curate different jewellery to spherical out my store, similar to crystal pendants and 18K gold plated necklaces, which I procure from a small base of respected producers,” she mentioned.
Her distinctive choice of jewellery vary from inexperienced, blue or purple tiger eye beaded bracelets to rainbow hematite and lava rock rings.
Wired For Love Designs Jewellery Studio LLC presents an array of handmade jewellery. (Courtesy of Lynn Decker)
“I simply love working with supplies from the pure world. And in order that’s my primary inspiration for my designs. What I design simply actually involves me typically — it might be whereas I’m sleeping or throughout my quiet time,” added Decker.
And beginning the enterprise wasn’t a troublesome activity; she’s owned a number of small ventures.
“I’m entrepreneurial by nature, and since this wasn’t my first enterprise enterprise, I had the expertise and confidence to make a go of it. I’m very tenacious, and I don’t stop simply, so I do my greatest to beat the challenges that include working a small enterprise. I get pleasure from my interactions with the general public and chatting individuals up comes naturally to me. … I’ll by no means quit,” she mentioned.
“My favourite a part of the job is developing with new concepts and making the jewellery. Having a inventive outlet is therapeutic, and it’s a respite from life’s worries and the every day grind,” she mentioned.
Wired For Love Designs Jewellery Studio LLC presents an array of handmade jewellery. (Courtesy of Lynn Decker)
ALWAYS TRYING SOMETHING NEW
And Decker is not any stranger to taking over new challenges. Throughout the pandemic she joined an all feminine drumline, having by no means performed the drums earlier than. And at age 53, she took up working, and took part in her first New York Metropolis Marathon in 2019.
“You by no means know if you are able to do one thing till you strive,” she mentioned. “You must recover from your concern, and you must flip off these destructive voices and simply strive it. What’s the worst factor that may occur? You fail. And when you fail, you decide your self again up and take a look at one thing else. I don’t imagine in quitting.”
Lynn Decker formally launched Wired For Love Designs Jewellery Studio LLC in December of 2021, and has turn out to be a everlasting fixture at Lo’Kel-li Vendor Market within the Staten Island Mall. (Courtesy of Lynn Decker)
“I like creating semi-precious gemstone jewellery, and I make and promote bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and extra from all kinds of stones. I additionally curate different jewellery to spherical out my store, similar to crystal pendants and 18K gold plated necklaces, which I procure from a small base of respected producers,” mentioned Lynn Decker. (Courtesy of Lynn Decker)
Wired For Love Designs Jewellery Studio LLC presents an array of handmade jewellery. (Courtesy of Lynn Decker)
WIRED FOR LOVE DESIGNS AT A GLANCE
Web site: www.wiredforlovedesigns.com
Instagram: @wiredforlovedesigns
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