The Hands and Heart Behind Adorn Designs Jewelry

Hi, I’m Barb — the maker and founder behind Adorn Designs Jewelry, a Colorado-based studio where love, memory, and metal intertwine.

I began Adorn Designs on Mother’s Day, 2016 — a fitting start for a journey rooted in love. In the beginning, I explored many styles of jewelry, learning everything from design and photography to storytelling and silversmithing. It was a season of discovery, patience, and seeking purpose.

There are moments that change everything — moments so small you only recognize their meaning when you look back.

For me, that moment came when my mother fell ill. Wanting to keep her close, I pressed her fingerprint into silver metal clay. A metal medium that I had recently been intrigued by. I didn’t know then that one impression would shape my work and my future. That tiny charm became my comfort through loss — not just jewelry, but her. When I realized how much solace it brought me, I knew I had found my calling: to help others preserve love in tangible form.

A Craft Rooted in Love

Today, every piece I create is shaped by that moment.

From my studio in the heart of Colorado, I handcraft personalized sterling-silver keepsakes that carry the essence of those we hold dear — fingerprints, handwriting, and even soundwaves captured from recorded voices.

Each piece begins with careful selection and enhancement. I use my experience and trained eye to choose the area that best captures the essence of your loved one — the most defined ridge, the most meaningful curve, the clearest tone. If needed, I enhance the file to bring out subtle detail, taking great care to preserve every unique mark that makes it theirs.

Creation — Where Memory Becomes Metal

Every keepsake begins with a story of love — a fingerprint, a snippet of handwriting, a pet’s nose print, a baby’s footprint or a recorded verse voice filled with meaning. Customers send me their digital files that hold these messages and I treat them with the utmost care.

Using sophisticated software and restoration tools, I filter away noise and background imperfections until the image is distilled to its purest form — a crisp black-and-white vector that preserves every ridge, swirl, and pen stroke.

From there, the process diverges depending on the design. For fingerprint and impression jewelry, I may create a custom mold for use with sterling silver metal clay, or I may work directly with sterling sheet or wire depending on the form and structure of the piece.

When I work with silver metal clay, the transformation feels almost magical. The molded piece is fired at high, consistent temperatures in a precision kiln — the intense heat burning away the binder and fusing the silver particles into a single, solid metal form. When I work with sheet or wire, I incorporate infrared laser engraving to achieve fine, precise detail — deep enough to be felt, not just seen.

Once the form is complete, I move through each step of finishing and refinement — soldering, adding embellishments like birthstones, tumbling for strength and shine, and finally hand-polishing until the metal gleams.

Even my packaging reflects the same care and philosophy. Each jewelry box is laser-engraved with my branding and the words “Celebrate. Honor. Remember.” — a reflection of what every piece stands for.

I continually seek new methods and tools to refine my process and deliver the highest quality possible. Innovation and tradition work hand in hand in my studio — technology enhancing craftsmanship, craftsmanship preserving meaning — all in service of helping others celebrate life, honor love, and remember those who remain forever in the heart.

The Heartbeat of My Work

Many of my customers find me at life’s emotional crossroads — celebrating, remembering, healing. They share stories of loss and resilience, laughter and love. Every story humbles me and guides my hands.

That exchange — the moment someone says “This is my dad’s handwriting,” or “These are my newborn’s footprints” — is the heartbeat of my work.

I often think of myself less as a jeweler and more as a translator, turning feeling into form and memory into metal. Each piece is made with intention, compassion, and a quiet promise to honor what matters most: remembrance, connection, and comfort.

Why It Matters

In a world that moves fast and lives mostly behind screens, handmade keepsakes invite us to slow down — to touch, to feel, to remember.

Adorn Designs Jewelry is my way of saying that love deserves a shape that endures. Whether it’s a fingerprint from a loved one now gone, a child’s first scribble turned to silver, or the echo of a voice etched into metal — my work is about preserving what truly matters.

An Invitation

Every piece begins with a story — maybe yours is next.
If you’re looking for something that speaks in silver, something made with patience, care, and intention, I would be honored to create it for you.

In the end, it’s not just about jewelry.
It’s about love made visible — and memory that lasts.

— Barb
Founder & Maker, Adorn Designs Jewelry
Handcrafted in Colorado
Celebrate. Honor. Remember.