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 sheet or wire sterling depending on the form and structure of the piece.

When I work with silver metal clay, the transformation feels almost alchemical. 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.

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.