Hi! I'm Dawn - artist, maker, lover of beauty, and curator of magical things. Elevate Adornment was born out of my belief that adornment is a sacred act. Deeply personal, it's more than mere decoration, it's a form of expressing and honoring the inner spirit. I make each piece with love, intention, and devotion at my home studio in Sacramento, California. 

High vibe crystals, sustainably harvested woods, and an appreciation for a subtle, elegant, earthy aesthetic blend together to create something that feels unique + meaningful, an outer expression of an inner truth.

my creative path ...  

me circa 1984 in grandma Leona's clip-on earrings

 

I've always been drawn to jewels that seem to hold deep meaning and secret stories. I remember spending hours poring through my grandma's jewelry box. Most of it was costume jewelry but it didn't matter to me. I was mesmerized by those faceted stones, those colors, that shine.

And I found when I adorned myself in these things - the jewels, the bonnet, a big pair of sunglasses - my normal painful shyness seemed to dissipate for a moment. It was its own kind of magic spell and somehow it was safe to be seen.

 

roping others into my beaded antics from an early age

 

In my tween years, I discovered I had endless patience for the process. Stringing beads into daisy chain anklets, knotting embroidery floss into friendship bracelets, the repetition others found tedious, I found solace in. It was like a balm to me. I was soothed. Mesmerized. I lost time.

And all these years later, so much of this is still true. I still adore me a long beaded necklace. Stringing beads is still my happy place. And I'm still all about a giant pair of sunglasses.

 

And I still believe, even more so now, in the sacred act of adornment. That it is its own kind of magic spell. That it's more than mere decoration, but a deep form of self-expression, that it has the power to shift our energy and shape how we show up in this world. 

I believe the act of adorning is sacred.

Since the beginning of time, people have adorned themselves as a deep form of personal, cultural, and spiritual expression.

I aim to make special pieces for you to adorn yourself with that remind you of the magnificent and magical being you are.

xo,

Dawn

 

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