About PWP: Inspired

PWP : Inspired started unintentionally.  I certainly didn't think cancer would lead me to be a jewelry designer!   PWP is significant, "Purple Warrior Princess” is the nickname that evolved during my battle with colon cancer.  

Purple, because I naively thought colon cancer was for ‘old people’ and I envisioned the poem “When I am old I shall wear Purple.”  I’m not sure when Warrior came into play, I’ll give my husband credit for that !   Finally ‘Princess’ and PWP, thanks to my fairy godmother who not only called me a princess, but treated me like one.  

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During treatment, I was given treasured gifts & tokens with words such as 'hope,’ ‘strength,’ 'believe' and many more!  The words and symbols such as a crown, butterfly, dragonfly, snowflakes, unicorns and yes Lotus Flowers were things I wore, looked at and read every day!  They inspired me to keep going!

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I didn’t intend to start a business, or even learn to hand-stamp metal jewelry!  I did start what I call ‘assembling jewelry’ for fun during my treatment because I realized the words and symbols were so significant and inspiring, I found myself wanting to make more to wear & share with family & friends.  

I started slowly by ordering charms and necklaces that represented things I connected to, whether it be cancer, or skiing or something that felt joyful.  Then, I got stuck.  I could find cancer ribbon symbols, words or even blue charms to respresent the colon cancer color.  I could NOT find a : symbol anywhere!  I was determined to make a necklace that symbolized colon cancer with a SYMBOL!  SO, I bought a few blank charms, a hammer and a punctuation set of stamps to make a colon.

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I guess you could say that Colon charm is the ‘Inspired’ of PWP : Inspired!  That : led me down a path beyond cancer and it’s treatment.  It opened the door to not only a creative outlet, but a way I can share something that has been so significant in my life.  I love designing special items for birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, or any reason.  But especially for cancer warriors & awareness and our kids ski team.

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The story wouldn’t be full circle if the gifts I received didn’t allow me to give back.  While I chose not to be a non-profit myself, I will be donating a portion of all sales to non-profit organizations:  either Colon Cancer or Alpine Skiing, depending on the item purchased.  These vastly different non-profit focuses have each given me and our family much to be grateful for.

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~ With love from me & PWP