Tuscan Road Designs ... How It All Began

by Holly Louen
(Clovis, CA)

It's just me, that normal, everyday gal: married, two boys (one high school, one college). I wear multiple hats: mom, wife, two jobs. I do my hobbies, I travel, I dream of retirement someday.

In the meantime, my "therapy" is my jewelry business and It has unleashed the creative side of me.

My name is Holly. It all began with a trip to Murano, Italy. After touring the glass and bead factories on this island, I was hooked.

Upon returning home, I promptly signed up for a Lampwork class at the local glass store to learn how to make my own beautiful beads.

I then taught my teenage son how to do it, and that became a great bonding time for us.

After numerous mistakes and many successful beads later, I decided to start incorporating them into my jewelry designs, thus the beginning of Tuscan Road Designs.

I love to work with color and texture, Swarovski Crystal, the natural beauty of Semi Precious Gemstones and vintage and found objects.

Many of my pieces have an eclectic, asymmetrical style. I have consistently been inspired during my numerous world travels, always keeping an eye out for the beautiful and unusual bead or idea that helps make these one-of-a-kind creations so unique.

Tuscan Road Designs was born as a vehicle to allow me to showcase these special designs so others may enjoy them as much as I enjoy creating them.

Holly Louen
Tuscan Road on etsy
Tuscan Road blog