Welcome to The Jewelry Journal by Sherika Originals

For more than 30 years, we’ve celebrated the art of making jewelry that’s deliberately different. Here, we share timeless techniques, design inspiration, and stories from our studio — created by a mother-daughter team who’ve turned creativity into connection. Whether you’re refining your craft or exploring new materials, this is your place to learn, be inspired, and keep your creativity shining.llection, or blog post. Add details on availability, style, or even provide a review.

Sherika Originals Jewelry Journal

Fabric to Fabulous: Turning Cotton into Glamorous Foiled Beads

Fabric to Fabulous: Turning Cotton into Glamoro...

There is something deeply joyful about giving new life to simple materials. In this week’s studio tutorial, Sherry walks you through a beautiful transformation. She takes ordinary cotton fabric and...

Fabric to Fabulous: Turning Cotton into Glamoro...

There is something deeply joyful about giving new life to simple materials. In this week’s studio tutorial, Sherry walks you through a beautiful transformation. She takes ordinary cotton fabric and...

Part 4: The Hiatus and the Pivot — Our First Steps Online

Part 4: The Hiatus and the Pivot — Our First St...

Confession: my first website was horrid.Picture a pink and orange gradient with tiny dots floating everywhere.It looked like early-2000s clip art had a baby. But it worked. The Sherika Statues...

Part 4: The Hiatus and the Pivot — Our First St...

Confession: my first website was horrid.Picture a pink and orange gradient with tiny dots floating everywhere.It looked like early-2000s clip art had a baby. But it worked. The Sherika Statues...

Part 3: Sherika Statues & Our Journey Into Art Shows

Part 3: Sherika Statues & Our Journey Into Art ...

Three generations. One creative legacy. And a story that keeps unfolding with every pair of earrings, every handmade statue, and every woman we help step into her own gifts. If...

Part 3: Sherika Statues & Our Journey Into Art ...

Three generations. One creative legacy. And a story that keeps unfolding with every pair of earrings, every handmade statue, and every woman we help step into her own gifts. If...

Part 2: Who Needs Venture Capital When You’ve Got AOL and a Glue Gun?

Part 2: Who Needs Venture Capital When You’ve G...

Who needs venture capital when you’ve got AOL, glue, and a Mama who says, ‘I can make earrings out of that!’In the early 1990s, when dial-up tones filled the house...

Part 2: Who Needs Venture Capital When You’ve G...

Who needs venture capital when you’ve got AOL, glue, and a Mama who says, ‘I can make earrings out of that!’In the early 1990s, when dial-up tones filled the house...

Part 1: From Two Pennies to Fifty Cents — The Spark That Started Sherika Originals

Part 1: From Two Pennies to Fifty Cents — The S...

How do you take $0.02 and turn it into $0.50?You glue earring backs to your shiniest pennies and sell them as Penny Earrings.That is what Mama and I did 35...

Part 1: From Two Pennies to Fifty Cents — The S...

How do you take $0.02 and turn it into $0.50?You glue earring backs to your shiniest pennies and sell them as Penny Earrings.That is what Mama and I did 35...

The Story Behind Sherika Originals — From Friendly Plastic to 50¢ Earrings

The Story Behind Sherika Originals — From Frien...

"Looking is free." That’s what Mama always says. One Saturday, we were “just looking” at Michaels when a shimmer of color stopped her in the aisle — a new material...

The Story Behind Sherika Originals — From Frien...

"Looking is free." That’s what Mama always says. One Saturday, we were “just looking” at Michaels when a shimmer of color stopped her in the aisle — a new material...