Welcome to Violet Tiger, your online destination to discover handcrafted jewelry designs, inspired by a love of travel, art, history and culture. Violet Tiger features exotic, elegant necklaces, bracelets and more created with semi-precious gemstones, unusual metals, free trade beads and materials sourced from around the world. Female-owned and operated, Violet Tiger is a California-based handmade
jewelry company with designs that are unique, yet timeless: perfect accessories to give to others, and also to gift yourself. Besides enlightened designs, Violet Tiger prides itself on its outstanding customer service. An a little about the designer, Kelly T as well as how Violet Tiger came to be, because VT used to be known as Messy Jewelry. In the almost 7 years of being in business not only has Kelly grown, so has the brand. Enlightenment and evolution makes the world go round! Read about our history:
Wow, life is messy. Messy Jewelry, now Violet Tiger, came out of nowhere, just like my diagnosis in fall 2013 of MS (Multiple Sclerosis). During my recovery, which is a daily practice and completely unpredictable, I began to create jewelry. Well, the story is a bit longer than that. My then six-year-old son was taking a jewelry-making class and he came home with amazing stuff AND he would not let me wear any of it! So, I said "Fine, I can make my own," and drove to our local craft store. During what I call my first generation period, creating jewelry became addictive and helpful when I needed to have downtime to recover from fatigue (a major debilitating symptom of MS), or I could not feel the tips of my fingers and the tops of my hands (darn it hands, you are working!), and/or my brain was foggy (better mental exercise than Sudoku). Second generation began when people started complimenting me on the jewelry I was wearing, and one wine-fueled night (yes, a tipple or two is not bad for my MS), my friend suggested I make jewelry, sell, and donate a portion of the proceeds to MS research (MS Hope Foundation). The name Messy Jewelry came about as a rift on MS and the fact that I can be the most impatient, hyperactive, un-crafty person--essentially messy! (That said, I owned a successful Pilates studio for nearly 20 years, (sadly I closed July 2020 due to Covid-19 reasons and restrictions), but that can involve big physical moves, not slipping a tiny bead on a string!). I source my materials from locations as exotic as downtown Los Angeles, to Colorado, England, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. Yes, those frequent flyer miles are adding up! Well, not quite--fortunately my mobility is in order, but I would be a hot mess if I traveled to Thailand with a feisty 14-year-old! Kelly and Violet Tiger invite you to explore our website, take an exotic online trip, and leave enlightened and perhaps with a special gemstone souvenir!
