Rachael Kinsey Designs

Rachael Kinsey Designs Handmade jewelry + DIY workshops handmade jewelry

My zinnias are wilin’ out, and I’ve surrendered any attempt to tame them...letting them take up all the space they need....
08/28/2026

My zinnias are wilin’ out, and I’ve surrendered any attempt to tame them...letting them take up all the space they need. And they match my flamingos! An HOA's nightmare 😏

Kinda feel the same way about this necklace. Bold, a little wild, and every intention of stopping the show.

I’ve been making versions of this piece for years. Big fan of mixed metals meeting leather and gems, changing the stones with whatever the season seems to call for.

It’s always felt like a heart shield... the crescent resting over the heart, an elixir of jasper, black tourmaline, and quartz protecting it just enough to keep it open.

Discerning, protected, but never closed.

This is your sign to take up space. Dolly said it best: “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

And she sure did. 🤍

Virgo season meets a Pisces eclipse// Contradiction becomes paradox Get lost in the clouds of wonder 💭it’s how truth tak...
08/27/2026

Virgo season meets a Pisces eclipse// Contradiction becomes paradox

Get lost in the clouds of wonder 💭
it’s how truth takes root
before certainty takes it away.

Through a Pisces sun + Virgo rising
📸 Ben Coffman

Virgo season meets a Pisces eclipse // Contradiction becomes paradox Get lost in the clouds of wonder 💭 it’s how truth t...
08/27/2026

Virgo season meets a Pisces eclipse // Contradiction becomes paradox

Get lost in the clouds of wonder 💭
it’s how truth takes root
before certainty takes it away.

Though Ben's eyes 👁️
A Pisces sun + Virgo rising
📸 Ben Coffman

What do I create most? Crystal heavy earrings!⚡️ Statements. Dainty little things. Threaders. Sometimes symmetrical, som...
08/20/2026

What do I create most? Crystal heavy earrings!⚡️ Statements. Dainty little things. Threaders. Sometimes symmetrical, sometimes not... depends which personality takes the wheel.

Most are one of a kind, and I truly believe the right pair finds the right person. Photos rarely capture their beauty or energy, and photographing every pair takes me away from my fav part of the process... making!

Grateful for a space where you can try them on, feel the connection, and find what resonates.

Ben Coffman beautifully captured a few current favs among our garden treasures, but mama’s been making… come see the rest in the shop!

Adornment is its own kind of spell... the small choices that shift how you feel in your own skin.Black because it lets e...
08/14/2026

Adornment is its own kind of spell... the small choices that shift how you feel in your own skin.

Black because it lets everything else speak and has always felt like a layer of protection. Hair up, energy close. Naturally dyed silk around my crown, carrying the memory of the plants that colored it. Labradorite over my heart, an ally in transformation as the eclipse continues to loosen what's ready to release.

Not for the gaze of others. A language of self expression, an everyday ritual, a homecoming to myself.

What makes you feel at home in your own skin?

Mama Nature opened a whole dang waterpark and the creek freaks came running. Holding these wild days close before middle...
08/11/2026

Mama Nature opened a whole dang waterpark and the creek freaks came running.

Holding these wild days close before middle school comes a knockin' and everything else shifts again.

Time ain't real, but a bike shop's bathroom mural confirms that giants are.

Love my boys! Boys! Boys!

Swimming in bolos getting ready for Rock the River Music Fest benefiting Cape Fear River Watch on Sunday! 🌊Y'all know I ...
07/31/2026

Swimming in bolos getting ready for Rock the River Music Fest benefiting Cape Fear River Watch on Sunday! 🌊

Y'all know I don't really do "collection launches," but I'd do damn near anything for Cape Fear River Watch if it means bringing good folks together to protect our waters.

And since it's Shark Week... an obligatory Home Depot parking lot meetup with the Shark King Zachary DeWitt to pick up a fresh batch of shark teeth was necessary. Freshly hunted from the ocean floor. 🦈

Word on the street is presale tickets are almost gone, so snag yours while they're still just $15!

Swing by Waterline Brewing Company this Sunday, build your own bolo, check out my new collection, and listen to some incredible local music.

Because clean drinking water should be a human right. 🤜🌊🤛

Two reasons to come to Rock the River Music Fest NEXT Sunday at Waterline Brewing Company... 🌊🤠Rock the River brings tog...
07/24/2026

Two reasons to come to Rock the River Music Fest NEXT Sunday at Waterline Brewing Company... 🌊🤠

Rock the River brings together local musicians, artists, and our community to benefit Cape Fear River Watch and the incredible work they do to protect the Cape Fear River and the water we all depend on.

While you're there, stop by my booth to shop my new collection debut ✨ or build your own custom bolo 🤠

Choose from shark teeth, fossils, stones, vintage finds, and more to design a one of a kind piece I'll create for you while you're jammin out.

🎟️ Tickets are just $15 with proceeds going to CFRW

Swipe to check out the festival details, lineup, and everything happening throughout the day, or visit Cape Fear River Watch for more information.

Hope to see you by the river 💙🌊

My art garden is poppin' off and pulled me away from the bench and back into the blooms. In between creating jewelry, I'...
06/22/2026

My art garden is poppin' off and pulled me away from the bench and back into the blooms.

In between creating jewelry, I've been bundling garden blooms, bark, bugs, and rusty skeleton keys into silk and cotton, steaming them up, and letting nature make her mark.

When the cloth is unfolded, a mirror image appears.

The summer solstice feels much the same.

The longest day of the year has always felt like a threshold... a moment to pause and notice what has grown, what needs tending, and what is being reflected back.

In 2019 I took a botanical bundle dyeing class in San Francisco while Ky spent time with his dad... A "custody vacation" I liked to call it. I needed something to fill me up during the stretches of grief and distance. I didn't know it then, but those flowers would help me find wonder again.

All these years later, it still fills me with wonder.

Nature measures time differently than we do. Not in calendars, but in blooming flowers, ripening fruit, and the slow turning of seasons. Every ending carries the seed of a beginning.

As the sun begins its slow return, I'm sitting with the same question I ask every time I open a bundle of dyed cloth:
What is nature reflecting back to me?

Mama’s dream stack I was working on this week before I got sidetracked by shark teeth. But the creative process just be ...
05/09/2026

Mama’s dream stack I was working on this week before I got sidetracked by shark teeth. But the creative process just be like that sometimes. 🙃

I found these sweet vintage mother charms and vintage chain that felt like they already had stories in it, and built the whole stack around them.

Went back to my roots with a hand beaded choker with citrine sitting right at the throat sprinkled with faceted baby tormalines, turquoise chips, and grounding hematite.

This lariat design was haunting me for weeks. Love playing with structure and movement! More citrine, more chain, with pops apatite, tourmaline, and an unexpected cowrie shell.

After talking with mamas lately, the thread is simple… we’re all just craving rest and love. This stack feels like one big juicy hug, something soft to wear and hopefully something that trickles outward from my hands into yours. 🫶

Pop into Crafted Outpost to see it in person ❤️

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