About bella-jewels by Tracey Pettingill

Our Service Pledge To You:
Bella-jewels guarantees that you will receive jewelry as pictured and the complete authenticity of each and every component as described.

About Us
"The artist must yield himself to his own inspiration." Guiseppe Verde.


Thank you for finding me on Ruby Lane!! I am a self-taught jewelry designer/metalsmith and have been creating jewelry professionally for over twenty five years. Each piece is made with great passion and, at this point, expertise and phenomenal resources.

Easiest access to customer testimonials is to click on 'favorite links' which will take you directly to customer feedback on ebay where I have been selling my work for over seven years. Validated feedback of over 2000 purchases made from 900 customers.

My heavily textural sterling silver work is hand fabricated from raw silver and then cast into limited edition pieces and signed on the back.

It is a rare woman that didn't make a piece of jewelry when she was a girl, so I will refrain from boring you with those details. However, customers have asked for some background. My college degrees are in apparel design, textiles and business. I attended Chamberlayne college in Boston and graduated from Marymount college in Virginia. I first sold my jewelry at the Eastern Market in D.C. in the early 80's...headed to California soon after and obtained my first wholesale accounts in San Francisco. Returned to Baltimore where I live with my son, three rescue dogs and two rescue cats in a home plastered with art by many artists, with an emphasis on Sarah Kiser's work.

WHOLESALE AND SPECIAL ORDERS
At this time I am completely maxed out and am not accepting new wholesale accounts or special orders.

I am not a novice beader, nor do I rip off other people's works. I am a silversmith and jewelry designer and have created jewelry professionally all of my adult life...it is my occupation, my joy, my sole income...I live and breathe and dream it.

I come by my designs honestly...through hard work and creative skill. Creativity builds upon creativity...and the possibilities are endless. I have shapes and forms and colors dancing in my head and will never be able to get to them all in this lifetime!! And I always strive for myself and for my valued customers to keep at least one step ahead.

My jewelry is made expressly for the discerning who prefer authentic, expertly crafted everlasting adornments. They are not meant to be fleeting trends...but rather to bespeak the beauty....spirit and individual style of the wearer.

Thank you for your time and enjoy your visit!!!

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My jewelry and colorful descriptions, intended to lighten the heart and bring a smile to your face, are copyrighted. Many of my pieces have copyrights dating back to 1986 (with updated copyrights). Please respect my desire to keep my designs fresh and uniquely my own.