My name is Kiona Elliott, and I design and create all the jewelry of Lucky Accessories. I create jewelry that fits into your story. And here is mine. I grew up in Rotterdam The Netherlands, in a very creative and open-minded family, mostly self-employed, often in the field of design and engineering. From a young age, I felt the tug to be independent, and was pulled in a creative direction, but no matter what I tried, I had no strong inclination of what "craft" I wanted to make mine, or where my talents where. Thanks to my education at a Waldorf school, I was exposed to an enormous variety of crafts, but nothing really clicked. I moved to the USA at the age of 18, and after some initial short stays in NY and LA, I finally settled in Raleigh, NC. For the next 8 years I worked as a design assistant and production manager for a local custom jewelry designer. That's where I finally found my creative outlet in creating jewelry. After the birth of my first son in 2003, I left this job to stay home, and started my own jewelry business. Almost two decades later, I still find myself in my own studio with a thriving and growing business. I continue to design and create things that make me and my customers happy, and it seems to be what I am supposed to be doing. I. Love. My. Job. Kiona Elliott owner, designer & maker of Lucky Accessories