Daisy Gems
Dichroic and art glass jewelry and ornaments
About Us
Who is Daisy Gems?
We are Rich and Bethany Beaudrie. We have been married since 2001. Together we operate Daisy Gems, a small in-home business. Rich creates the majority of the art glass jewelry and ornaments in our in-home studio. Bethany carries out the day-to-day responsibilities of operating our business.
We have been creating beautiful glass creations since 2003. Rich had just graduated from Eastern Michigan University and Bethany was still working toward completion of her degree. Rich decided that along with hunting for a job, he needed a hobby. A friend of ours told us about dichroic glass and the scientist in Rich grabbed the idea and ran with it. What started out as a hobby has grown to a small business that is primarily seasonal.
Both Rich and Bethany have their degrees in Elementary Education--their passion is found in teaching in the classroom.
Throughout the summer we work to make beautiful art and dichroic glass jewelry and ornaments from our in-home studio.
Where can I find your product?
We exhibit our jewelry at several street and art fairs throughout the summer. Please check our schedule to see where you can find us.
We also offer home parties throughout the year. More information about home parties can be found on our link for home parties.
What makes Daisy Gems different than other glass fusers?
We believe that our products are of the best quality. We do not use glue in our product, so it is guaranteed to not fall apart. Additionally, we use fine silver to create the bail (the metal that allows a pendant to be attached
to a necklace). Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, sterling is 92.5% silver with other alloys added. The alloys in sterling silver are what cause it to tarnish. With proper care, fine silver will stay a sparkling silver for
much longer than sterling.
What is dichroic glass?
From what we've found, dichroic glass is a special type of glass that was originally developed by NASA for the reflective properties that it has. It is glass with a special coating of titanium, magnesium and silicon that
is placed on it in a vacuum sealed chamber. The thickness of the particles determine which wavelengths of light go through the glass and which are reflected. Thus, we get some unique jewelry depending on the glass that we fuse (melt) together.
How did you get your name?
In 2003 we started out as Beaudrie Jewelry. When we began researching the development of a website, we realized many people wouldn't be able to find our website because Beaudrie can be difficult to spell. We needed to change
the name to something that could be easily remembered. Bethany always loved daisies--they are a symbol of friendship. Rich agreed that Daisy Gems would be easy to remember and fairly easy to spell. The domain name was available, so Daisy Gems was born.
Do you wholesale to bead shops and bead artists?
Yes, we do wholesale to retail shops and individual artists that are willing to purchase large volumes for a discounted rate. Please contact us for further information.