
Owner, 57 Design Studio
Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Owner, 57 Design Studio
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Hilary spend a good portion of her life working in various office and administrative positions before rediscovering her creative side when working with a friend who brought her into the field of of handcrafted jewelry. Hilary has been designing her own line since June 2005.
Her long-time interest in rocks and geology has become a passion. When she isn't creating or marketing, she is reading rock and gemstone encyclopedias and geological field books. She now looks at every creek bed and road cut with excitement and anticipation.
Currently her pieces are available on Etsy at http://hiljohn,etsy,com and she also sells directly through local network groups, office and home shows.
Her work is available for charitable donation for silent auctions.
Visit her blog at http://57designstudio.blogspot.com.
Facebook profile is http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1018899439.
Follow her on Twitter http://twitter.com/HilaryJ.
jewelry design, entrepreneurship, bookkeeping
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Designing and handcrafting contemporary and vintage-inspired jewelry with quality components.
(Accounting industry)
October 1989 — August 1993 (3 years 11 months)
I joined the firm in 1989 to manage the computer system. My responsibilities included data entry for general ledger work and financial statement generation, time and management entry, client support for timeshare system, firm accounting and some business management work.
(Graphic Design industry)
1984 — 1988 (4 years )
Working directly with the owner, Mark Heliger, in a small but dynamic graphic design firm. Originally hired as an administrative assistant and bookkeeper, I learned to operate all the equipment used for typesetting books, magazines, press releases, brochures and flyers.
1975 — 1978
Jewelry design, both contemporary and vintage inspired. Using sterling silver, gold-fill, semi-precious gemstones, pearls, Swarovski crystals and other quality parts to design affordable, functional, handcrafted jewelry for the discriminating woman.
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