Our story begins in the 1980’s with Melanie Barse. Melanie began her adventures in jewelry in her native Ft. Worth, Texas, with a small gift store run with her mother, Nancy Moore. Melanie’s natural ability to speak many languages lead her travels to Mexico, where she was one of the first people to begin importing sterling into the US from Taxco, Mexico. Her natural sense of fashion allowed her to select the trendiest designs. As a twenty-something, Melanie would scout the best pieces and bring them back to sell at the store.