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Colleen Thompson

@moonbearjewels

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❁ We make the jewelry you get stopped on the street for.
☻ Coll & Christopher. Chaotic good.
♡ Woman Owned + Queer Owned
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I’m often asked “How are you SO successful?”

Easy.

Isolate yourself. Ignore bodily needs. Go a solid decade without having a resumè. Saw tiny pieces of metal til you can’t see straight.
Forget to pee. Cry. Melt the thing you’ve been working on for 3 days.
Start over.

✨Art✨

#turquoisejewelry #handmadejewelry #humour #jewelrylover #jewelry taken in Telluride, Colorado by @moonbearjewels

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Okay but seriously. This season? Unreal. We were busier than I ever could have planned for (like WHY didnt I plan better!?) and I am grateful from the absolute bottom of my heart. You all showed up in person and online for all of our weird lil things and it was just so cool. 
We’re taking a lil breath right now: I jsut mobbed down to NM for the Southwest Print Fiesta to check out some other art forms and take notes on some new color stories (you know ya girl loves a color story!) Christopher is in Europe teaching and reuniting with friends (and probably shopping). We are both out here filling our cups and getting inspired by the world around us.
A few more adventures are on the horizon before we come back. This quiet season is sacred to us.
November though? We have something really fun coming and I cannot wait to show you! In the mean time, the site is stocked and we’ll be shipping again on 10/21.
For now, catch us out in the wild. 🌵✨ taken in White Sands, New Mexico by @moonbearjewels

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Today is the first @ahhaaschooltelluride art studio tour. Come visit Walter at the @moonbearjewels and @metalrock_designs world headquarters and check out some beautiful, handmade jewelry! taken in Telluride, Colorado by @moonbearjewels

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Yee haw! The internet just reminded me that I did this photo shoot with @schwabphotog and @savageshupp last year. @campbirdtelluride even styled me out with this incredible pink cowboy hat. I love fall. And horses. And pink hats. 🤠 taken in Telluride, Colorado by @moonbearjewels

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I wish I could quit you.

When I first started making jewelry, it was turquoise EVERYTHING. Squash blossoms, stamped silver, chunky stone cabs. I was obsessed and I did not question it for a single second.

Then I started paying attention. A lot of those designs I was so drawn to weren't mine to make. They belonged to a tradition, a culture, a lineage of artists who had been doing this work long before I picked up a pair of pliers. That realization shifted something in me and I started moving toward something that felt more like my own voice.

And I found it! COLOR, dopamine, goddesses, baroque pearls and weird little mushrooms and things I could not have predicted loving as much as I do. (I blame The Barbie Movie)

But here's the thing about turquoise. You cannot fully quit her. I have tried.

There is something about a simple pair of turquoise studs... It's the first stone I ever loved and i still drool a lil when I see the good stuff.

So the next collection is going back to that. Not the borrowed aesthetic, but our own story with turquoise in it. Cant wait to show y'all what we're creating next!

#womanowned #turquoisejewelry #bohojewelry #HandmadeJewelry #rainbowjewelry taken in Telluride, Co by @moonbearjewels

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I have been waiting to post this for THREE YEARS.

In 2023 we found these abalone stars and immediately knew what they wanted to be.
We made a small batch of shooting star earrings and they were gone almost instantly. YAY! but, also...ruh roh.

So naturally we went to make more, and it was like they had never existed. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The materials had completely vanished. We searched for YEARS. At some point we just had to accept that maybe it was a beautiful accident.

Spoiler: it was not an accident! They're back baby!

They're limited, and if they've been living rent free in your head since 2023... same! It's your time tho! snag a pair before they vanish all over again. 🌟✨ taken in Telluride, Co by @moonbearjewels

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This is all your fault and we love you for it.
Every order that came in this week reminded me why we keep showing up with weird ideas and hopeful hearts! You all loved the Daydreamer collection and that means we get to keep making things, trying things, doing things like... oh I dunno, making cloud pants and tarot decks and all sorts of other wild things. Thank you for real. You give us space to be exactly who we are. It's the best feeling in the world and i am forever grateful.
xoxo taken in Telluride, Co by @moonbearjewels

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Daydreamer drops TODAY!☁️

This one is pure fun. Turquoise for the turquoise obsessed, clouds, mushrooms, opals, designs we have never tried before, and yes! Cloud pants are a real thing and they are happening!!!!!

HOUSEKEEPING:
☁️ Early access codes hit your inbox around 9:30am MT — it's not too late to sign up for the email list if you want in!
☁️ Early access begins at 4:30PM MT
☁️ Full launch goes live at 5:00PM MT (4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET)

Stories are going up throughout the day with previews so stay close. See you at 5. 🍄☁️ taken in Telluride, Co by @moonbearjewels

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Ok wait. We are doing something new. ☁️☁️

Meet the cloud pants.🤗🤗

I made these for myself about a year ago and then made a few pairs for friends and have been getting asked about them ever since. So here we are. I’m finally making them for you!

We will have at least a dozen pairs in a range of sizes for ya’ll. Very much on theme with the Day Dreamer collection (clouds, mushrooms, all the faves!).

Day Dreamer drops September 15th at 5pm MT. ☁️☁️
Drop your questions in the comments. taken in Telluride, Colorado by @moonbearjewels

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Plot Twist: It was never about the hair.
Ok so I cut off like 18 inches of hair and everyone wants to know why. 😂
It started because I kept seeing the cutest little bobs everywhere and I wanted one. simple. Very shallow. Hi, it’s me. 👽

But everyone’s been asking so I sat with it for a minute and thought, hey, maybe something a little bigger IS happening.🤯 This past year I shed a huge part of my identity, y’all. Went through a major health overhaul. (Said goodbye to alcohol over a year ago!) Turned 40. Made a LOT of lifestyle changes that quietly changed a lot about who I am and how I show up.

And, I guessI hadn’t had a big visible change moment yet?
So here we are. I chopped my hair for the first time in 13 years! HUGE thanks to my girl Kylie @yougotmoxie for always taking such good care of me, my locks, and literally everyone around her all the time! ILY KYLIE!🥹

Also, if you’ve read this far- thanks! New collection coming Tuesday, Sept 15 at 5pm MST! 😉 xoxoxo
-Coll taken in Telluride, Colorado by @moonbearjewels

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