Hello, I'm Jessica Hall of Bluebird Designs Jewelry. I've been a professional jeweler for over 15 years. I make unique artisan jewelry in enamel and sterling silver, including blue bird jewelry as well as a variety of other cute animal jewelry.  My goal is to offer you affordable designer jewelry that will make you or the recipient smile for many years to come. 

Bluebird Designs started in a small studio in Truckee, California.  Just prior to that I was living in Hawaii attending the Honolulu Academy of Art where I was re-introduced to enamel. I felt like I could really do wonders with this material, and loved working with the bright colors. It was here that I made the first signature bluebird pendant, which I still wear often.

I definitely loved my life in Hawaii, but decided I needed more of a challenge.  I went back to the mainland and enrolled in Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts located in San Francisco to continue my formal education in jewelry fabrication. 

After graduation, I immediately began to apply the knowledge I had gained in my school environment and excitedly set out to see what I could do on my own.  I moved to Truckee, a small town near Lake Tahoe, and opened up my own studio. 

I fast-tracked my professional career by taking on anything and everything that came my way. I repaired jewelry, took on custom design work, made unique wedding jewelry, attended festivals and art shows, etc. But, in my heart, I loved that first sweet bird necklace that I had made out of sterling silver and enamel back in Hawaii (and so did most everyone else who saw it), and I decided to build a jewelry line based on that piece. 

The Bluebirds make people smile. It feels great to offer a piece of happiness to my customers. 

In 2013, on a whim while I was visiting the coastal area of the Carolinas, a friend's mother suggested I take a couple of days and check out Asheville. I followed her suggestion, and fell in love with this area. I went back to Truckee, and in less than a year packed up my business and moved here. Since my arrival here I've also opened Ignite Jewelry Studios, a metalsmithing studio and gallery in the River Arts District, where you can even take a fun workshop or just shop the artisan gallery. Bluebird Designs shares the space and I love sharing my knowledge with others these days through skills workshops and more.  When I am not in the studio I am likely running after my littles, or just relaxing in the beautiful outdoors this area has to offer.

I absolutely love creating my Bluebirds, along with other whimsical and colorful handcrafted designs. And all of my jewelry is made in the US in my metalsmithing studio in Asheville, NC. I truly love the life I live, and look forward to all the smiles my cute simple jewelry puts on people's faces in the years to come.