Stringing gemstones as gifts turns into profitable business

A couple of years ago, Deb Guyot learned to make bracelets with leftovers from her daughter's jewelry-making party.

She soon started stringing gemstones as gifts.

Then, people began buying pieces literally off her neck.

Suddenly, she was selling to boutiques in Naples, Fla., and Baltimore.

Now, the spunky, fashionable 45-year-old mother of three teenagers is working with the Home Shopping Network, designing her own line for the show.

"I just make things I want to wear," she says.

But her best work remains in a tiny Powell showroom that you can visit by appointment only. (Check it out online at debguyot.com.)

Guyot's designs feature gemstones -- not beads. They're sophisticated with a little funk, and each piece is different. She hates making any piece more than once and relishes making custom pieces to match outfits.

Her success, she says, is "a God thing."
Source: dispatch