Meet Melissa

Studio Owner/Instructor

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When I was 12 years old, I figured out how to repair a special necklace gifted to me by my grandmother, and thus began a love affair with jewelry making. Over the years, I taught myself basic techniques like wire wrapping and forming. In 2006, I took a Precious Metal Clay certification class in Annapolis and was instantly hooked. I spent many years teaching myself techniques and then selling my work at craft fairs and local boutiques. In 2009, I was asked to teach a jewelry-making and found my calling. I began teaching classes in precious metal clay and travelling to gem shows and local venues for classes in metalsmithing. In 2021, after 10 years of teaching, creating, and learning, I decided to open Charmtree Jewelry Studio, a metalsmith school on Kent Island, where I teach and share my passion for jewelry making with others. 

I would love to help you on your metalsmithing journey! Please swing by my studio or call anytime. You are never too old, young or inexperienced to start something new. What are you waiting for? Let me help you make something you can be proud to wear.