Hi, My name is Lou short for Louise. I have been around the jewelry industry my whole life. Everyone in my family(except my mother) works in the jewelry business. My father and brothers own a wholesale diamond and findings company. I do a lot of the bench work for them. I decided to stay independent instead of working directly for the company. I have been bench work for 15 years now. Some days I LOVE it others I wonder what am I doing? Haha. I have two daughters, Katie 2 and Cori 5 months and I have a husband named Bill. I have and do some design work, stone setting, and general jewelry bench stuff. Since the girls I do not work the crazy hours I use to. I have slowed down quite a bit. A sane life. I am looking forward to finding more information and hopefully some friends who Love jewelry work. Lou