Donna Lee started making jewelry while she was a stay-at-home mom and homemaker in 2004. She lived on a remote ranch in the middle of nowhere and searched for a creative outlet. Donna Lee started scrapbooking and began to feel like the little mouse stuck in the wheel with no end in sight. So instead of turning to alcohol, she turned to beading. This hobby stuck.

She soon realized that she couldn't possibly wear all of the jewelry she created so she started giving her designs to all of her friends who encouraged her to start selling jewelry at local events where she'd sit at a booth all day. She hated sitting at a booth all day, especially in small town carnivals where her booth was usually located between the guy who makes wind chimes out of old beer bottles and the woman who sold "gently used baby clothes" and said things like "Ya' think it could get hotter today?".

Realizing that her jewelry was creating buzz amongst her friends, she'd hold small trunk shows at their homes for their friends as well. Now, her jewelry designs are doing well in local boutiques and salons around Austin, Texas. Thank goodness for civilized boutiques...with air conditioning.