While in college, I started selling 18k gold jewelry as a side gig. It was while doing this that I met a Lebanese goldsmith who taught me a lot about gold and precious gems. I loved layering my necklaces. Wearing at least 5 necklaces at a time and multiple bracelets. I still wear multiple bracelets on both my wrists today. After I graduated with a diploma in Business Management in 2003, I tried looking for a job but couldn't find one. I was no longer in the gold business at this time so, one day out of boredom, I took out a coral set that i'd worn to my grandmother's funeral and decided to revamp it. I had reacted badly to the metal in the piece but I really loved the beads. After revamping my coral necklace, my friends wanted me to make them some so, I did and that was how Didi Rose Jewelry was born. Didi was a childhood nickname and I really love roses. A few times, I've walked away from making jewelry but I always came back to it but at last in 2009, I made the decision to forge ahead and never stop.