About Ak Daisy Chain

About Ak Daisy Chain

About Ak Daisy Chain

About Ak Daisy Chain

About Ak Daisy Chain

Hello, my name is Lauryn Ickes and I own AK Daisy Chain—an Alaskan Women-owned wooden jewelry business. Before I ran my own jewelry business, I started doing art from a very young age. Growing up my mom always painted and encouraged me to embrace my creativity. For example, throughout grade school, I was the kid who doodled on the sides of my papers in all my classes. I’ve always loved drawing and painting. In 2021, I was a new mom and lost my identity a bit in that. Still in the thick of the pandemic, I couldn’t help but feel isolated and honestly a bit depressed. Looking back at it now, I had so many different hobbies but dropped them all due to postpartum depression. So there I was, with a new baby, no job, stuck in my house for what felt like all the time. I needed something to do for me, that could also generate income. I went back to the drawing board, quite literally. What was something I enjoyed doing that could pay decent? Art. My husband encouraged me to purchase my first laser printer/engraver and use my creativity and love for jewelry to start my own wooden jewelry business. Fast forward 3 years, I can now stay home with my three sons (1 mo, 2 and 4 years old) and make earrings from home while raising them. So when you support my business you are directly supporting a family and helping me pursue my dreams. I love my job. It has its struggles, mostly juggling kids while doing it! But I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else. This is only the beginning :) Read their story