Drakestail Jewellery is a small, women-owned business making handcrafted jewellery and beaded accessories. We’re passionately creative, and equally passionate about designing and making our jewellery. When you buy from us, you are buying jewellery that is made with inspiration, care, and decades of skill and experience. We deeply appreciate all of our clients, and love that you choose to shop handmade, artisan items.
We, too, love buying handmade goods made by local, independent creators. There’s so many great reasons to shop small businesses, and here’s just a few of them!
1. Know your maker!
Buying local means you get to hear about how the item was made, learn about the design process and inspiration, and more from the person who actually designed and created it! Knowing how your piece was made, and by whom, makes it so much more special. And we love the opportunity to tell you all about our work. Come and chat with us at a local market, reach out to us online, we would love to tell you all about your new favourite jewelry!
2. Support your local community!
Buying from local artisans means keeping your shopping dollars in your region, helping maintain a healthy and vibrant economy for you as well. You're directly supporting the livelihood of real people in your community, rather than a giant corporation.
For our part, we buy from local vendors as much as possible to keep our shopping local as well.
3. Ethical practices!
Local artists and artisans sell jewelry, art, clothing, home wares, etc. that are made by hand with skills honed by years of learning and practice. Artisan goods are made with care by people who support themselves at a living wage. Shopping at large corporations often involves items made in sweat shops or factories with employees who are often paid low wages in poor conditions.
4. Responsiveness!
If there's ever an issue with a piece of our jewelry, you can reach out and know that we'll be able to help. We'll never put you on hold for half an hour or leave you swearing at a chatbot.🙂 We love to hear from you, whatever the reason, and will respond as quickly as we can.
Your Drakestail team, ready to help! From left: Robyn, Trish, and Roxy
5. Unique designs!
We put a lot of thought and care into designing jewelry and crafting the final pieces. We carefully choose the gemstones and other beads that we use in our designs. We pick our clasps and hardware for durability as well as style. Each piece is made with lots of attention to detail and is built to last. Every bracelet, necklace, or pair of earrings is designed and created by us, and can't be found in a big box store. We also love creating custom orders , so your jewelry can be a one of a kind piece made just for you, just how you want it.
6. That Warm Fuzzy Feeling!
When you shop locally from small business artists and artisans, along with the great items you’ll also get a great, cozy feeling knowing that you’ve supported someone in your community. Whether you’ve bought something for yourself or as a super thoughtful (and unforgettably unique!) gift, you can rest assured that your purchase will be greatly appreciated.
Take a look at our very own made-in-Canada jewelry in our shop, and join our email list to get all the news, discounts, and some special sneak peeks.