Welcome, Kindred Spirit
I'm Stephanie, dreamer, maker, and the hands behind every piece of Calithien Jewellery.
If you've ever felt most like yourself when there's a mushroom stud in your ear or a crescent moon at your collar, you're exactly who I make things for.
Where It All Started
My path into jewellery began with chain maille but I wanted my jewellery to be more. I wanted every piece to tell stories. So I followed that pull through a diploma in Jewellery and Metals and post-graduate goldsmithing studies at Georgian College, and years of learning to speak in silver.
In 2016, Calithien Jewellery came to life, built on a love of fantasy, nature, and the quiet magic of handmade things. The name comes from a world I carry inside me, and every piece has been an attempt to make some small part of that world wearable.
The Evolution: Why Polymer Clay
For years, sterling silver was my language, and it still is. The Heirloom Collection isn't going anywhere.
But silver has limits, and some stories just need colour. Some creatures need details and texture that metal simply can't hold. Some earrings need to be light enough to wear all day without complaint.
In 2025, I started working seriously with polymer clay, and it felt like finding a second language I didn't know I was missing. Suddenly I could sculpt iridescent ghosts, pearlescent moons, and celestial pendants glowing with colour that no gemstone could replicate.
The pivot wasn't a departure from Calithien's soul. It was an expansion of it, with the same love of fantasy, nature, and myth, the same hands, and a whole new range of stories to tell.
What I Believe About Jewellery
🕊 It should feel like nothing. Comfort isn't an afterthought; it's a design requirement. Heavy earrings, scratchy findings, and pieces that need to come off by noon have no place here.
🌿 It should be made to last. Whether it's sterling silver built to heirloom standard or polymer clay on surgical stainless steel, I won't put my name on something I'm not proud of. If it doesn't pass my own wear-test, it doesn't leave the studio.
✨ It should mean something. Every design starts as a feeling: a scene from a book, a creature half-glimpsed in the woods, a phase of the moon that felt significant. I make jewellery for people who are still paying attention to those things.
Where You Can Find Calithien Jewellery
Calithien pieces are available through our Etsy shop while this website is being expanded, and in person at select Canadian craft markets throughout the year. Visit the Where to Find Us page for current locations and upcoming events.
A Note on Materials
Polymer clay pieces are made from professional-grade clay (Premo, Fimo, or Sculpey Studio), and finished with a matte glaze where appropriate. All findings are either 316 surgical-grade stainless steel or 304 grade stainless steel.
Sterling silver pieces are made from .925 sterling silver with 10k gold accents where noted, set with natural gemstones and handcrafted using traditional goldsmithing techniques. Each piece is finished, polished, and quality-checked before it leaves the studio.