February 27th, 1980- Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Ouachita Memorial Hospital where Virginia Clinton Kelly worked.

March 1991 - Reading Sassy magazine changes my little white-trash life.

Fall 1998 - Entered college at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
February 19th, 2001 around 10am on a Monday - Mother succumbs to complications from Leukemia.

June 2001 - Attended a book-making class in summer school and made
The Mama Project, which would later be called one of the "strongest pieces to come out of the art department” at HSU.

December 2001 - Met a boy in a "Love at First Sight" situation at a party.
Began long-distance relationship last semester of college.

May 2002 - Graduated with a BFA. Moved to North Carolina to see about the boy.

March - 2005 - Married him in Maui, Hawaii.

Fall 2005 - Created the necklace that lead to great opportunities.
I needed it to go with a Betsey Johnson dress I got on clearance at Marshall's.

January 2006 - Necklaces began selling in Patricia Field's store, Hotel Venus, in New York City. Did not think my life could get any cooler.

January 2007 - Appeared on Martha Stewart to demonstrate necklace-making craft.

June 2007 - Moved to New York City for Matt's medical residency at NYU.

July 2007 to Feb. 2010 - Worked for Patricia Field, stylist from Sex and the City.