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Jennifer Blumenstock

occasionally picks up a cracked nutshell or a yucca pod on morning walks around her neighborhood near White Rock Lake. She uses these nature objects as inspiration in her jewelry line, Three Bishops.

Actually, some of the tiny treasures she uses as molds for her pieces. She applies precious-metal clay onto them and then bakes them in a kiln. The organic matter burns away, and she’s left with, say, a teensy golden leaf perfect for a dainty chain or a stargazershaped pendant for a long necklace. No two are the same.

Blumenstock worked for several jewelry makers and then learned metal smithing at the Creative Arts Center. Her two sisters,

Natalie Martin of Fort Worth and Melody Bishop of Los Angeles, are partners in the business (hence, three Bishops). Natalie manages sales and business, and Melody does marketing.

Three Bishops pieces have appeared on TV shows including “Vampire Diaries,” “Entourage” and “Dallas,” thanks to Melody’s work. Three Bishops also makes what Blumenstock calls “shaker necklaces,” which look like clear lockets with loose gems inside. Also popular are her bangles, hoops and pieces made with turquoise, smoky quartz, red coral and other stones.

Blumenstock says she loves to watch fashion shows online and come up with ideas for jewelry to pair with the clothes. Natalie says her sister always knows what’s next in fashion.

“She’s always had a wonderful talent for that,” she says.

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