I started this shop back in 2007 as a way to raise money for my Alaskan Malamute Rescue. A friend taught me how to needlefelt using malamute fur and showed me the basics of jewelry making. I've always been a "crafty" person, even as a kid making things was fun. The ideas just kept coming and soon I had more jewelry than I could possibly wear! And so....Makuyi's Jewlery Box was born. Makuyi and I had 14 1/2 years together. I met her when she was 45 minutes old and she passed in my arms when she was 14 years, 6 months and 7 days old. She was quite the character and she was a perfect ambassador for the rescue. Over her life time she also had Tok as a housemate and after he passed Yukon came into my rescue and I adopted him. He and Makuyi had so much fun together. Yukon carried on rescue PR duties until January of 2015 when he was officially "retired". He passed away in Aug of 2017. I fostered a few malamutes in 2018 and one ended up as a "failed foster" in June of 2019. Mia is 8 years old and very sassy, reminds me a lot of Makuyi. Mia loves going places and meeting new people. She's now our official PR dog for the rescue. Thank you for visiting my shop and learning about how it all started.