about

A woman and young girl sharing a joyful embrace outdoors, the girl’s arms around the woman’s neck, both smiling.
“A sense of wonder is a gift that can be preserved and shared with others to bring joy to life.”
— Rachel Carson

Welcome! I am Kate, and I am so glad you are here!

My pieces are handcrafted with materials that are of the highest quality possible including recycled precious metals. Each piece is truly one of kind. My work is inspired by my love of traveling and exploring the beauty of nature. I find joy in tiny, often overlooked details; I love finding leaves, seeds, fossils, and other natural textures and capturing them with metal clay and traditional metalsmithing techniques to create jewelry that will ground you and help you connect with your favorite places.

Bloem Handcrafted pieces are created with great care, and will last for generations.

Bloem Handcrafted Studio was named in honor of my Dutch heritage. The Dutch word "bloem" translates to "flower" as well as "beauty."

I make my own molds from fossils, plants, flowers, and shells that I have found in nature.  I handcast each piece of jewelry with recycled fine silver metal clay.  After firing, many of my designs are soldered together using traditional metalsmithing techniques.  I carefully patina and hand polish each piece of bloem handcrafted jewelry, working through several stages to get the perfect shine.  I choose to work with fine .999 silver because it does not tarnish as the more familiar .925 sterling silver does, which means your pieces will hold their finish for decades. Finally, I hand wrap ear wires for the perfect simple finish.

Close-up of brightly colored orange and yellow lichen growing on a weathered surface.
A person holding a silver earring with a textured circular pendant, placed on a large piece of petosky stone coral fossil with a honeycomb pattern.

“The quality of the fern earrings I bought for myself, my niece, and sisters is amazing. I love that you can even see the texture of the fern spores in the silver! You can tell how unique each piece is, and that makes every item she sells even more special.”

A monarch butterfly resting on person's brown hair with green foliage in the background.
Silver teardrop-shaped earrings hanging from a dried seed pod against a blue fabric background.
A jellyfish washed ashore on sandy beach
Close-up of a tree trunk with three small holes, one of which contains a bird's nest made of twigs and grass.
A collection of 12 round, weathered, patina metal discs with small holes, arranged in a 3x4 grid on a wooden surface.
Silver earrings with dotted patterns resting on a piece of wood and purple fabric background.
A small snail is perched on a person's finger, with the person's legs visible in the background. The person is wearing striped socks and purple clothing.
Close-up of a textured, white fossilized coral rock with intricate circular and star-shaped patterns.
Close-up of a woman wearing a pink textured top and a silver necklace with a round pendant featuring a raised floral design.
Pair of silver dangle earrings with leaf patterns hanging on a textured wooden surface.
Seaweed surrounded by seashells on sandy beach.
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Silver leaf-shaped earrings with embossed details hanging on a honeycomb pattern.
A silver necklace with a detailed circular pendant resting on a textured light-colored surface, with a dark feather placed above it.
Person standing on a sandy surface, wearing brown sandals and floral pants, with a jellyfish in front of their feet.