About

Some things start as hobbies. Some start as heartbreak. Mine started as both.

I grew up in Soho, New York, surrounded by art. I went to art school for high school and college, spent years learning how materials behave, how metal yields, how stone holds light. Somewhere along the way I ended up in healthcare, which I told myself was a different kind of care. And it was, for a while.

But I was exhausted. Not the tired-after-a-long-day kind. The kind that settles into your bones when you spend years doing work that does not feel like yours.

Then my cat got sick.

I changed my hours to be home with her more. And in those quieter days, I picked up wire and beads again, the way you reach for something familiar when the world feels uncertain. I was not thinking about a business. I was thinking about her. About making something beautiful while I still could.

That is where Saucey and Wubs Designs was born. Not in a studio. Not with a business plan. In a living room, with a sick cat curled nearby, and wire in my hands for the first time in years.

 

The name is personal. So is everything else.

Saucey is my niece Sarah. When she was little, she could not say her own name, so she called herself Sawsaw. We called her Saucey. It stuck, the way the best nicknames do.

Wubs is my nephew Jared. My brother gave him that name, and it became his, completely.

When I formed my LLC, Sarah was graduating college and Jared was graduating high school. All of us were stepping into something new at the same time. Naming the business after them felt less like a decision and more like the only thing that made sense. They are woven into everything I make, even when you cannot see it.

 

Here is what I make, and why I make it the way I do.

Every piece is wire wrapped by hand. I am particular about this in a way my friends would call obsessive. Equal wraps. Consistent spacing. Beads that sit exactly where they are supposed to sit. I grew up making things and I cannot make something halfway.

I use gold fill, rose gold fill, and sterling silver because I know you are spending real money and I want your jewelry to last. I use genuine gemstones because I believe the universe offers us a little extra support when we invite it in. And I wrap beads directly onto every closure because I once lost a necklace that belonged to my grandmother, shortly after I lost her, and I vowed I would never be the reason someone else felt that.

Most of my designs are dainty. Shorter lengths, easy to stack, subtle enough for a Tuesday commute and special enough to notice in the mirror before you walk out the door.

 

Every purchase gives back.

A portion of every sale goes to animal rescue. This is not a footnote. It is the foundation.

Animals never lie. They are exactly who they are, every single time. I find that rare and worth protecting. When you buy from Saucey and Wubs, you are not just treating yourself. You are helping give an animal a second chance. That matters to me more than I can say.

Handmade for you, giving back to them.

 

This business is personal in every way.

My models are my friends. My photographer is someone I love. My partner gives me feedback on every piece before it goes out into the world. My customers are not transactions. Some of them have become people I genuinely care about.

If you want a different stone, a different length, something made just for you, reach out. I will make it happen.

I am so glad you are here.

XO, Jenny