I am over-the-moon excited today to begin a brand new feature – Jewelry Stories! If you’ve hung out here for any length of time, you know that I love creating jewelry inspired by some of my latest Christian fiction reads. I love it even more when the books I’m reading feature jewelry. While reading Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz recently, I discovered several mentions of jewelry that I knew I had to recreate in my own way (more on that later). I also reached out to Laura with some specific questions about the James Towne settlement and how they used shells to make jewelry. She was so gracious to answer…