Kelly C. Torres
Saint Rose, LA
Kelly Colleen Jewelry was started with all the love and passion of a brand new mother. Kelly walked out of the financial world and into a creative one after her first child was born. Kelly took her creations to local art galleries and gift stores on the streets of Greater New Orleans, along with her new baby girl, Isabella. That first year, Kelly was proud to have 5 regular accounts. 6 years later, over 300 galleries/shops have purchased some of Kelly Colleen’s original jewelry designs.

Describe your work.
"Original beaded jewelry designs that you are going to want to wear all the time. Just like New Orleans, the city I was born and raised in, my jewelry has a unique old world quality with a contemporary edge. I’m an old soul who loves new music. And I just can’t get enough color! I make something in pink and then I have to know what it would look like in blue, then purple. It goes on and on. I have to force myself to stop sometimes. I absolutely LOVE color. And everyone has a different “favorite” color. So I’m compelled to try them all!"

It was during that first crucial year, that Kelly realized she had to have a consistently desirable item that would drive her business. It is the Stylish Stretch Ring. Women loved them. Retailers loved them. And they always wanted more! Kelly now focuses on the marketability of her rings by offering a variety of styles.

Kelly is self-taught, relying on her own ingenuity to design beautiful pieces. Kelly’s professional background encompasses marketing, sales management and high-end sales. But her most precious resource is her clientele. Being a true Libra, she’s able to balance the creative world along with the business world and motherhood.