Hi my name is Tina Richter & I am the owner of Links & Loops. I started making jewelry years ago but it was just a hobby and something to do with my niece when she came to visit. Then I put it away for awhile.

In November of 1993 my niece passed away in a terrible auto accident. If you would like to see her memorial webpage click here. She left a bracelet I had made her for her 8th grade graduation to her mom. One day my sister called saying the bracelet needed to be repaired. This was early 2001, she came to visit brought the bracelet and I made the repairs needed. It felt good working with the beads and made me want to make more.

So in August of 2001 I went to Michaels Crafts and bought some beads and some artistic wire. I figured I would try making some earrings for my friend and her daughters for Christmas that year. With a few twists with an old pair of needle nose pliers Links & Loops began. I made a few things & I thought they were cute so I scanned them into my computer & E-mailed them to an online friend for input. Well she liked what she saw & asked if I would be willing to sell her some as Christmas gifts. Links and Loops was born.

In 2002 I registered my domain name & was open to the world. Now I am proud to have a wonderful friend that has joined me in my adventure. Jeanette from GA has a site called PaTches PaTch where she proudly displays her Clay designs. I order a lot of her wonderful pendants & beads to add to my designs. All of the Polymer clay items you see in my site are designed by Jeanette.