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Alicia-Creator & Lead Artist
At Hearts and Halos Collective, every piece we create is a reflection of love, memory, and the unbreakable bonds that endure.
I didn’t begin this journey as a business idea. I began it as a grieving heart searching for a way to hold onto someone I never wanted to lose. When I lost someone incredibly close to me, the world didn’t just feel quieter, it felt empty in places I didn’t even know existed. The days moved forward, but my heart stayed behind, clinging to every memory, every moment, every small reminder of the love I was afraid of forgetting.
In the middle of that pain, I found comfort in something simple: the idea of carrying a piece of them with me.
A fingerprint.
A lock of hair.
Ashes.
A photo.
A heartbeat trace.
Something I could touch on the days when the grief felt too heavy.
Something I could hold when I needed to feel close to them again.
That’s where this store was born not out of a vision, but out of necessity.
Out of longing.
Out of love that didn’t know where to go.
I realized that if this brought comfort to me, maybe it could bring comfort to others too.
Maybe someone out there was feeling the same ache, the same emptiness, the same fear of letting go and maybe I could give them something that whispered, “You’re not alone.”
Every piece I create is made with the same tenderness I wish someone had offered me when I was grieving.
Every order is treated with respect, compassion, and deep understanding.
Every customer becomes part of a community of people who carry love in a different way but who carry it all the same.
This store is my way of keeping memories alive.
It’s my way of turning pain into purpose.
It’s my way of reminding others that love doesn’t end.
It changes.
It softens.
It stays with us, woven into the little things we hold close to our hearts.
And if I can help even one person feel understood, comforted, or connected during their hardest moments
then this store has already fulfilled its purpose.
Mandee- Social Media & Marketing Manager
I didn’t join Hearts & Halos Collective because I needed a job.
I joined because I needed comfort.
I’m a mom of three, constantly moving through the beautiful chaos of everyday life …school mornings, late-night talks, homework, laughter, and the little moments that make up a family. Like so many people, my pets were never “just animals.” They were part of that family. My dog Izzy especially held a place in my heart that words never fully captured.
When I lost her, the silence in the house felt heavy in a way I wasn’t prepared for.
Grief doesn’t always come in loud waves, sometimes it shows up in the routine moments. The empty spot on the floor. The absence beside you at night. Reaching for a presence that isn’t there anymore.
I didn’t want to move on.
I just wanted to feel close again.
I trusted my best friend to make a ring using Izzy’s ashes and fur and when I held that piece for the first time, something shifted. The grief didn’t disappear, but it softened. I finally had something tangible to hold onto. Something that reminded me love hadn’t left… it had just changed form.
That’s when Hearts & Halos became more than her business to me.
It became part of my healing.
Now I run the social media and marketing, but what I really do is help tell stories. Stories of parents, partners, children, and beloved pets who are still deeply loved and never forgotten. Every message I answer and every post I share comes from a place of understanding, because I’ve stood where so many of you are standing.
I know what it feels like to send ashes in the mail with shaking hands.
I know what it feels like to wait, hoping the piece will bring comfort.
And I know what it feels like when it finally arrives.
This work matters to me because it once held me together.
Hearts & Halos isn’t just jewelry, it’s reassurance on the hardest days, a connection when memories feel far away, and a reminder that grief is simply love with nowhere to go.
Now I get to help others carry that love.
And that is something I will never take lightly.
