ABOUT

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from Rochester, NY, now living in McKinney, Texas.  My husband Skip and I have been married for almost 53 years and have 3 great sons.   We are so blessed with their families and 4 amazing grand-children.  

Throughout the years I've tried my hands at many arts and crafts,  but none have been as satisfying & rewarding as jewelry making.     September 10, 2001 was the launch date for Wishful Thinking Jewelry from my home in Long Island, NY.   For six years, I partnered with many stores in the local area and around our second home on Cape Cod. 

We moved to McKinney, TX in 2007, and I opened my first retail space in 2010, on the historic McKinney square as a vendor inside Home & Garden Trading Co.  In 2013, I joined forces with two dear friends from H&G to open 

The Crystal Cloche. 

By 2016, it was clear we had outgrown the space so I moved to a single space across the square on Kentucky St.   It included room for retail space as well as a dream-come-true jewelry making studio.  After 15 years, it was truly an indescribable thrill to create an official "home" for Wishful Thinking Jewelry!​​ 

Fast forward to 2018, when I was able to secure 2400 square feet on the first floor of the landmark Richardson building at the corner of E. Louisiana & Tennessee Streets.  Wishful Thinking was on a roll, growing and thriving, until the pandemic hit us just as it did the entire square.  It was during this time that I had to rethink my working 7 days per week while facing all the future uncertainties.  

I wanted to return to a simpler time, with less stress and more freedom to focus on my love of jewelry making.  It was a

 bitter-sweet decision to close January 31, 2021.  

Fast forward yet again to February , 2023...

After spending 2 years refreshing my silversmithing skills and expanding my studio, I moved it from my home to a space 

on theMcKinney square inside

 Rosas & Lavanda

  112 N. Tennessee St. 

I am also a member of the

 McKinney Art Gallery

 118 E Louisiana St. 

 My jewelry is available at both locations.

  It feels like home,  being back on the square to create and to be in the company of such talented painters, potters and fellow jewelers at the Gallery.  I didn't realize how much I had missed the people and the atmosphere of this historic

 treasure in our city.

That said, Wishful Thinking Jewelry is now available via this site, as well as in-person shopping.   My "wish" is to connect with those visiting any of these outlets for the first time, as well as maintaining a relationship with everyone who has supported and encouraged me throughout the past 23 years.  It has meant more than I could ever express.   I feel so blessed to be "working" again and am always "wishfully thinking" of 

what lies ahead! 

Patty