ABOUT

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from Rochester, NY, now living in McKinney, Texas.  My husband Skip and I have been married for 55 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 hand 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 vacation 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.  

From 2022 to 2024, I was the resident silversmith inside McKinney Art Gallery and then, Rosas & Lavanda, both located on the McKinney square.

Fast forward yet again to November, 28, 2025...

I have found a new home for my silversmithing studio.  It is inside a building fully renovated by its owner & 2nd floor resident.  It has all the aged characteristics of old McKinney...tin ceiling, wood walls & concrete floor all restored to their original beauty.  Every detail fits my dream of the most perfectly rustic & industrial space a metalsmith could ever hope for!

Please visit to discover a selection of the following:

my  Wishful Thinking Jewelry 

additional curated Jewelry lines

 locally sourced pottery and candles

 wall art from a dozen local artists

 weekend pop-ups for visiting artists

the Inis line of fragrance from Ireland

  handmade leather goods from Cape Cod  

Lori Mitchell collectible figurines 

 handmade, aged book tablets featuring Winnie the Pooh art  

 a seasonal selection of specialty items 

Essentially, I will always do my best to bring you

"thoughtful wishes from artful hands".

My "wish" is to connect with those visiting my new shop for the first time, as well as to renew and maintain a relationship with everyone who has supported and encouraged me throughout my past 15 years on "the Square".  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