Hi.

I’m Ramona Verbeek-Geerman, owner of Mimi’s Jewel.

My love for crafting started at a very early age, when my mom would persuade me and my sister to do arts and crafts.

My sister would make coffee table lamps from recycled materials and I would make jewelry boxes from postcards and shells.

But when I grew older I developed a love for architecture. This became my passion until my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. When that happened I knew I couldn’t leave her alone at home, so thus I became her caretaker.

I quickly realized that I had to look for something that we could do together, which was working with  recycled materials.

  We live on a island where the climate is sunny most of the year and we’re surrounded by the sea, with lovely white sandy beaches on the one side and volcano-like rocks on the other. Inspiration here is unlimited.

I wanted to thank my mom for giving me so much love that I named my jewelry and trinkets store after her, ”Mimi’s Jewel”.

I want my jewelry to last. For that reason I use recycled and sustainable materials wherever I can, because I do not want to deplete the earth’s resources.

Greetings from Ramona.