Jul 25, 2014
Jewelry Designer Shining Example of EntrepreneurshipBy Jocelynn BrownDetroitNews.com

Grosse Pointe, MI – When Angie Polizzi of Grosse Pointe bought sparkling shoes for her little girl, she had no idea they would someday lead daughter Susan Stefani to a shining career as a jewelry designer to the stars of television and music. Her dazzling crystal accessories, with modern retro appeal, are fit for a queen. She sells them under the name Crystalare.

“I was always fascinated with jewelry from the time I was a little girl with rhinestones on my shoes,” recalls Stefani, who also lives in Grosse Pointe, where she and her mother own and operate Susie at Home, a spacious boutique and home decor store that they opened nearly a year ago above the Wool and the Floss yarn shop on Fisher.

Stefani, who “grew up with color and design,” attended Center for Creative Studies and says she started teaching herself to make jewelry about 30 years ago. “I’ve always been an accessories person,” she admits. Her mother, a former portrait artist, was inspired to start making jewelry right along side her daughter in the basement of their home.

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