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fter years of taking every art
class imaginable, from elemen-
tary-school experimentation
to graduating with a degree in fine
arts (with a focus on fiber arts) from
Eastern Michigan University, it was
only years later that Jennifer Lantor
Kroll finally found her creative core.
Relishing a couple of weeks of
quiet with husband, Todd, while her
daughters, Lilley and Marlee, were
away at camp, Kroll found herself
drawn again to fibers, this time add-
ing beading to the mix. She made
a few necklaces for herself, which
were constantly admired, then sold
a few to a local boutique. Every time
they reordered, her collection sold
out. Suddenly, Kroll was in business.
Naming her jewelry baby Mii
Myx (pronounced "My Mix"), Kroll
was designing and selling on her
new Etsy shop, launched in April
2014, while enrolling in an ongoing
metal-smithing class, which allowed
her to make and use her own metal
components in her jewelry.
Since she was a kid, Kroll loved art
class."Even as an adult, I still love to
explore art-supply stores," she says.
"I can't walk down the aisles without
buying and trying anything new
that I can get my hands on."

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Always having half a dozen proj-
ects in the works in her Birmingham
home studio, which her kids con-
sider their own personal art-project
playground, Kroll finds inspiration
everywhere and keeps a sketchbook
with her to jot down ideas "floating
in her head."
The result: intricate designs, from
sculptural Buddah pendants to discs
of vintage china, created from beads
and found objects, natural stones,
metals, wood, pearls and more, that
are modern, delicate and colorfully
vibrant.
"I am constantly building a mental
scrapbook of shapes, colors and
textures that grab me," Kroll says. "I
don't want to create jewelry similar
to what I already see people wear-
ing, even if it's their style. I'd rather
show them something new that will
excite them. Something they never
even imagined. That's what makes
me love what I do."

Visit Mii Myx Jewelry Studio's Etsy shop at
MiiMrdewelry.Etsy.com, where ready-made
items can be purchased, or contact Kroll at
(248) 342-2355 for custom designs. Look for
Mii Myx at Shaarey Zedek's Lois Linden Nelson
Woman's World boutique shopping on May 8
(llnwomansworld.org).

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