It’s a very long story, one we will tell you over a very stiff cocktail one day. For now, here is the very long story very short.
ABOUT ENDS UP
Welcome, we are so happy you're here. We should introduce ourselves, "we" are Cate Brinch, Megan Flynn and Moria Flynn Riordan and we have been working on this collaboration for a while. Here is how it all began...
The three of us fell in love with a one of a kind vintage horseshoe bracelet at a jewelry auction in Boston. We missed the bid on the piece but didn't give up on getting it - The Flynn’s tracked the bracelet down and Cate wears it to this day. While the Flynn's were busy finding out how we could acquire the piece, Cate was doing research on it. Cate discovered that when a horseshoe is worn pointing with its Ends Up it brings good luck. She's into all that deeper meaning stuff and the Flynn's are really into making fine jewelry. And we talk a lot. So all of our talking turned into designing a collection that centered around fine talismans like that vintage horseshoe bracelet. But these are even better because each piece gives back to the community.
Okay, the short story is getting long, we are thrilled to introduce to you the first piece from the Ends Up collection by the M. Flynn family...
The Day Dream bracelet. Designed in a horseshoe shape – and dazzled with stones – its ends are always facing up. You can create a dreamy and inspiring stack or wear your Day Dream as a stand-alone stunner. The Day Dream bracelet is a natural first piece from the of Ends Up collection as it really is a talisman (an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.).
So, we believe our day dreams offer us a little bit of those “magic powers” we need sometimes. A chance to picture our ideal future.
What do you want to accomplish? What do you want to attract? Can you manifest it? Can you live on the bright side? We believe you can.
Put some good music on, wear some stones that light you up and let’s step into our day dreams.
The colors of the stones we chose for the collection of bracelets each represent a different intention you want to place in your day dream. A portion of sales from the Day Dream bracelet will benefit the Head Heart and Hand Scholarship at The Nantucket Lighthouse School.
ABOUT US
Cate Brinch, Megan and Moria Flynn’s bond grew from their years as neighboring small business owners in Boston’s South End. While running their own businesses they helped to co-found a South End small business alliance called, South End Local in 2017 and have been supporting each other’s dreams, mutual love of art, jewelry and generally getting creative together ever since. Cate was a studio art major at Georgetown University and is always seeing the world with an artist’s eye and a desire to think outside the box. She founded Boston’s first indoor cycling studio, Recycle Studio in 2010 where she focused on collaborating with other Boston born businesses to promote their entrepreneurial endeavors and encourage Boston’s local culture. Sister’s Megan and Moria Flynn’s M. Flynn, is a jewelry and accessories retail boutique and custom design studio which they founded more than a decade ago. In 2009, originally selling their unique pieces wholesale to over 80 specialty boutiques around the U.S. Now their flagship boutique which is based in Boston’s South End is home to some of the most sought after jewelry designers in the world and the sister’s specialize in exceptional custom pieces. Megan earned her Master of Science at Medill School at Northwestern University and continued on to get her Graduate Gemology Degree (G.G.) from GIA. Moria attended business school at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, to pursue her passions for business, management and retail – and eventually design. At Sloan, she was president of the business school’s retail club and hosted retail leaders from all sectors. And both Megan and Moria were avid Recycle Studio riders!