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“I was around the arts ever since I could walk,” she says. “Jewelry making was just an extension of my art.” Before opening her business, Haiss graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s in fine arts in paint ing, ceramics and metalsmith ing and worked at a shop in Columbus making functional jewelry. Then Haiss decided to go the entrepreneurial route, opening MacKenzie’s Silver Lining in 1983. In her store, Haiss sells a vari ety of the jewelry she makes, including her most popular item that people buy nearly every Wednesday through Saturday, when the store is open — her dangle earrings. The lion’s paw jasper gemstone earring set ($55) features a beautiful jasper cabo chon gemstone, which has a flat

back and half-rounded top, and an orange and brown mix. They are made in an intricate process that involves selecting the perfect stone, wrapping wire and buff ing the jewelry to take it from sanded to a mirrored finish. Rings are also top sellers, and her most popular style is a bezel-set gemstone ring (silver $50-$100, white gold $400-$500). The ring is secured with a bezel wall of protection around the stone and comes in many colors and types of gemstones. “I do a lot of wire work, so there might be two or three strips of wire coming up and weaving and curling around the ring,” Haiss says. For necklaces, she says her wire work is sought after and bezel-set turquoise necklaces are a popular request.

“Having just a stone is pretty plain, so I’ll put wire around it, or add beads all around,” she says, adding that she buys much of her supplies from V-Rock Shop in North Canton. “I do all sorts of things to make them beautiful.” The majority of what she sells is her original work, but some pieces are handpicked from trade shows, and those are all one-of-a-kind stones. But Haiss prefers making jewelry,

especially custom pieces that are special to families, such as some made from old wedding rings. “I’ve told people to bring in rel atives’ rings they’ve inherited, and I’ve made beautiful con glomerate rings,” Haiss says. “I enjoy talking to the customer and hearing the memory of the jewelry piece. … What I do means a lot to them.” 147 E. Liberty St., Wooster, mackenziessilverlining.com

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