“When I was just a little girl”<\/em><\/h3>\nAs a young girl, Sharon Hilgers was always busy making jewelry for her mother, friends, and herself. She even had a small jewelry shop at home. However, a business was not yet in sight. When Sharon worked as a French teacher, she felt the urge to do something with jewelry again. From that passion, she started selling jewelry online in 2011. A few years later, she took the plunge by quitting her job as a teacher to fully focus on My Jewellery, her passion. From there, the brand has continued to grow into a leading jewelry label with customers and sales points throughout the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
In 2015, My Jewellery opened its first boutique in one of the coziest streets of Den Bosch. This popularity led to the opening of two more new boutiques in Utrecht and Breda that same year. And it didn’t stop there; you can now also find boutiques in Maastricht, Eindhoven, Arnhem, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Groningen, Tilburg, and Enschede. Each boutique is unique and has its own character. Still more to come.<\/p>\n
As a driven entrepreneur, Sharon is eager to share her knowledge and experience with her audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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