About Creator

I grew up in America and came to Japan after meeting my Japanese husband. My parents were always the sentimental type and would keep locks of hair from my first haircut and other special keepsakes. I could feel how much they treasured those little moments when they pulled out my keepsake box. It was only as a parent, I realized how quickly moments pass in motherhood. I knew when I had my first child, I would long to have something to hold onto that would remind me of my breastfeeding journey. When I started to wean my first child in 2017, I made my first breastmilk jewelry to commemorate that milestone. It is among my most treasured pieces of jewelry alongside my engagement ring. Sometimes after my first piece, I created pieces for friends or friends of friends, always sending them a video preserving their breastmilk to keep them close with the process.


My breastfeeding journey with my second child was a bumpier ride. I had him during the first peak of the pandemic. It was a long hard three day delivery with an even longer recovery. I had hoped to breastfeed my second as I did my first but wasn't able to do so physically. A month after his birth we both had recovered and I was breastfeeding as I had longed for. At this time I created a breastmilk jewelry set to celebrate our journey, and that is when Sakura Milk Jewelry really took off. I went from making jewelry randomly, to constantly and word of mouth started to spread quickly.

The name “Sakura Milk Jewelry” was made, in honor of my tough breastfeeding journey. A tough love story I’ll never forget. I then created this website and enrolled in a jewelry academy to help further my jewelry craft. I have treasured every opportunity a mother has given me to make them a special memento of their motherhood journeys.

Why the name Sakura Milk Jewelry?

It has a lot of meaning to the creator. Sakura as a symbol of joy, new beginnings and celebration. Milk for the breastmilk. (As the shop started as breastmilk jewelry and expanded.) Jewelry for the jewelry and keepsakes that are made to memorialize a mothers love.

Who else is on staff at Sakura Milk Jewelry?

We have a Japanese assistant to help keep up with the Japanese messages. She is also a mother and is passionate about our shop. She helps give Kaliah more time to craft your keepsakes.

 

Thank you for taking your time to learn more about Sakura Milk Jewelry.