Note from Jane
As a jewelry designer and founder of a direct-to-consumer company, the holiday season surrounding Christmas and Hannukah is our SUPERBOWL. When gift giving is at its height, we design and create special pieces for you to have wrapped under the tree to mark the holiday. In a good way, it’s holiday madness.
As a MOM and wife, the 4th of July is my personal SUPERBOWL! THIS IS IT! As a blended family that celebrates Christmas and Hannukah, the traditional holiday timeframe can pull our family into different spots. We’re not always together to celebrate. Because of that, Mr. Jane Win and I intentionally created a not-to-be-missed family gathering around the 4th of July. The kids invite friends and significant others for a weekend of pure fun. There is something about making a summer weekend your primary family holiday that is easier – there are no gifts or turkeys to worry about. It’s all about sunshine, hot dogs and playing by the lake.
Jane Win has grown with me – with my family. Mr. Jane Win and I had been married for 2 years when we started the company. The same summer that we started the company (aka we were broke and financially stressed) we sold my Dad’s farm in New Hampshire and purchased a small cottage on the lake. Once Covid hit, we bought a slightly larger place next door and started working remotely for the summer with the kids popping in and out. This summer place and our time here together has become such a big part of our family culture. We all love it and treasure the time. I know I am speaking for my kids, but they hold this place in the same ‘special status’ that I do – it’s a part of the heartbeat of our family. Our happy place.
Now the kids are 21, 23, 25, and 27. These last few years have been filled with college graduations and moving all over the country to start their jobs and new lives. For this July 4th, the kids are coming in from Charlotte, Boston, and Chicago. When they are all here with friends, we will have 14 total. This means that I have dinners planned in advance, every bed is made, and towels are EVERYWHERE. We have whole milk, soy milk, oat milk and some new trendy creamer to satisfy allll the different must have coffee mixes. The cupboards are bursting. It’s my number one goal to make sure things are easy and that they have what they need – so we can just relax together. That is my Mom role, and I love it.
When my Dad was alive and my brother and I came to visit his farm here in New Hampshire, he put out all the stops. We had fancy events – like a giant croquet party with champagne corks popping. But we also had very simple pleasures like beautiful fruit from the local farm and freshly baked sourdough bread. It was all – in place - for us to come and have fun. I realize now, that my Dad did all of this ‘work’ to have the house ready for guests, the meals planned, and the boat ready to take us for days on the lake. It makes me miss him and appreciate everything he did – more. It makes me want to smile at the other parents and grandparents hosting their family because it is an absolute pleasure to have everyone together.
This Mom role and wanting everything to feel special is a part of who I am. And honestly, I think it has all come through in Jane Win. The words on each coin that people love – I feel as though we have created a way to connect that I did not expect would get so BIG. I want to spoil every one of you with something unique, with a piece you treasure, and with the wrapping that makes it all so special. At the end of the day what I am trying to say is – this makes me SO HAPPY. In the same way that I want to have thought of all the little things for each of my kids, I want to have the little things perfect for everyone who wears Jane Win. It’s all connected.
Those are my deep thoughts. 😊 Thank you for listening and reading. I am SURE so many of you relate and feel the same way around the important moments for your family.
With tons of love,
xx Janie
Less critical but still veryyyy important. What are we wearing!?! You KNOW I have every outfit planned, from dress to jewelry to shoes! Here is what I have in my closet:
