Z & Co. Collective began around our dining room table, hands busy with beads and wire, Broadway music blasting and lots of laughter. What started as simple crafting nights became a ritual: creating together, talking about ideas, dreaming about what else we could make.
As life shifted and our family took a new path — one that brought us even closer together — we found ourselves not just crafting for fun, but building something meaningful. Z & Co. grew naturally out of that season of change. What was once a table full of beads became a full-fledged family business rooted in creativity, connection, and shared passion -- our zeal.
Z & Co. is more than a handmade jewelry shop.
It’s a living educational project — a hands-on entrepreneurial journey woven into our homeschool life. Our girls design pieces, practice real-world math, learn customer service, explore branding, work with new materials, and see firsthand how an idea can become something real and tangible. Every market, every new collection, every late-night crafting session becomes part of their learning and part of our story.
Through Z & Co., they’re discovering that creativity isn’t just a hobby — it’s a skill, a confidence builder, and a doorway into future possibilities. And as a family, we’re learning right alongside them: how to grow a business, how to adapt, and how to build something with heart.
At its core, Z & Co. Collective is our family’s reminder that passion is worth pursuing, that learning can happen anywhere, and that sometimes the best journeys begin around a table covered in beads, music turned up loud, with the people you love most.
