{"id":6876,"date":"2018-09-12T09:09:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T13:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/?p=6876"},"modified":"2018-10-25T15:30:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:30:34","slug":"reflecting-on-dunes-history-with-holly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/reflecting-on-dunes-history-with-holly\/","title":{"rendered":"Dune&#8217;s 8th Anniversary | Reflecting on Dune&#8217;s History with Holly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dune&#8217;s 8th Anniversary | Reflecting on Dune&#8217;s History with Holly<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6945\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/10614385_744196848972200_551110206230992536_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/10614385_744196848972200_551110206230992536_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/10614385_744196848972200_551110206230992536_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/10614385_744196848972200_551110206230992536_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/10614385_744196848972200_551110206230992536_n-530x353.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been eight years since my husband, Eric said to me, \u201cIt\u2019s now or never babe, you\u2019re either all in or not.\u00a0 You can keep making jewelry as a hobby and continue your real estate career, or you can jump in with both feet and launch Dune Jewelry as a real business.\u201d\u00a0 I needed those words of encouragement, in the beginning, to help me realize the potential of Dune.<\/p>\n<p>I began making beach sand jewelry at my kitchen table in 2007 with my best friend who\u2019s an amazing artist. Over the years, I realized that my passion for travel, jewelry, and business needed to be explored.\u00a0 On September 28, 2010, (my birthday) I launched Dune Jewelry and never looked back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/420057_407970765928145_261539630_n-e1536756547556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/420057_407970765928145_261539630_n-e1536756547556.jpg 957w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/420057_407970765928145_261539630_n-e1536756547556-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/420057_407970765928145_261539630_n-e1536756547556-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/420057_407970765928145_261539630_n-e1536756547556-530x268.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I worked in real estate part time for the first 3 years to fund Dune and I really enjoyed the dual role of real estate agent\/entrepreneur because I would bounce the new designs and concepts off of my real estate clients which gave me practical insight into what people connected with.\u00a0 I remember distinctly that on my 2012 tax return, I only had three real estate commissions and nothing in the pipeline.\u00a0 It was a \u201cwoah!!\u201d moment and I immediately had clarity about my future and what I wanted to pursue.\u00a0 I remember telling my real estate assistant, Dustin, that I wanted Dune Jewelry to be a household name.\u00a0 I actually think I (half) jokingly said I was working toward \u201cworld domination\u201d and \u201cchanging the perception of \u201cprecious jewelry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6950\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-02.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-02-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-02-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-02-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-02-530x277.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, fast-forward eight years and Dustin is now Dune\u2019s jack-of-all-trades (master of most) Marketing Director and Dune is evolving into the world\u2019s first Experiential Jewelry\u00ae company.\u00a0 Plus, I get to work with friends who were friends before Dune was Dune \u2013 Sara, Moira, Sam, and Kate, AND I\u2019ve made so many new friends that mean the world to me.\u00a0 The entire Dune team is so special and quirky and extraordinary.\u00a0 They\u2019ve become family to me.\u00a0 I find it exceptional that every team member is just as passionate as I am about creating jewelry that will capture memories and last a lifetime.\u00a0 We take great pride in every design that ships out the door on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6952\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-01-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-01-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-01-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/8thAnniversary-Collage-01-530x277.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dune\u2019s growth has been fun, exciting, terrifying, exasperating, fulfilling and largely my life\u2019s greatest adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all of you who continue to spread the word about Dune Jewelry and especially for allowing us to celebrate<strong><em> your<\/em><\/strong> life\u2019s greatest adventures.<\/p>\n<p>With Love &amp; Sandy Hands,<\/p>\n<p>Holly<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6301 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/HollyDanielsChristensen_Signature.png\" alt=\"Holly Daniels Christensen\" width=\"296\" height=\"129\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6947\" src=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/09122018-Dune-History-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/09122018-Dune-History-6.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/09122018-Dune-History-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/09122018-Dune-History-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dunejewelry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/09122018-Dune-History-6-530x353.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[269],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dune&#039;s 8th Anniversary: Reflecting with Holly | Blog | Dune Jewelry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dune\u2019s growth has been fun, exciting, terrifying, exasperating, fulfilling and largely my life\u2019s greatest adventure. 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