"Spread your wings and be the jewel that you are," is the philosophy of Butterfly Jones, a jewelry company that independently designs and individually crafts earrings, necklaces and other items. Founding Designer Lori Price (left) creates "go-to" pieces that can be incorporated into any wardrobe and are designed to be simple, beautiful and cool.

Butterfly Jones supports humanity, by donating 10 percent of all sales to charity. Butterfly Jones is based in Dallas, Texas. Reach the company by sending an e-mail to info@butterflyjones.com.

Contributing Photographer Mei-Chun Jau 

Photos on the Butterfly Jones site were taken by Mei-Chun Jau, an Emmy Award-winning journalist who works in video and still photography. A Taiwan-born immigrant proudly naturalized to the United States when she was 3, Mei-Chun works as a freelance videographer, video editor and still photographer based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, but is also available for travel. She is the mother of a toddler son, Trinidad, and enjoys teaching him to read, supporting humanity, gardening, travel, running, recycling, the arts, music and independent films. Send e-mail to Mei-Chun Jau at meichun007@gmail.com.