HI
welcome to my site. i’m truly glad you’re here! what’s ACF anyway? in short, it’s my initials. Although i’ve never gone by amanda - you can take it up with my mother - amanda “caroline” farris is my given name, and ACF Jewelry is the name of my business, founded in 2012.
ACF is my own personal acronym, yes, but it represents way more than just me. from a young age, I’ve always been happiest when i’m creating, tinkering, collaborating with others + surrounded by community. fast forward to today, i’m still the one-woman-show behind the moniker, ACF + ACF Jewelry, but community, collaborative projects + workshops, face-to-face client interactions, are all part of me and my business' day-to-day operations. everyone’s welcome in acf land. until it is safe for me to re-open for appointment-based jewelry services, i’m focusing on e-commerce and special commissions.
still reading? okay here’s more …
ACF Jewelry is ultimately the real-life version of the jewelry business i created when i was thirteen. i had to wait a couple years, unravel my pigtails, graduate college, experience the nyc fashion industry, and run a restaurant before i was finally ready + quite frankly brave enough to act as the ceo of my life and business.
a little more about me since you’re here… i have always had a desire to design and create. neither empty notepads nor blank walls were safe around me-i adorned them. my art became intentional in college. i created because i had to, and not because i fancied a day-dream and happened to have a pen.
miami of ohio gave me everything i needed to grow deeper into my own shoes as an artist, entrepreneur and intellectual. majoring in art history, and double minoring in metals + jewelry design and business, i’ve arrived at putting my eclectic trades to good use. i lived in new york city for two years, and worked for prominent fashion designer cynthia rowley for the majority of my time there. I loved the creative energ nyc oozed, but i missed my home state. i moved back to tennessee in 2014. i helped design and open emilia restaurant in 2016, and acted as the gm for the majority of my time there. i currently live just outside of downtown knoxville and i am ecstatic to be creating everyday. thank you for your support! cheers!
best,
amanda "caroline" farris
Creator, ACF Jewelry
