Since 1976, J.A. Sharp Jeweler has been providing Lancaster County with an exciting selection of jewelry designed and handcrafted by shop owner and artist, Jude Sharp. Jude also works with a group of talented, local jewelry artists to provide even more unique choices. Every piece of jewelry is made in the United States and much of the jewelry is handcrafted in Lancaster County, PA.

Jude believes that great jewelry has a soul that transfers energy from the artist to the client who eventually enjoys it. Every piece she sells is made to be beautiful, comfortable and functional, while expressing the unique individuality of the person who wears it.

Jude has spent the last 40+ years handcrafting jewelry and living her dreams. A hippie in the 1960s, Jude always knew she wanted to be an artist. Yet the path of the ‘starving artist’ never appealed to her. She wanted to use her creativity in a practical way that would support her and let her live her dreams.

She attended art school and majored in jewelry-making. This seemed a natural fit that combined her creativity with her practical side and love of making things.

A native of the East Coast, Jude decided she wanted to explore the West and moved to Colorado where she opened her first jewelry shop.

Mission

We provide beautiful and unique handcrafted jewelry and custom designs at a wide range of prices to our clients. We help them to commemorate significant events and transitions in their lives or choose pieces for their own enjoyment. We communicate clearly with our clients to determine what they want, providing them with goods and services as we are able and referring them to others when their needs are beyond what we offer. We charge fair prices for our jewelry so that our business can prosper and so that the client receives a good value. We treat our clients as we would like to be treated, relating to them as fellow human beings and enjoying the parts of their lives that they choose to share with us.