Episode 99 | Ann Williams

Ann Williams | The Yearly Company

Meet the lovely Ann Williams of The Yearly Company. We had a wonderful conversation with her and became fast friends as you can tell in our podcast this week.

Sixty years ago Ann’s grandfather, Stewart Simonson, gave her grandmother, Mary Jane, a simple 14k gold bangle to commemorate their wedding anniversary. After Mary Jane passed, Stewart gifted her bangles to their children for them to continue the custom into their own marriages. Thus, a meaningful and lasting tradition was created. 

The women in Ann’s family were searching for a reliable and quality source for their traditional 14k gold bangles. While pregnant with her second child, Ann took a metal working class at her alma mater, Vanderbilt University. She was fascinated by the skill and science involved in metalsmithing.

When she started Yearly Co. Ann was working out of her garage studio creating each and every piece by hand to carry on a piece of her family’s tradition.

We absolutely couldn’t get enough of this story- Sarah was even in Nashville last week and made a special trip to the flagship store to take in all the pretties for herself.

IT’s not too late to get your order in before Christmas- AND for every order places and uses the free shipping code SOUTHERNSHIP, you will be entered to win a FREE pair of DIAMOND huggies- her most coveted earrings!

go visit www.yearlyco.com to order!