Nancy Draughn


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In Petal, Mississippi Nancy Draughn got a Captain Mel’s drawing kit and a birthstone ring for her seventh birthday. That was the day she became an artist. Her love of all things beautiful, yet logical, helped Nancy attain a Fine Arts degree in Graphic Communications from the University of Southern Mississippi. A successful career in creative advertising and marketing has supported her art and jewelry habit now for decades.


As an avid scuba diver, Nancy combined her hobbies and learned lost-wax casting to design a line of sea life inspired jewelry in silver and gold. But selling her wares in local scuba shops still wasn’t enough. Something was missing – gemstones. Now, Nancy’s jewelry line D’ZINES combines her love of the ocean, precious metals and gemstones.

Her philosophy can be summed up by a quote from the movie Steel Magnolias, “The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize”.

Nancy lives in Arlington, TX where she takes care of her two darling Yorkshire Terriers, Scarlett and Kiwi.