Most people underestimate what a great piece of jewelry can do. The kind you throw on with jeans and a tee — and suddenly it’s not just an outfit anymore. It’s a mood. It’s a shift. It’s a little magnetic.

Frances Oyster was founded in 2024 by Lauren Alto — but really, it started long before. Lauren has been creating her own jewelry for over two decades. The spark for the brand? A playful, oversized piece strung with her own handmade, fire-formed lampwork beads. She wore it again and again. And again. Through seasons, cities, decades. “It could take a simple outfit from something ordinary to one that turns heads… there was just something about the boldness, the interest, the fun. A piece of wearable art.”

That necklace inspired the first piece in the Frances Oyster Lampwork Collection, and was the blueprint for everything that followed. From hand-formed glass to pearls, every piece is designed with the same intention, to be Bold. Whimsical. Memorable. Timeless…. to add little offbeat glamour into your everyday.

Frances Oyster jewelry is handmade in the Canadian prairies. It’s designed and inteded to live in your wardrobe like your favourite denim or your best-loved sweater: well-worn, well-loved - on repeat, for years to come.

These are the pieces that become part of your story.