Hi, I’m Tricia — the maker and designer behind Urban Eclectic Jewelry.

This whole adventure started back in 2005 in Los Angeles, totally by accident. At the time, I was drowning in corporate burnout -- working long hours at a job that drained me. To unwind, I started making simple wire jewelry at night. I never dreamed this would become a business — it was just a way to decompress and clear my head.

But then I started wearing my creations out and people noticed. Friends and co-workers began asking for pieces, and just like that, a little side hustle was born.

By 2007, it hit me: I couldn’t keep spending my days overwhelmed and unfulfilled, trading my time for a paycheck and a job I didn’t care about. So, in 2008, I took a leap — I sold my stuff, saved a little cash, and moved to Costa Rica. I’d visited before and felt a pull to this place. From my first of many visits, it just felt good on my skin and in my spirit. I arrived with a backpack, a tiny bit of savings, and zero clue what was next. I had an incredible amount of hope that something beautiful would unfold. Worst case? I’d burn through my savings, get an amazing tan, have a long vacation and go back to L.A. to regroup. Best case? Well...it unfolded in front me.

A few months in, I stumbled onto the chance to open a tiny beachfront boutique in Tamarindo. Over the next 16 years that little after-work ritual I started in L.A. bloomed into a full-fledged brand — sold not just in my shop, but in boutiques in other areas of Costa Rica.

By 2024, I realized the beach chapter was closing. As dreamy as it had been, I was craving city energy again — the noise, the chaos, the rhythm. I sold the boutique, moved to San José (the capital of Costa Rica) and gave myself space to fall in love with creating again. No shop to run — just me, time to daydream and design and reconnect with the spark that started it all.

Urban Eclectic Jewelry is still rooted in those first handmade pieces — unique, bold and for people who want their accessories to be an expression of their individualit