Crows are known to like shiny objects, so does the Morrison family there.

Theresa Litsky takes us to their jewelry store in Sparta named after the trait that they share in common.

It's called Three Crows Metalworks.

- Three Crows Metalworks is, at its very basics, it's a jewelry store.

But it's an idea, it's a conception that Maggie, our oldest daughter, and I came up with.

- [Theresa] An idea that also included the patriarch of the family, Lou.

- It's just a hobby that's gone kinda out of control.

- [Theresa] The reason for that is obvious.

- You can watch the work being done.

And you just see the precision, but you see also their love for what they're doing.

- It's just very unique metalwork.

Beautiful craftsmanship.

- [Theresa] Since 2018, the Morrisons have created handcrafted metal jewelry.

And when they were looking for a name for their business, they look no further than one of their favorite species of birds, the American crow.

- And I always heard that they collect shiny objects for their nests.

And there are three of us, so we just settled on three crows.

And we do metalwork, so it's Three Crows Metalworks.

Yeah.

- [Theresa] The shiny objects made by the Morrisons are like no other.

- I would say that if you want something very unique, handmade, that nobody else is going to have, this would be the place to come.

Something different that you can't find anywhere else.

- They are individually handcrafted.

So if there're two that are the same, it's just an accident.

[laughs] - It's something that we saw out, we cut out ourselves, we texture ourselves.

Everything has a different size, a different shape, - [Theresa] But most are created from sterling silver and copper.

- With little embellishments of brass and bronze here and there.

- Another area that Diane has gotten into is cloisonne enameling.

- You take very fine silver wires and you stand them on edge to create your art.

And then you fill...

The spaces that you create with those wires are called cloisonnes.

And you fill those spaces with different colors of enamel until you get the picture that you want.

- [Theresa] Other pieces feature stones sourced from the Southwestern United States.

- You know, they have extremely high quality products.

- [Diane] Turquoise, picture jasper.

We use a lot of Sonora sunrise.

- [Theresa] The Morrisons were transplants to the North Carolina Mountains back in the 1970s, and it's the beauty they found here they hope to reflect in their jewelry.

- Inspired by nature.

- She sees it in her mind and she brings it to life, and it's unique and nobody else is gonna have anything like it.

- It's just like a breath of fresh air.

Much of the jewelry, it has a nature look to it, a nature feel to it, or the colors are warm and comfortable.

- Beautiful earrings with mountain seams on them, which is what I like.

- A lot of attention to detail and representative of the mountains here that we live in.

- We make owls, we make mountain scenes, evergreen trees, turtles, crows.

- [Announcer] Beautiful reminders of the home these self named crows love and are willing to share with the world.

- Would you make me one of those?

- If you love the mountains, if you love North Carolina, or if you're just traveling and want a memento, I think Three Crows Metalworks has a piece that you might like to take home with you.

- I agree 100% on that.

- Three Crows Metalworks is at 6 South Main Street in Sparta, and they're open Thursday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, give them a call at 336-469-4758 or visit their website at threecrowsmetalworks.com.