My name is Mykel and I have loved beads for as long as I can remember.  I started my first business, Bead Diva unofficially in 2001 when I stumbled upon a craft store near my apartment in Ottawa, Ontario. I began stopping there every couple of days to pick up some more supplies and learn more techniques. I started selling my creations to family, friends and co-workers. In 2003, I moved back home to Sudbury, Ontario and enrolled in the Business program at Cambrian College.
While I was attending school, I starting selling my designs at local craft, trade and bridal shows. In September of 2006, I officially registered Bead Diva as a business and have been going strong since then.

In 2019, my husband and I welcomed our first child.  I began searching for teethers and realized I could put my love of beads to work and make teethers for my new daughter.  Friends and family became interested in my teethers and Baby Bead Diva was born in October of 2019.

I love creating teethers, rattles and necklaces to help baby and parents survive teething.