Do you have an idea or dream you just can't let go of?
The kind that lingers in the back of your mind no matter how much time passes. Maybe it feels pointless or perhaps you brushed it off as a phase. Or maybe you've already tried to tackle it but it didn't work out in the way you hoped.
Either way, that dream can sometimes feel like it's both a tormentor and glimmer of hope.
That's how it's been with me and the Sovereign Armor, which I created in 2016. When I released it back then, it never really felt complete.
It was rushed and born from the misguided desire to prove my worth to strangers who didn't care to truly see me. And in doing so, I lost sight of myself for years. I shared more about this in my Adventure Blog, To The Dreamers Who Feel Lost.
My point is that, in my hiatus from 2022 until now, the Sovereign Armor never stopped calling to me, but I didn't know why. At first it felt like a painful haunting of my past. But over time, I realized it was coming back to me not as a suit of armor, but as a vision of a guardian: the Armored Sovereign Dreamer.
So, when I launched my jewelry Dreamer Collection in March 2025, I finally understood that the spirit of the Dreamer was a story that's just been waiting to be told in a better way.
You've already seen the first pieces of it with the Sovereign Dreamer Brooch face. Since then, I've been dreaming up how its bronze or sterling silver metal body will take shape and how it will interact within the magical world I'm building (equipped with potions, adventure bundles, and so much more).
I've also been collaborating with my sister (Fiona Ng) on the new companions it will encounter (like Hawthorn, the Rabbit Adventurer) within the future Wonderlands Collection.
In the end, what I'm creating aren't simply pieces of jewelry. They're pieces of a much bigger story that I hope resonates with your journey as well. But none of this could've moved forward until I was ready to find my way back to myself.
It's important to note that this new Armored Sovereign Dreamer sculpture is not simply a remake of my Sovereign Armor.
It's a rebirth and a reminder that sometimes the dreams we can't stop thinking about may be waiting for time and experience to help it find its way to the form we couldn't imagine before.
It's been a while since I've been so excited about something and I can't wait to share the new Armored Sovereign Dreamer's development. And if there's a dream still lingering in you, I hope you'll take some time to talk to it. Maybe it's just asking you to see it in a new light.
<3 Melissa
P.S. There are honestly so many designs in the works: the Armored Sovereign Dreamer sculpture, the many accompanying Dreamer jewelry pieces, the future Wonderlands Collection, the EDS armor rings, and of course the patina that is still taking shape. But I now know it will all come together at the right time. Thank you for being with me as they all gradually come to life.
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