She was soon picked up by a New York Talent agency, and her sister Blaire Restaneo, born April 14, 1994, joined her in singing, dancing, and acting.
After touring for 6 months, Jewel & Blaire were both cast in the musical Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway in New York City (October 11, 2000 - September 1, 2001).
[5][6] After their run in Annie Get Your Gun, Jewel was cast in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden with Tim Curry and F. Murray Abraham, playing the roles of Fan and Martha Cratchit (2001-2002)[7] Blaire then starred in a Short Film Called Confection directed by Eva Saks, winning Blaire the Best Young Actress Award at the Dublin Film Festival.
Jewel & Blaire later modeled their designs and were interviewed in Children's Business Magazine to launch the clothing line called "Apparel 4 Stars."
Jewel & Blaire have guest starred on some television shows such as Cold Case and Duck Dodgers, and have appeared in numerous commercials.
In Summer 2006 Jewel & Blaire were cast as sisters Khristy & Maggie for the feature film The Legend of Sasquatch, starring William Hurt and John Rhys-Davies.
In early 2007, Blaire was cast as the role of Therru in the English version of Goro Miyazaki's Gedo Senki: Tales From Earthsea, which was released in the UK in the summer season of the same year.
The released a self-directed and produced music video on Halloween starring J Chris Newberg, Joey Luthman , and Miranda May of Bunk’d .