Picnics. It’s hot. Too hot to cook inside. And you know I mentioned home renovations? Well I currently don’t have a kitchen at home so there’s been a lot of picnics. I love filling a basket with yummies and biking…

Over the past 3 shows one of the most frequent things I’ve heard is “oh, you have so much new work!” Why yes I do. It’s because I did that 30/30 challenge in May. I did promise you a blog post as…

Help me out here people. As much as I love every single bead and piece of jewelry I make I can’t make all of them all the time. So I will continue to make those that others love too. What…

At the beginning of May I was starting my 30 Day challenge and I was wondering, what colour combinations were you thinking of this spring/summer? Not surprisingly there was a lot of green in your answers. I get that, it’s…

YAY!!! YIPPPEEE!!! WOOHOOO!!! My 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days is officially done. Wow. So much fun. From my huge heap of sketchbooks, doodles and scribbles I made 30 new pieces of jewelry. For some of the designs…

LAST DAY!!! I had planned on making a sweet little bracelet… and then something took over and I ended up with the absolutely kickass Coco necklace. It’s large. It’s killer bright. It’s a statement! Giant orbs of colour with silver…

It’s a really hot day today and I thinking how nice a swim would be. Oh to float in crystal clear water. Instead I played with crystal shaped beads in deliciously cool water colours, light and refreshing. I love how…

Biking to the studio should take me about 10 minutes. And it would, if it weren’t for the lilacs. The smell is so intoxicating that I have to stop and smell every bush I pass. This is a spectacular year…

For many years now I have been on a mission, to find the perfect sea shell to cast as a necklace. I have spent hours (and days) wandering along seashores looking for just the right shape. I am fascinated by…

Yes I am jumping the gun on this one. Every year I plan on making some super fun red jewelry for Canada Day and I ALWAYS forget. Ha! I debated on calling this one Picnic because it made me think…

The happiness continues with the fiesta pinwheel earrings! Fun, simple and contemporary. Available here.

Think happy, think fiesta!!! Summer arrived today and everyone is running around looking like it’s party time! So I began with my fiesta colours and then spun them around until they made me happy. Because being happy is the only…

Continuing on with yesterday’s Lilac Cluster necklace, today I made some lilac cluster earrings. And then I just couldn’t stop myself, I loved how much fun these are on so I made more colours that scream spring. Sky for the…

Is there anything quite as intoxicating as the smell of lilacs on a warm spring day? Biking around the city takes forever these days as I have to stop and smell every single lilac bush I come across. Those little…

Today the sky was blue! Not a deep summertime blue, just a lovely light spring blue. That kicked off my playing with shades of sky blue, and then I added in some of my (current favourite) super pale crystal blues….

I’m still on my jewel kick, still thinking treasures and gems. I am in love with this new shape, it is like a giant chunk of candy-like gem goodness. Here I wanted to showcase this fantastic shape so I suspended…

Today I am craving sunshine, bright orange noon day sun, early morning pale sun and late afternoon sunsets. Sunshine makes me happy. So today I made a fun, playful necklace of bright colours and whimsical silver twirls so that the…

Day 18 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days brings a very different look for me, just one single colour! It’s hard for me to use a single colour however this pink sapphire was just too delicious…

Arrr matey, twas a jewel of a day today, put me in the mood for some jewels to wear. Actually, the jewels are because I watched a pirate movie last night and when they opened that treasure chest, oh it…

Some days you just need simple, bright colour. That was today. It was a sunny day but cold cold cold and my Coco colourway was just the antidote to the chill. Tropical and happy. Now I feel better. Coco sat…

Today marks the middle of my 30 day challenge! I gather a lot of my inspiration from my walk to the studio, checking out the gardens and parks and staring at the sky, this usually gives me the colours I…

Day 14 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days. Continuing today with thoughts of treasures chests. Peridot, amethyst, emeralds, sapphires… gorgeous lovely sparkly jewels. I adore bright shiny gemstones, the bigger the better. If I were a…

Day 13 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days. Above you is a bright moon and blinking stars, under your boat the water swirls and sparkles with the light of the moon . The air is salty,…

Day 12 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days. Yes, I admit it. I am obsessed with my new water opals. They are so much fun to make! The glass begins as clear and by playing with…

Day 11 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days. The Sunshine Twirl bracelet. Yes! It’s sunny! Those were my first thoughts when I opened my eyes to a bright bedroom this morning. Sunshine makes life SO much…

Day 10 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days! the glacier earrings! More playing with shapes! More thoughts of glaciers and icebergs and how they shimmer and sparkle and catch the light just so. What could be…

day 9 of my 30 new pieces of jewelry in 30 days. the water opal necklace! Oh I am loving these water opals! Opals are my birthstone (October) and I love them because of the depth and shimmer. They have…

Recently I came across old photos of my visit to the Fox Glacier in New Zealand and I was remembering the spectacular colour and depth of the ice. They aren’t white. There’s a core of blue and a shimmer and…

You met Coco the other day. She’s the parrot who’s favourite word is “pretty! pretty! pretty!”. Her colouring was so fantastic, it’s candy and summer and happiness all rolled into one. Today I stayed within the Coco colourway and played…

Day 6 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days – The sea spray pendant! Where the water meets the sand in the crash of a wave, and the spray flies in my face, that’s where my sea…