So here’s the deal. I’ve just had a lovely long break from “work” and while I was on vacation my brain just kept spinning around. Everywhere I look I see beads and jewelry. Those flowers? A bracelet. Those clouds? A…

My brain is about to explode!!! There is so much colour swirling in my head! Everywhere I go I see colour combinations, purple pansies with black centres, green leaves against blue sky, red peppers with white cauliflower. It’s everywhere and…

Did you see my video of the wind in the trees? Listen closely. There’s birdies singing!!! I just LOVE the sound of birdies chirping. One of my favourite memories of being a kid in Australia is of listening to the…

I’ve been going out on photo walk, photo bike rides, photo every things. Not only am I trying to figure out this new camera (must admit, it rarely goes off the Auto setting), but soon I’ll be back in the…

Go ahead and strut your stuff just like a peacock in this absolutely stunning bracelet. (I admit, I did really well with these beads!) Flashes of colour and fire make this bracelet stand out in a crowd. This one was…

Quilt? Well, I was playing one day at the torch, randomly doodling with my glass and thinking of how I would like to learn to quilt. And these are the colours I would make a quilt. Of course quilts are…

Where does my jewelry come from? From the world around me. From standing on a fishing pier and watching the sandpipers skitter along the rail. From lying on the deck and watching the clouds go by. From watching the sunset…

For February I am giving away one of my mini seashore pendants! I’m writing to you from the cockpit of my boat, where I’m dreaming of all the seashores it will take me too. And you know what? I’m so…

When I had a conundrum last month I turned to you to help solve it. With a giant pile of earrings I needed a good collective noun for just that, a giant pile of earrings. And oh, we are a…

Oh the stuff I have! So much stuff! After 11 years of creating I am overwhelmed with stuff. Odd and ends and bits and bobs. Just stuff. There’s single beads that don’t have mates, there’s beads from colour themes that…

As I was organizing the oodles and oodles of new earrings, I thought about what to call a huge pile of earrings. Is it a murder of earrings, like a murder of crows? Perhaps it is a host (as in…

Way back in my last newsletter (have I mentioned how sorry I am that I missed a couple?) I told you that I was debating on creating work based on birthstones. And I asked for your opinions. What was your…

Oh this is SO exciting! Look what I have… My brand new Fujifilm X30. It’s a step up from a point and shoot in that I can turn it onto full manual mode. Since we’re friends I will admit something…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From top left: 97.Damn I love wandering around in a city where all the buildings are just so beautiful. Everything is so impossibly pretty! How…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 93. Honesty makes me happy. This pizza restaurant advertises wood fired pizza. That would be wood blocking the street. 94. Sometimes getting stuck…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 89. Ancient Roman coliseums, beautiful rooftops and sunshine. Looking over the skyline of Arles on a mission to see the places where…

This year has been a bit crazy, I’ve been hopping about so much that I really haven’t been in the studio as much as I wanted to be. And when I am there I’m usually in screaming panic production mode….

With my upcoming birthday (happy birthday to me!) and with several requests, I’ve been thinking of birthstones. I admit, I’ve never really paid much attention to this. However they seem to be throwing themselves at me recently and when the…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 85. The sight of the cheese aisle in the supermarket in Paris made me so happy I could cry. This is…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 81. Thinking outside the box. Why make a living working a cubicle job when you could learn to be a great…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 77. Hanging out in Scottish bicycle cafes with my favourite father son team. 78. Bikes rule!!! Are these not the coolest…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 73. PINK BOOTS!!!! I have coveted these for years and when I saw them on the sale rack they had to be…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 69. Always see the flowers in life. 70. After a long work day it makes me really happy to put my…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 65. Standing in a long line in a store is made much happier when the woman in front is holding this!…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 61. Happy that it is warm and sunny and calm enough for snacks under sail! 62. Awesome street art makes me happy. Especially…

I get most of my colour inspiration from gardens, and that includes veggie gardens. This is the best season! I get inspiration and tasty treats! I was curious, and I asked last month, what is your favourite summer garden treat?…

Och lassie, I’m off adventuring. There’s ancient castles to explore and treasures to be seen. I’ve always loved history. I love the idea of castles and treasures. Can you imagine what it was like to live in times when the…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 57. It totally amuses me to stand in my jewelry booth here in Amherstburg and have freighters gliding past on the…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 53.  A toast to an evening full of friends, pizza and laughs. And a decent bottle of rum. 54. Yes that would be…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 49. Oh sweet sweet caffeine how you kick me into gear each morning. Thank you from the bottom of my happy heart….