Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 45. Sometimes happiness is as simple as a giant bowl of cheese caramel popcorn which sounds like such a weird combo…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 41. A post shopping glass of vino, planning the fall shopping trip in Paris! Oh happy times! 42. Beach finds are…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 37. Today’s moment of happy is courtesy of Cheeky and Lucy, 2 Senegal parrots. Cheeky thought my glass beads were quite tasty….

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 33. One big table, two race crews, chicken wings and wine. That was so much fun! 34. This is my beloved…

Let’s continue of the subject of “what screams summer?” Other than ice cream, one of the best parts of summer is the harvest season! Oh, the cherries, peaches, apricots, tomatoes and corn! All of it, I want all of it!…

Oh ice cream, you get me every time. There are days when I hear you calling from far away. Some days my biggest dilemma is should I go with a fruit based cone or a chocolate/caramel selection. Sigh. Ice cream…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 29. Wine, hand puppets, picnic bench beside a lake, cupcakes, friends. Good times. 30. Being surrounded by glass sculpture and talking…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 25. Dragging my butt out of bed, putting on these shoes and running along the boardwalk makes me happy for the…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 21. After a really long day, coming back to Miss Ethyl’s B&B to find the bed turned back, a jug of ice…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy.   From the top left: 17. A well deserved glass of wine after a massive bead making session. Filling the kiln with glass goodness thrills me….

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy.   From the top left: 13. Spending an evening playing with hot glass and chasing an idea I have makes me very happy. 14. Rainbow bikes make…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 9. A lovely end to a great day always makes me happy. 10. An evening bike ride along the waterfront makes me happy….

JULY GIVEAWAY July has to be one of the most delicious months! Hanging out at the fruit shop is such a feast for my eyes. Oh the strawberries! the raspberries! the mangoes! such amazing colours. Even better when they are…

Over the past 4 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…

Every day for 100 days, I take a photo of something that makes me happy. From the top left: 5. Racing with this crew makes me happy 6. Happiness is a clean bill of health from the dentist even though…

  From the top left: 1. A quiet moment listening to the wind in the rushes and the babbling of a stream. 2. Bare feet in sand makes me happy. 3. Gorging on delicious fresh cherries. 4. Listening to the…

I like doing things with a timeframe on them. You can do anything for a short period of time. Maybe then it even becomes a habit. So I’ve been looking around for the next thing that I’ll take on now…

All righty now, it’s official, I am in my Christmas production mode. I haven’t reached the screaming panic stage yet but it’s close. Every day I have a quota of beads to make. Once the quota is done then I…

At the beginning of May I was starting my 30 Day challenge and I was wondering, what colour combination made you think of spring? Not surprisingly there was a lot of green in your answers. I get that, it’s all…

Help me out here people, give me your feedback on the work in the 30 30 challenge. This month I’m asking for your opinions. What is your favourite piece? Is there something you like but would prefer a different colour?…

  I’m dreaming of warm beaches, soft sand and wandering along the seashore watching how the deep blue turns to light blue and green as the water shallows on the sand. Thinking of a cool ocean breeze with the smell…

  These gorgeous necklaces will bring the sparkle to every outfit! The jewel drop necklaces are available in 6 jewel colours – midnight, snow queen, emerald, peridot, raspberry and grape. Each is sold separately This is day 29 of my 30…

  Juicy, sweet, vibrant and screaming happy! What could say summer more than lime and fuchsia? Today I’ve combined all sorts of shapes and textures, with shiny beads, transparent discs, a large hollow centre bead and lots of happy colours….

  Oh boy it’s summer! It’s gone from cool and rainy to hot and steamy and it’s fabulous! (I love heat). And on a hot steamy day there’s nothing like the clinking of ice cubes in a tall frosty glass….

  Bright orange, screaming fuchsia, girly pink and a hint of cherry red make this bracelet a riot of fabulousness. This is day 26 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days challenge.. I have lots of ideas but…

  Pinwheels are so light and summery and such fun to wear. Today I decided to play with turning them into pops, like my swirly pops. Pops (and dots) can be slipped on and off the chain so that you…

  Oh boy spirals are fun to make! I’ve always loved spirals of any kind and glass spirals? So. much. fun. These were my favourite colour combinations of all the spirals I made. They are fantastic with everything from a…

It’s spring! It’s spring! It’s spring!!! (Do I sound like a broken record?) After all that grey and brown there are gorgeous patches of flowers everywhere! I LOVE flowers! To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson, “the earth laughs in flowers.” Today…

  On a hot summer day one of life’s great pleasures is sitting under the bright blue sky, in the sunshine, with a deliciously cold popsicle. My favourite is orange. This is day 22 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry…

  It’s spring, it’s spring, it’s spring!!!! There’s so much lovely green grass and bright blue sky! Today I made a necklace to celebrate this, in a lighter blue and green tone because outside everything is light and fresh and…