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…

Day 5 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days – The Coco necklace! Coco sat there happily screaming “pretty! pretty! pretty!”. And yes, Coco was very pretty. Coco was a Seychelles Eclectus parrot and she was more…

  Day 4 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days – The sea spray earrings! Where the water meets the sand in the crash of a wave, and the spray flies in my face, that’s where these…

Peridot, amethyst, emeralds… gorgeous lovely sparkly jewels. I adore bright shiny gemstones, the bigger the better. If I were a pirate I would ignore the gold doubloons, I just want a treasure chest filled with sparkly stones. In the meantime,…

The sun is out today, a nice pale yellow, the same yellow as the tulips in the park. And the daffodils. They perfectly match the lovely light green leaves, don’t you love fresh spring green? I added in some blue…

Day 1 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days – The Water Opal Earrings! Of course I am beginning my 30 Day challenge with something water based! Opals are my birthstone (October) and I love them because…

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…

Spring, spring, spring, happy times!  Full of flowers and birdies! One of my favourite birds is Zoe, she’s a Scarlet Macaw parrot and the inspiration behind my Zoe pendant. Perfect for spring! In the spirit of spring, I am giving…

It was a tough choice deciding what to give away this month. Right now there’s a HUGE amount of beads and jewelry on my bench, so much I can’t even see the table top anymore. So I shall let you…

For me, the best part of every day – after my morning latte – is firing up my torch and crafting dazzling, happy beads. But this is not a tiki-torch or the British for ‘flashlight’. It’s a small, stainless steel,…

Lampworking is a kind of hot glasswork where a torch is used to melt glass. Once the glass is molten, the worker forms it by blowing or shaping it with tools and movements. Lampwork is used to create glass beads,…

Introducing…. Recently I had a couple of visitors into my studio and they were blown away by how much equipment I have to make beads. I forget sometimes that not everyone knows what the COE of my glass is or…

August 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 turned into…

Why is it that a single drop of waer appears so clear, yet an ocean is so many shades of blues and greens? Each of my water nugget beads is a microcosm of all the blues and greens and clear…

Strolling along the other day I came across the most beautiful of garden patches, a riot of flowers and colours. It was such a happy summery sight that I rushed back to the studio and made a whole pile of…

Why is it that a single drop of waer appears so clear, yet an ocean is so many shades of blues and greens? Each of my water nugget beads is a microcosm of all the blues and greens and clear…

Sunrises are best when there are some clouds in the sky. Clouds reflect the sun as it tips itself into the day and turn the entire sky into a canvas full of flamingo pinks and vibrant oranges. Available here. Every…

It was a cup of tea kind of day today. A delicious cream of earl grey blend with some biscuits on the side. Note, biscuit not cookie. And listening to a british mystery audio book. All that was missing was…

Oh the joys of an ice cold popsicle on a summer day! Have I mentioned that my favourite flavour is orange? And since I am in a mood to stack things up, I decided to make this bracelet in my…

All the blues of the sky, from the palest of blue at dawn to deep inky blue of the days last light are here in this necklace. Available here. Every day for the month of May I will create a…

Are they cheerios or lifesavers? I was going with lifesavers however I really like saying the word cheerio so these are cheerio earrings. Not the cereal, cheerio as in ta-ta! I’m channeling my inner Brit. Cheerios of course come in…

Oh the joy of my snow queen beads! Clear sparkle, an oasis of calm amongst the abundance of colour in my world. This sweet little necklace is a PERFECT match for all your bright and wild summer clothes. (like the…

La la la, it’s orange! Orange makes me sing it’s just so darn happy. When I realize sometimes that I am a bit too fixated on blue and green my go to happy colour is orange. Did you ever do…

More playing with tubes! Today the tubes decided not to be striped, they wanted something a bit more fun, bumps! Tube sputnik beads! In carnival colours! And the chevron shape? AWESOME!!! This is so perfect in a v-neck shirt. Available…

Think happy, think fiesta. I’m playing with these colours because they are just the happiest colours I can find right now! Gorgeous sunshiney coral orange, intense red and turquoise. Que bueno! ps. you’re going to see a lot of these…

All the blues of the sky, from the palest of blue at dawn to deep inky blue of the days last light are here in this bracelet. Available here. Every day for the month of May I will create a…