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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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?…

While it’s grey and brown outside, I’m having a colour explosion inside my studio! Help me out here people, what colour combinations do you crave in this in between season? What colours sing to you of spring, of hope, of…

Every month I give away one piece of fabulous Sailorgirl Jewelry. Why? Because I can. All I ask is that you leave a comment! Winners are drawn at random. The winner for the March/April giveaway is Sheila Eby! Sheila wins…

One of my favourite things to do here in the boatyard is to just lie in the sun and listen to the birdies chirping. I’m not good with identifying what kind of birds they are, I just like listening to…

Every month I give away one piece of fabulous Sailorgirl Jewelry! Why? Because I can. Wow do I love watching the Olympics!!! I find it amazing how skilled, how intense and how FAST these people are. The strength and determination…

Wow do I love watching the Olympics!!! I find it amazing how skilled, how intense and how FAST these people are. The strength and determination it takes to get to a finish line is impressive. When I applaud I am…

In January I received my new passport and boy do those empty pages make me dream of all the places I will go over the next 10 years. And aren’t you a bunch of dreamers too! When I asked where…

Have I mentioned in the last 2 paragraphs that I’M GOING TO PARIS? Can you tell I’m just a little bit excited? I can’t wait to wander through cobblestone streets and look at the fabulous architecture. I’m so looking forward…

There are some great Acorn dreams floating around in our group! An acorn dream is a nugget of a dream that is just waiting for you to grow it. Mary wants to ride all the train lines in the world, Sandy wants…

Oak trees begin their life as an acorn just as every dream begins it’s life as a nugget of desire. One day we say to ourselves, “hey, I want to do XXX”. We take that desire and feed it and grow…

Last month I wondered what sport you were most excited about watching this Olympics. Hands down, swimming came in first. I agree that those swimmers are amazing, and the underwater photography this time was phenomenal. In fact, water sports seem…

Yay, the Olympics start in very soon!!! I love watching people who are so dedicated! The tough choice is what to watch, there’s so many good sports and so many that I don’t know much about. To celebrate having such…

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It’s summer! Heat, sun, ice cream and thoughts of the beach. This month I’m giving away one of my most popular beads ever, my Seashore necklace. This is one of the Little Lovelies, a nice petite size. Coming up on June 20 is…

With the explosion of flowers in May it took me forever to get to work every day. By the time I’d stopped to look at all the flowers, and sniffed and admired them a 20 minute walk was 2 hours….

FLOWER POWER NECKLACE April showers bring May flowers! One of my favourite quotes is the tag line for my popular flower series: The earth laughs in flowers. – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Well look around, the earth is certainly having a…

Yay! you love my earrings!!! (actually I already knew that!) Most of you had a really hard time picking your favourite although polka dots kept coming up. Me too, I do love my polka dots. The winner of the April…

I’m a bit indecisive this month. I’m moving on island time, yeah mon. This month I’ve leaving the prize up to you, this month I am giving away your choice of earrings! Go ahead, pick your favourites! To enter, tell…

Springtime!!! With few exceptions every one of us is busy looking at the ground right now, we’re all staring at buds popping in trees and blades of green poking out of the earth. Spring is the most inspiring time of…

Well Leap day has just passed and that means the Olympics are on their way! After a bout of tennis watching in January I asked you to name your favourite Olympic sport. Like me, most of you aren’t huge sports…

As I plodded away on the treadmill the other day the Australian Open tennis match was on the television at the gym. I love watching tennis. My thoughts meandered over to the fact that this is a leap year and…