Day 6 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days. The galaxy nugget earrings. Today I played with shapes and came up with this awesome “nugget” shape. Each bead is hand faceted – with a cheese knife! The…

Day 5 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days. Today I made colour mini strands! Some days you just want a dash of colour, a bright and lively little strand to zip up your outfit. My mini…

day 4 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days – the midnight lemon bracelet. Tart zingy lemon yellow matches so perfectly with this deep midnight blue. I’m experimenting with colours that bounce off each other to make…

Day 3 of my 30 New Pieces of Jewelry in 30 Days – the fading sky pendant. As a sailor I spend a lot of my life looking up into the sky. I watch the colours change from vibrant bright…

I have so many ideas right now my head is spinning round and round and round. So the glass today was spun round and round and round and came out in spirals. And I am totally in the mood for…

Oh boy, did you see all the green leaves outside? There is nothing like fresh green spring leaves, they are SO vibrant! And there are so many shades of green, from the palest green buds to the deep green of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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?…

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…

  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…

  Bon Voyage! Safe Travels! Buen Viaje! Have a fabulous time! Whether you’re jet setting around the world or just dreaming of places to go here’s a necklace for all your travels. A lovely sky blue bead sits atop of…