An appropriate necklace for the coldest day of the season so far. Meet the Snow Queen, who is ruler over the snowflakes, that look like bees — that is why they are called “snow bees.” As bees have a queen,…

Day 12 of my 30 Days – 30 New Pieces of Jewelry challenge!!! As I was grocery shopping this morning I came across a whole aisle of heart shaped chocolates and realized that Valentines Day is almost here! I’ve been…

Today is Day 11 of my 30 Days – 30 New Pieces of Jewelry and I present the ocean drops earrings. These beads are made by spinning and spinning the hot liquid glass around until it looks like cotton candy….

Oh boy!!!! Day 10, I’m into the double digits! One third of the way through my challenge. So far I still have oodles of inspiration. What I’m finding hard is taking the photos and listing the item. Photos are so…

It’s been really windy lately, several nights I’ve been woken up by the trees knocking on my bedroom window. As I look out I can see them swaying in the wind. I can’t make a wind bead but I can…

Hola amigos, hoy hecho una collar muy bonita! La Fiesta Grande! I’m currently slightly obsessed with the strong, vibrant colours of Mexico. Don’t ask me why, it just happens like this. And so I made a fiesta necklace. It’s the bright…

Today is Day 7 of my 30 Days – 30 New Pieces of Jewelry and I present the ocean spun marquis necklace. These beads are made by spinning and spinning the hot liquid glass around until it looks like cotton…

It’s Day 6 of my 30 Days – 30 New Pieces of Jewelry and today I present my Study in Grey necklace. It’s been mighty grey outside lately, as I was walking to the studio I studied the clouds and…

Have I mentioned how much fun I’m having making mini beads? After making all those mini beads the other day I just kind of continued on making them. And so I present my mini bead earrings. Each bead measures about…

For Day 3 of my 30 Days – 30 New Pieces of Jewelry I’ve created the Punto! necklace. We should approach each day full of enthusiasm and what better way to be enthusiastic than with an exclamation point!!! When I…

Boy was the weather gorgeous today! Blue sky, sunshine, such a feeling of hope in the air. The only thing missing were green leaves. Ah ha, thought I. I should make jewelry that will fix this. So I did. Today I…

Today is Day 1 of my 30 in 30. For the next 30 days I will make a new piece of jewelry every day. Some days I’ll make a few in the same style in different colours, that counts as one…

this was the absolute COOLEST part of the Vancouver Circle Craft show, a hot shop set up and glass blowing demonstrations right in the show! and my booth was right beside them! i apologize to any customers who I ignored…

I get asked a lot, “where do you get your inspiration?” You’d be surprised where inspiration can strike. I think the trick is to always have your eyes open. One of my favourite places for inspiration is the veggie section of…

 Yay! They work! Consistently! So new they aren’t yet in the shop. These debuted on the weekend at the Beaches Arts and Crafts show and they were warmly welcomed. That made me happy because they are super fun to make…

I’m having a desert day here in the studio. Painted desert. Last week I made a truly fabulous painted desert necklace. It now has a new home in Windsor, at least I remembered to take a quick picture before I…

Um… people… I hate to mention this… as of today… it’s only 3 months to Christmas!!!!!!! More importantly, it’s only 2 months until the One of a Kind starts!!!! 2 months today!!!! Deep breath… Okay, I am officially in make/panic…

The spring One of a Kind show is over – all the custom orders are shipped and now I can try and put the studio back in one piece. The best comment I overheard? “my favourite colour is sparkle.” Awesome….

oh heck. darn. crap. ick. sigh. big sigh. back to the drawing board. just when i thought all was perfect. darn. oh well, it’s just a case of one step forward, one step back. the cufflinks came out looking great….

ooooo, you should see what’s in the kiln!!!! i think they worked!!! i’m sure of it. darn, i want to see them now! right now! i can’t wait until morning! there’s a couple of ideas that have been floating around…

Dear everyone who thought they might stop by my showroom today, umm… it’s sunny, blue sky and GORGEOUS outside! I know I promised to there every Friday but hey, this is the first spectacular spell of weather and I must…

at first i thought of this as granite swirl. then it became sandstone. but now it’s furry. it is the colour of the sweet little feral kitty that’s living under my studio. it’s the same colour as last summers sweet…