so by now you’ve figured out that i have a thing for colour. it can never be bright enough in my opinion. and then there’s my thing for dots. i like dots. when i decided that the hallway to my…

ok, so technically it’s still winter (10 more days of it), but seriously it’s spring!!! it is SO hard to try and get work done when the sun is shining and i can see all the people wandering around outside…

ah the morning cuppa. of mud. yes right now i’m deep deep deep in bead making mode. bead making mode is so strong now i open the mud before i even plug in the kettle for my morning tea. not…

They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Well I don’t know about the lamb bit but I’m screaming into March like a lion. One thing about vacations is that they certainly get…

time to recharge my batteries. yes i should be putting the finishing touches on the gallery (opens March 19! so exciting!) or finishing my taxes (blech) or stockpiling pretty things. however life is short and i need to stick my…

well if that mountain of papers isn’t enough to kill all creativity my 3 blank tax returns are. PST, GST and personal income tax, all waiting for their bit of blood. blech. sigh. i shall make a nice pot of…

ok, which one of you elves went and messed up my pristine table? not moi. my lovely huge white assembly table which i am positive i left clear. i blink and you damn elves scatter stuff everywhere. i have stuff,…

i know i should be organizing inventory, or cleaning chains, or filling out my next PST return (oh ick) but i just want to sit and soak up my fabulous new space. i LOVE my new studio!!! it makes me…

Happy 2010 to you! This is going to be the best year ever. I’ve decided it. In my usual spirit of procrastination I’m posting my Happy New Year blogpost more than a week into the year. That’s part of the…

My very own gallery and working studio!!! Now isn’t that one heck of a way to start a new year? For the past 2 years I’ve been working out of my home studio and a shared showroom downtown for the…

BLINK! Summer is over. BLINK! It’s holiday time. Here’s an idea, let’s start the holiday season with a party – a Sailorgirl Jewelry party! YOU’RE INVITED! Join me for a special evening of sneak preview of all the new things…

here’s the vacation part, Vancouver as seen from Cypress Bowl. 12 days of spectacular weather. staring at mountains, walking in stanley park, sushi, afternoons in coffee shops, art galleries, sushi, more staring at mountains, drives up mountains, sushi, coffee shops…….

when was the last time you saw a phone booth? and one with pigs heading towards it? keep your eyes open and your camera handy you never know when you’ll find something that makes you stop and say, “wow, that’s…

September 19 is National Talk Like a Pirate Day! It’s always polite to learn a few words in the native tongue when visiting new places. In case you run into pirates here’s a few handy phrases to win you some…

hey everyone! what are you doing this weekend? you should come down to trinity bellwoods park and see me! I’m participating in the Queen West Art Crawl, it’s a fabulous show. I’m in booth A8, right along the walkway. the…

i’m feeling flowers and leaves. random doodling from one of my notebooks, the actual “sketchbook”. different from my design notebook, my to do notebook, my writing notebook and my travel notebook. boy do i love notebooks. it’s a bit of…

today i woke up in a bad tired mood. repeat after me, toay i will be happier than a bird with a french fry. so I went for a bike ride to do some errands. i saw nitrogen tanks being…

oh boy do i love dots! (thought i’d tell you that in case you hadn’t noticed). and apparently i’m not the only one! julie of on the dot creations loves dots so much she has an entire blog devoted to…

well this just made my day. is that not the best visual in your brain? i love it! of course with the little feral cat family in my backyard there are no longer birds with or without french fries anywhere…

argh, another friday rolls around and i’m not at the showroom. oops. i’m in amherstburg ontario. it’s about a 10 minute drive from windsor. being a 4 hour drive from home i have to leave on friday and of course…

i’m …. melting… hot… fire… humidity… flame… 1700 degrees … kiln 940 degrees … outside… 32 degrees (C of course) … leather apron … melting … sweat dripping … direct sunlight … must … make … beads…

how does my garden grow? with a can of paint, a brush and some friends. found while biking on a beautiful sunny day. what a fantastic day to create some flowers.

Another show just booked for the fall! I’ll be exhibiting at the Queen West Art Crawl in Trinity Bellwoods park in the west end of Toronto on September 19 and 20, 11 – 5. This will be my last outdoor…

thank you! actually i should say takk deg. that’s thank you in norwegian. a lovely pair of sailorgirl jewelry earrings (the ocean earrings) is on it’s way to norway. this is why i think the internet is just so cool.

brilliant blue with just a wisp of cloud. a most perfect summer sky. not much work done today… this is why i am self-employed, so that on a day like this i can go down the road with a friend…

just at the top of the picture you’ll notice 3 little green tomatoes, they’re just about the size of a large acorn. you will not notice the 2 beautiful orangy-red almost ripe tomatoes because the bloody racoons or squirrels ate…

once upon a time in a land far away… as a kid i was a voracious reader and especially loved fairy tales. i remember a story (i think it might be grimm) of a shoemaker who was a very good…

dear everyone who’s awaiting an email from me,sorry i haven’t responded, i tried, i really did. on wednesday afternoon i sent a whack of emails out and to my surprise they all bounced back with a “failure” notice. huh? apparently…

If you’re hanging out in the capital on August 21 – 23 check out the Ottawa Folk Fest in Britannia Park. I’ll be there selling jewelry! And so will a whole lot of fabulous musicians (they won’t be selling jewelry)…

when the alarm went off yesterday morning i lay there for a minute listening. i was listening for the pitter patter of rain drops yet there was silence. the weather channel forecast 60% chance of thunderstorms, some of them violent…