about 3 years ago a woman approached me and asked if i made pandora beads. i’d heard of pandora’s box however i was unaware of what beads she wore when she opened the box. the requests for pandora beads has…

while in goderich ontario for this weekends art show (back to back with niagara-on-the-lake, whew, am i tired but that’s another story) we stayed at the absolutely lovely Astoria B&B. and kevin whipped up a great breakfast with the best…

what can i say? thank you mother nature for a lovely day. it didn’t rain!!! very important when standing in a craft show tent, niagara-on-the-lake. yes i should have taken a shot of the booth but you’ve all seen that….

i seriously LOVE spain. cobblestone streets, tile lined bars, tumblers of deep rich red wine, heaped plates of olives, jacaranda trees in full bloom, dark eyes, intense sun, walls of bouganvillea, 12′ wooden doorways that lead to glimpses of cool…

you know the hardest thing about being self-employed? it’s when the weather is absolutely fantastic and you’re sitting inside looking at a long list of to-do’s…self says, “you know, you’ve got 2 shows in a row next week. you really…

it’s grey, raining and cold. YAY!!! now i can spend the whole day playing in the studio without feeling guilty!!!and to accompany my playday i just discovered that the public library now has audiobooks that download straight onto your ipod….

right outside my studio window there’s a weigela bush in full bloom. it’s gigantic! and pink! everyday as i sit there melting glass i think to myself, self, you should make pink flowers like that bush. and so i did.

’twas a beautiful day for a craft show. i want you all to cross your fingers and your toes, put on all your lucky charms and do a dance to the weather gods for another one tomorrow.see you at the…

ahoy mateys, finally i made more! ’tis the sailing season again so i picked up my hammer and created a few pairs of the Sailorgirl Port/Starboard earrings. of course if they’re in your ears then you’ll need to be carrying…

first show of the season done! checked off the list! and i didn’t forget anything major! not like the time that i got to a show, set up the booth and then realized that i’d left the jewelry at home……

while i make beads i listen to audio books. i’ve just finished “french women for all seasons” by mireille guiliano. tres bon. i must buy some hermes scarves and eat cheese. oh oui, et un verre du vin of course.

one day i will have a silver airstream trailer (because airstreams are totally cool) and i will drive across the desert to look at cacti. back in another life i rode a motorcycle across australia and fell in love with…

the night before i went on vacation my fabulous sister came over and cleaned my studio. personally i thought i had cleaned it, the stuff i left all over the place was to remind myself of stuff i needed to…

Bye boat. Time to go back to the studio, time to switch brains…

ok, i admit it, i’ve a fondness for some of natures more ghoulish creatures. i have a small (but growing) collection of the wierd and wonderful and i am so pleased to add this one to my collection. yes, it…

in english, pool noodle. in spanish, flotador. in both languages, uber fun!!! it’s the weekend (like that means anything to me) and it’s time for a raft-up! yippeee. amazing that a few ounces of sponge rubber will support one human…

yeah, raceboats. actually they don’t like to be called raceboats, they’re superboats, or fastboats. either way it is in a way kind of awesome to watch something scream along at 180 miles an hour. yup, that’s 180 miles an hour….

sometimes you set out to do something and life just has other plans for you. that’s a lesson that gets drilled into my head all the time on a sailboat. go with what ever direction you get blown.

oh boy, i have a garden! did i mention that we don’t have refrigeration on the boat? you get used to room temperature cocktails and wine, not a problem. the biggest problem is vegetables. do you have any idea how…

a gorgeous easter sunday and what says easter more than sand and surf? towels are spread, umbrellas are popped open, limbs are slathered in sunscreen. let the party begin. all is in full swing until that little puffy white cloud…

embedded in a sidewalk, this lovely chunk of brain coral. 

i’m friends with the sea again now that the grey has all gone away. the sea is green, the sky is blue and the waves are a lovely frothy white as they crest before crashing on the golden sand. i’ve…

for several days i’ve been studying grey. it’s not a cozy colour, maybe because i associate grey with a dreaded feeling that says “oh heck, we’re going to get pasted again.” light grey puffy clouds are pretty. it’s when the…

did i ever tell you that this is how i got my start as a jewellery designer? whenever i’m near a seashore the shells have a habit of jumping into my pockets. i see a shape or a colour and…

flamingos!!! i saw wild flamingos!!!not in a zoo or a cage or stuffed in a hotel lobby just standing around on a shoal bank of the marco river.and you know what? they’re really pink! in a wilderness landscape of a…

opalescent: adjective – exhibiting a milky irridescence like that of a pearl opalesce: verb opalescence: noun more random wandering along the sea shore

a gold star day on a boat is a day when you don’t spend any money. not a dime, not a peso, not a euro. nada. zip. of course this is much easier when you’re hanging around a deserted island….

he’s been living on the boat for over a week now. normally he hides in small crevices but he appears to have taken a liking for the cockpit speakers. it’s a bit disconcerting to reach into a dark corner and…

he’s the mad professor of the seagulls. lying peacefully in the sand, reading a trashy book (the only kind to read on the beach), i sip some water, read some more, wiggle my toes, then reach for a snack. before…

Orion, often referred to as “The Hunter,” is a prominent constellation – one of the largest, most conspicuous, and most recognizable in the night sky. According to myth, Orion was the son of the sea-god Poseidon and Euryale, daughter of…