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My design philosophy is to create pieces that beautifully balance simplicity and femininity with a modern aesthetic. I create each design with a unique combination of colors, textures and metals while at the same time retaining simplicity. |
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Arizona!
I am back from a fantastic buying trip in Tucson this year. It was warm, sunny and filled with family, friends, laughs and of course loads of gems! Such a great trip.
The sun was shining everyday and the sunsets in Arizona are hard to beat.
After long days of shopping, drinks outside by the fire were [...]
Off to Tucson
I’m headed for Tucson for gem shopping tomorrow! I’m so, so excited and will definitely be sharing photos of my finds here and on my Flickr page as soon as I can. And, remember, without upgraded shipping, made to order Valentine’s Day items won’t make it in time since I won’t be back until Feb [...]
New Work & New Books
It’s been a very typical spring around here lately. Here’s how it goes…I get too excited that the sun might make an appearance so I start planting my vegetable garden and thinking I might be able to sit out on the deck in the sun and start enjoying the changing weather…and then it rains and [...]
Loot
I’ve been back from my gem show trip to Tucson for a couple days and am still unpacking, organizing and trying to catch up. Needless to say, I’m a little behind on posting pictures of all my LOOT from the gem show. My new cabs are about all organized and I’ve been gazing at this [...]
A Cabin Getaway + Tools
My sweet husband and I took the dogs on a last minute cabin getaway this weekend to Lakedale Resort. There is just something about getting away even if it’s just a little ways away for a little amount of time. It was restorative. It was cozy and wonderful. It was just what I needed. There [...]
Feeling Fall
I am feeling lucky. Lucky that this fall here in Seattle has been quite beautiful so far. The sun has been shining for DAYS! I can actually see my long, long shadows. The yellow, orange and red leaves look so much prettier with sun shining on them and blue sky behind them. It’s making the [...]
Showing off my gems
Well, I’m back from Tucson and it was a great trip. I even got to sit in the sun! It was fantastic. However, trying to manage the gem show is nearly impossible , but I got a ton of new stones and met some new vendors that I’m so excited about. [...]
Noooo…you can’t eat these.
I just got LOADS of new insanely gorgeous stones! I honestly can hardly contain my excitement. Don’t they just look edible and incredibly tasty? You are looking at Smoky Quartz, Obsidian, Sunstone, Chalcedony, Crystal Quartz, Labradorite, Tourmalated Quartz, Rutilated Quartz, Amazonite, Star Quartz, Pyrite Quartz, Manifest Quartz, Amethyst, Moonstone, Charoite, Rhodonite, [...]