Love this time of year! Even though it's a bit hectic in my studio trying to get jewelry made for last minute orders, I am so grateful! It's such an awesome feeling to put together a gift for someone, hoping they will be smiling as they receive their beautifully wrapped gift and gasping …
Quick, Easy and Delicious KALE Salad. Prep time: 5 min. Thought I would share one of my favorite salads. I recently starting making it with kale because we all know the benefits of eating our dark leafy greens! This is basically a Caesar Salad Dressing that I have adapted to satisfy my own t…
So Mom and Sisters treated me to a trip to St. Helena/Napa for my birthday. Our friends are part owners in Frog's Leap Wine so our first stop was wine tasting at the gorgeous winery , Frog's Leap in Rutherford. Stopped at OxBow Marke t in Napa for fish tacos followed …
Every now and then I create a necklace that just hits all cylinders, in my design mind that is. Kind of like, it's better than how I hoped it would be. So today I am feeling a bit melancholy over selling a necklace that I wished I could have kept for myself. I say that very ' tongue and ch…
Goofing off today while playing "model"...my least favorite thing to do is photographing the jewelry on myself. Most of the time I use "Jane Doe", my mannequin, but sometimes the jewelry just looks better on a real person. Today I am modeling the " Gold Branch Earrings …
Who doesn't need gift ideas? In this post I wanted to feature some of my favorite necklaces, earrings and bracelets that work well together. First up: The "Calm Water Series" - "Rosewood Bead and Peruvian Opal Trio Bracelet Set" "Aqua Chalcedony Butterfly Earring…
I discovered these silver organic shape frames and decided to use them in an earring design. I've paired them with organic shape Peridot stones and a touch of gold pyrite. Sterling silver ear wires. Pretty cool, eh? Peridot Silver Earrings: