Last Minute Christmas Shopping - ViaLove Jewelry

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 …

How To Make Kale - BEST Kale Salad Recipe

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…

Celebrating A Birthday In Napa

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 …

My Opalite Necklace

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…