Sherrill and Filip's Wedding

With June upon us, we are in the height of wedding season! 

I've had the pleasure of working with some pretty stellar people lately!

Congrats to lovely newlyweds Sherrill and Filip on gettin' hitched! Sherrill had me when she mentioned Solange in discussing the jewellery and accessories for her destination wedding. I got a sense of her style right away after a quick chat when we first met. As we discussed and worked on our shared Pinterest board, we came up with some lovely ideas in brass with shiny clear crystal and pearl accents.

She chose a group of unique earrings for the bridal party as well as a custom necklace to go with her MoonRox earrings.

I added some little charms to the necklace with the initials of the bride and groom. 

The most fun was had making the series of light ethereal series of hair pieces. They are delicate and can be molded gently to sit perfectly. All of the pieces for the six women incorporated the same materials to tie everything and everyone together.

I was so very honoured to make some pieces for this special day!

Wishing the bride and groom a lifetime of love and happiness!

(Photography by Melissa Tait)

Made You Look

Made You Look is filled with so many amazing jewels!  They carry the work of numerous designers with a mostly Toronto area roster including MoonRox!  Here are some photos from our last couple visits!

Parkdale has come a long way since Made You Look first opened a decade ago.  They were one of the first shops on a strip that is now filled with so many retail wonders!  

Recently, the shop has added a little upgrade!  They set up a room for brides and the special people in her wedding party.  The room is filled with shiny goodness to make the whole bridal accessories experience more personal and fun.  They can also do some alterations to special pieces that you have inherited or help you work on custom ideas!

Made You Look

1338 Queen Street West

Toronto, Ontario

416.463.2136

info[at]madeyoulook[dot]ca

Bridal earrings

I was honoured to make the earrings that CN wore on her special day.  We chose to make the Tassel Earrings in sterling silver with sparkling clear and silver Swarovski Crystals.  I think they accented her wedding day ensemble perfectly.

Lately

These are some random photos that I've snapped lately on my phone.  

Piles of fruit...

 

 Sunset in the city...

Dress shopping with the Sister

Mint manicure with chocolate and sprinkles too...

 Patio dinner with S. 

Leafiness...

Sun-dappled afternoon tea.

With most of my of work load cleared, for now, I took the weekend off and didn't think much of jewellery and such.  Really, I think I spent the entire weekend eating and drinking. Too many late nights in a row for this lady!  But I feel like I need to take advantage of life and do as much as a can.  Sometimes it's nice to pack the schedule with way too much!  Might need a few days to recover.  

Over the past few weeks our extended family has been able to spend some quality time together since the passing of my Grandmother.  Terrible circumstances, but it's definitely nice to see my Dad and his three sisters all together!  It's a fairly rare occurrence.  

In the next little while, I hope to re-organize my work space so that I am in good form for the busy season ahead.  Plus I need to compile a mental check list of things I want to do.  I want to plan a trip... I want to dig out the brushes and push the paints around a bit.  Have a few other creative endeavours and home improvements planned as well.  And I need to do more cooking... and go apple picking!

I really have to check myself and stop and appreciate that we have all these little pleasures, especially on days like September 11th.  Life is so fleeting.

Hope you had a nice weekend too.

Shiny bridal necklace

Here are some images of a chunky necklace made for a beautiful bride to be. These pictures hardly convey how shiny and light-catching this piece is! I had a tough time getting a good photo! I used hundreds of Swarovski crystal beads to make this shimmery piece! I hope it goes just perfectly with her wedding day ensemble! I think I've said this before (and recently) but it's fun and inspiring to work on custom items, especially when using techniques that I don't use in the pieces I produce for the season.

So happy that this necklace will be part of the couple's special day!

Custom order

These are some earrings that I made for a dear customer who always insists on earrings to match her bracelets and necklaces. I know, they look heavy, but she can handle it! I think they turned out well! They'll look pretty with the Twinkle series that she picked up. Next up on the custom order list are wedding jewels with the season of nuptials upon us!

Bridal jewels n' donuts with Mrs. P!

The newly married Mrs. P. asked me to incorporate a pretty family heirloom brooch in a bridal head piece. We chose some lovely accent colours to match her teal shoes that were a particular colour that somehow made me think of that indescribable sheen of a peacock feather. I think it worked out quite well!
We also decided on these simple and elegant earrings to go with. I hope the newlyweds are enjoying their honeymoon right now -- I am sure they are!

On a side note, we met at Little Nicky's so I could present her with her new accessories. They have the most scrumptious homemade mini donuts. We thought they had the perfect mix of cinnamon and sugar.

I quite like their vintage decor and their americanos too!

There goes another work week! Well, not exactly... with the One of a Kind Show next week, or in a few days really, I plan on working a fair bit this weekend. Sometimes I don't mind when I'm in a good groove, so I had better get back to it while I'm in that state! Wishing everyone a happy weekend!

Bridal jewels for S.!

Many weeks before her wedding, S. came to me with an inspiration photo and we went from there to create a pearl (faux but fabulous) and crystal necklace with co-ordinating earrings. I was super happy, and I think S. was too, with how they turned out. I had never made anything like either the necklace or the earrings so it was great to experiment with new techniques. Then I made a lighter version of the set in purple-y silver for her dear sister to wear on the special day. I'm thinking I will add some variations of these styles to the MoonRox collection!

Bridal jewels for J.

I was delighted to have the opportunity to custom design the jewellery worn by J. and her bridesmaids for the wedding this past Saturday. It was refreshing to work on something different than the items that I have been making day-to-day for production. I had not worked in sterling silver for some time and also re-awakened my interest in wire work. As always with custom work, it's an extra challenge to make things that have been discussed and conceived, but really the two of us could have had entirely different visions. I was so happy to see that J. was pleased with the results. They looked even better when put together with her gown and all the bridal trimmings! I think they suited J. and the 'maids perfectly!

Sunday bridal shower

Today I attended a lovely bridal shower for S. Her family had lots of nice touches like a cute-as-can-be cake for the stylish bride. I love that they included the use of many of S.'s vintage tea cups from her collection. Looking forward to celebrating with S. and S. and their nice family and friends at their wedding!

A MoonRox bride

A lovely bride Lindsey sent me an email to let me know that she wore a Long Puffy Heart Necklace at her wedding. I was so happy to see that one of my pieces was part of their special day. To see more visit the website of photographer Christine Kufske at clickphotography.ca.

Photos were grabbed from www.clickphotography.ca.