Goodbye 2016! Hello 2017!

(Photo of New Connection and Power Bracelets taken in Monterosso Al Mare, Cinque Terre, Italy in September 2016.)

On this first day of a new year, I'd like to thank everyone for all the support. So happy to be able to make and share a few pretty things with you. Thank you! THANK YOU! You guys are the best!

2016 was a year that was filled with a lot of let down the world over, so many of us seemed to wrap up the year by saying goodbye and good riddance to such a year. Personally I had so many great experiences last year. Spent quality time with family and close friends, got to know some amazing new people, had a few bursts of creativity, learned some new skills, traveled to beautiful places, ate some delicious meals. I'm so lucky to have had all this, yet as we welcome 2017, I still had to remind myself of a few things. Be kind, be respectful, be grateful, give time to those that deserve it, be willing to listen, constantly learn more, and always fight for the things we believe in. (Lots of clichés, but all things I have to tell myself from time to time.)

2017 will be amazing! I just know it! Wishing you all a very happy, healthy new year filled with all good things! 💛

xo

M

Happy Lunar New Year

Welcoming the year of the Monkey by wishing you all much happiness and good fortune. 

xo

m

HAPPY 2016!

Happy New Year friends! Wishing you all a beautiful 2016 filled with peace, love, happiness and only good things!

Had a lazy January 1st that wrapped up with a delicious and joyous feast with my family. Hope your year is off to a good start as well!

I don't know if this counts as a New Year's resolution, but I have decided that I will aim to learn some new skills this year. I love making things and want to add to the arsenal.

I have had this on the mind and then just came across this interesting article on why making things is liberating. It is true... nice to know I can fix something or make something and not have to buy everything. Makes me proud to be a lifetime maker.

With saying farewell to 2015, I wanted to say thank you for letting me make things that I can share with you. Thank you to the most amazing customers, family and friends for all the support over the last year and always. Feeling hopeful that 2016 will be fabulous in work and in life too!

xo

M

(Photo of Twinkle Brilliance Necklace by Joseph Saraceno.)

Happy Lunar New Year!

Welcome to the Year of the Sheep!  This is a photo my Dad took of a Chinese New Year installation in a shopping mall in Hong Kong.  Seems they do it up a fair bit more than the standard North American mall.  Thought this was a beautiful display of texture, colour and creativity.

Hope 2015 is a happy and fulfilling year for everyone.  Off to read up on the year ahead...

Happy New Year!

xo

M

2015

I can hardly believe that January 2015 has come and gone so quickly!  It was an insanely busy month!  It seems I am always playing catch up after taking a break for the Holidays!  I hope January was good to you!

This past week we launched Spring/Summer 2015 to retailers. ( If you are interested in carrying MoonRox in your shop, email us for more info.) The new Collection will be available soon on the website and at the One of a Kind Show in March.  I am super excited to show you the fresh Springy pieces and the amazing photos we did with photographer Joseph Saraceno for the season.  I'll definitely share more details when I have some firm dates.

In the meantime, here is a super inspiring video from Chanel about their Spring/Summer 2015 Haute Couture collection.  I think anyone that makes things will appreciate this.  I had seen still images of the collection here and there, but then I watched this video at least 5 times and was wowed. I'm amazed at how such ornate beauty can be made from such simple things.  Love all the handmade details.  When I was in school at Parsons, I made a gown with loads of hand cut and sewn organza flowers scattered about the gown.  This brought me back, though this was a million times more everything!  I'll have to dig the dress out of storage sometime.  Anyhow, enjoy!



I'm vowing to blog more often as I have recently remembered how much I enjoy stringing sentence together!

Until next time!

xo

M

Welcoming a new year

Welcome 2013!  Hope you had a great New Year's Eve. I jaunted out of town for a quick 30 hours in Collingwood.  So nice to get out of the core of the city, even for a brief time. Nice to relax for a second. Loved getting a bit of fresh air and watching the fluffy snow fall on a picturesque Winter wonderland. We had a wonderful evening dining, chatting and toasting the new year with friends... and a very cute puppy! Do you make New Year's resolutions? I quietly made a few to myself. And, I am resolving to actually keep my resolutions this year. Lots of exciting things are set to happen this year all around me.  Looking forward to discovering the other side of a fresh new leaf and I'm ready to work hard to make 2013 a fantastic year.  So grateful for the good people around me and work that I love. Cheers!

xo

M

Happy New Year!

xoxo

MoonRox

Welcome 2012!

Hoping for a wonderful year... Lots of hopes and plans for MoonRox this year! Going to do my best to make them happen! Happy New Year, dear reader!