Workings

March was so cold... and April seems to be starting off the same way.  These are a few photos taken while huddled indoors working away in preparation for last week's One of a Kind Show.  This post, and likely the next couple are rather delayed, but I have had a lot to catch up on, so please excuse me!

A pile of gloriously shiny beads to create with.

Confection Bracelets in progress.  Delicious colours new for this season are not shown in this photo...

Love how the days are getting longer.  Everything looks better in daylight.  Moonshadow pieces in progress.

Hot cup of tea and colourful beading.

A new Tiny Necklace to add to the big list of Tinies!  The Tiny Book Locket Necklace!

Little bit obsessed with this one lately.  The Bow Bracelet.  I wear it almost every day stacked with lots of other MoonRox pieces.

Tagging Hair Pins.
(Thank you to J.S. that helped me tag every single earring, necklace and bracelet!  You are the best!!)

Got stickers printed.

The Carnival Necklace!  A new design that was just introduced at the Show.  We have so many great customers that are so familiar with the line and are so kind as to come to my booth every time, so I always like to introduce some new things they have not seen yet.  Always have to create a few showstoppers designed to launch at the Show!  These are so fun.  I cannot get enough of the amazing juicy colours.  I had the frosted drop-shaped beads for a little while and could not settle on what to do with them.  Finally came up with this and I am pretty pleased!  I had so much fun choosing just the right colour combinations.  The Necklace is super wearable and perfect for that pop of colour that is so hot this season!

The Carnival Necklace comes in 7 fantastic colour combos and is now available as part of the Spring/Summer Collection.  Have a look here to find out more.

In the next post, we'll share some photos taken at the Show.

A visit at Bookhou

Before Christmas, my Sister and I dropped in at Bookhou to pick up some gifts.  So inspiring to see Arounna (above) and John and their cute family in action in the store.  Loved seeing the productive and calm studio and all the little bits of work, art and collectibles pinned up on the walls.  My eyes were darting everywhere to soak it all in.

Here are some of my favourite things in their store:

(Next three images by Bookhou.)

Small Storage Box - Rain

Waxed Day Bag

Alphabet

Sister and I left with matching Christmas gifts for each other and something for Aunt L. too.  Plus we departed with a warm feeling on a cold blustery day after visiting and supporting good people!  Shopping local is the best.

From the studio

Here are a few pics from the studio this week.

 Fancy Ornate Earrings

Pretty glass beads

Chain Chain Earrings

Family Day weekend

Hi there,

Hope you had a nice Family Day long weekend!  I know I should have been working on this holiday (that I am still not used to in the middle of the Winter)... I know not every province was off today, so phone calls should have been made and e-mails should have been sent, earrings should have been finished, but it was too nice a day to be huddled inside.  I'll get right on it in the morning!  Here are some snap shots from the past few days.

Queen West at sunset.

Colourful Le Creuset kitchenware at Good Egg.

Super yummy breaky with good company at the Bellevue.  Subbed out the egg.  I don't eat egg, unless hiding in a pastry or cake or pierogi and no longer resembling an egg of any sort!

Spent hours re-arranging my studio space.  Still lots to do but made huge strides and feel an enormous weight lifted already.

Shades of orange.

Crafty time with Japanese masking tape.

A pomelo.  

Homemade spaghetti and GIANT meatballs after a day of toddling around shopping.

Had a great weekend!  Lots of time to relax, lots of time with friends and some quality family time with the Sis, W., and Aunt L.  All weekend, small mundane things were reminding me of family no longer with us.  Making little flags reminded me of my paternal Grandfather.  He was so precise and loved making things with his hands but he was an efficient and practical man.  I remember when I first started my business he made me tons of little paper bags using colourful wrapping paper, each one carefully cut and glued.  Then, the act of peeling a pomelo slowly and deliberately reminded my of my maternal Grandfather.  My own hands began to resemble his as I patiently peeled the layers away to expose the delicious fruit.  Also, all this Jeremy Lin excitement would have thrilled him.  He was the hugest sports fan and basketball was near the top of the list.  I like that reminders of these oldies are everywhere!  Missing them, and my Grandmothers too on this Family Day.

Happy Easter!

This is me at work. I am surrounded here by two large desks. One for my computer and papers etc. and one for beading and creating. On the shelves behind me is just a bit of my supplies for creating jewellery! Right now I am working on getting through some serious filing and spreadsheets before shutting down for the day! Hope you all have a wonderful long weekend. Eat lots of chocolate bunnies!

At work

K. needed help with the paint colours at her house and asked for my assistance. It's currently an orange called "Invigorate" and proved to be too invigorating. Here I am trying to solve the problem with her over lunch.
And then on another day, she took this one of me glancing at the computer in my work space.

Ok... back to work!

Thanks to K. for the iPhone photos!

Colours and textures

It's still grey out, but I snapped a few shots around my work space despite the low light! Here's some cheerful colour and texture.