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And do I have earrings for you in my new Seven Seas collection!

There are Mini Droplet earrings for every day use.  

Or there are these Droplet earrings; a bit larger than the Mini, they are perfect for casual summery days.

Or you could choose the sassy Coral Hoop earrings - right now in bronze or Mediterranean.  Coral Hoop is sassy - perfect for a beach barbeque!

Each earring comes in bronze alone or bronze with an oceany colour added - Seafoam or Mediterranean.  You choose for your mood!

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I have been playing around with layering my necklaces this year.  When I started doing it, I was a bit hesitant - I am used to wearing one statement necklace, not a number of coordinating ones.  

What I found out, is that it is quite easy to do this - you just do it!  I like mine to all be visible, because they are all unique.  But you can layer ones that are all the same length, but different chain types.  Or you can layer just chains in with pendants.  It's really up to you! 

Try it; you might just like it!

PSST:  My new Seven Seas collection of necklaces are designed to stand on their own OR be layered with your other favourites.  They are being released very soon....so sign up below to be first in line to shop.

I am excited about these new necklaces - these two styles show off the beautiful bronze and also have fantastic ocean colours.

They are Ocean Pools and Ocean Drops.  They are a repeatable design, but each one will be unique, as they are hand carved and hand coloured!  

These beauties will be available real soon; so sign up with your email below, so you can be first to shop!

I am grateful to live by the ocean.  The ocean draws me in with her colour, moods and power.  

Is it any wonder, then, that I honour the ocean and her treasures with my creative endeavours? 

These Mediterranean Blue and SeaFoam Green pieces will transform into necklaces and earrings very soon.  If you sign up and become an insider, YOU will get to shop them first.  Don't miss out...

The Seven Seas conjure up sailing adventures and exploring far away lands.

Or perhaps swashbuckling pirates and mermaids singing their siren song.  

Or finding sunken treasure...

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Seven Seas Collection Coming Soon (and insiders shop first).

I am pretty excited to be bringing you my new Seven Seas jewelry collection soon!  This has been a colour and design quest to bring you pieces that you will be able to layer and combine with other jewelry you own.

~ Mary Oliver   One day you finally knew

what you had to do, and began,

though the voices around you

kept shouting

their bad advice --

though the whole house

began to tremble

and you felt the old tug

at your ankles.

"Mend my life!"

each voice cried.

But you didn't stop.

You knew what you had to do,

though the wind pried

with its stiff fingers

at the very foundations,

though their melancholy

was terrible.

It was already late

enough, and a wild night,

and the road full of fallen

branches and stones.

But little by little,

as you left their voice behind,

the stars began to burn

through the sheets of clouds,

and there was a new voice

which you slowly

recognized as your own,

that kept you company

as you strode deeper and deeper

into the world,

determined to do

the only thing you could do --

determined to save

the only life that you could save.

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It's interesting to me how my creative process works.  

Sometimes it feels just like this.

Scoop up a handful of materials (in this case beads).

And then roll them out like you are throwing dice. 

Ideas then appear to me. Sometimes they are similar to the one I started with when I made the bead.  

And sometimes they surprise even me!

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I love how bronze colour changes with age.  It deepens and takes on character.  

Like fine wine or family heirlooms, to me bronze just gets better with age.  

Reminds me of something my ancestors may have worn, or perhaps something washed around in the sea...

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Why is it I am drawn to barnacles?  Aren't they just sharp, crusty things you step on at the beach?  

Barnacles inspire me because of their existence - I love the patterns they make, very organic, yet still a pattern.  

But most of all, they remind me of the swish of the waves and wandering along the beach seeking treasure.  

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I am always creating new works.  

And I still have lots of Jenn's beautiful glass beads to play with.  (More about my  Kannaglass collaboration here).

This bronze ring will become another Cascade style necklace.  

Next release is set for September.  Sign up below and be first to shop the new pieces.  

I have another store carrying my pieces now - Artina's!  

Artina's has locations in both Victoria and Vancouver.

Stop by if you are in the area and have a look!  

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