Canada Day round up

The Salmon Festival Craft Fair has come and gone and it couldn't have happened on a more beautiful day! The sun was scorching, but luckily the craft fair was in an air conditioned gymnasium! My table was next to a vendor named Gordana so of course I had to show her the Gordana earrings from my shop!

Over the day, I sold many pieces including the Ashara and Clementine necklaces as well as the not-yet-in-the-shop Patty earrings. And as always, there was a draw box for a $25 gift card and this year's winner is named Heather. I even remember her because I showed her the Heather lariat. Congrats Heather!!

Canada Day celebrations

The 2013 Salmon Festival Craft Fair is tomorrow and I'm about to pack away the last few items. It wlil be an early night tonight so I can be up bright and early for set up at the venue. This year's door prize donation is a pair of red carnelian, amber, and green garnet earrings named Edna and as always, there will be a $25 gift card draw at our table. Entry is free so do fill out a ballot if you stop by!

Date: Monday, July 1st (Canada Day!)
Location: Steveston Community Centre (gymnasium)
Address: 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond
Hours: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Featured!

The Georgia bracelet has been chosen for a fantastically named Etsy treasury called The Red Snail wants to be a Futuristic Car. Thank you Il Mondo di Aracne!

Canada Day festivities

It's already mid-June, which means the Salmon Festival Craft Fair is only a short while away! The displays and takeaways are being prepared for the event and I can't wait to see some familiar and new faces! Here are the details:

Date: Monday, July 1st
Location: Steveston Community Centre (gymnasium)
Address: 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond
Hours: 10:00am to 5:00pm

This is Canada's "biggest little birthday party" and is a great family event so bring the little ones too!

Tea party

The garden tea party held by PINK in the City was an adorable event and all the attendees dressed for the occasion! Here's a quick snapshot of some of the participants:


The ARIA INDUSTRIES original, a necklace named Zosia, was a part of the silent auction and the lucky winner got it at a great price and of course the entire amount went to charity! Now that's what I call a win-win!

Zosia at a tea party

PINK in the City is back and ARIA INDUSTRIES is excited to be a sponsor again! This annual Vancouver event is a fundraiser for women's cancers and always has a fabulous theme. This year's is a garden tea party (I'm thinking Alice in Wonderland) and can't wait to attend on June 15th! Here is the Zosia necklace, with crystal quartz, grey topaz, and rose quartz, and it will only be available as an auction item:

Sweet Sidonie

The Sidonie earrings consist of four ingredients: cloudy white sapphires, apple green apatites, baby blue calcites, and tiny orange sapphires. The combination is like a delectable blast of sweetness!

Faerie good happenstance

Just a little bit of Etsyland news for this blog update... The Maurella earrings, named after a True Blood character, have been featured in a treasury! I particularly like the colour palette that GreenChairPress chose:

Spring sale!

Spring is officially upon us so to celebrate, everything at aileen.etsy.com is 15% off until March 31st - just use the code HELLOSUNSHINE when checking out. Why not use it on the pretty Iolanthe earrings?

Dorallama!

The Dora necklace has just been posted to the shop along with seven other pieces. This lariat imposter looks like the real thing, but there is a spring ring clasp in the back because the center stone does not fit through the twisted hoop. This means the piece will not accidentally fall off!


The pink tourmaline has a peachy-pink colour and looks like a juicy teardrop. Rounding out the stones are a solitary morganite next to the twisted hoop and white topazes connected to the clasp.


This necklace has a silly story behind the name: I was speaking in accents and joked about various prices. "Dollar" somehow turned into "Dora" and that's how this name was born!