Crowned queen

The Maelle earrings, which were named after Maëlle Ricker (the first Canadian woman to win Olympic gold in home territory), have been selected for a treasury listing at Etsy! A big thank you to Mariana Romo-Carmona for picking these citrine, quartz, and tourmaline stunners!

Wine coloured days warmed by the sun

New items have been added to the shop at aileen.etsy.com including these dramatic earrings... The Marlena has wine coloured garnets with amazing clarity, brassy pyrite, puffy golden rutile quartz, and small citrines:

Going green

Despite promising only five new items, I am happy to report that seven pairs of earrings have been made and are being prepped for posting to the shop. Here is a peak at the Gwenna and I swear that all of the large stones are the same shade of green in real life:

Since the craft fair

I have been on a bit of a jewellery-making bender for the past week and expect to complete the fifth pair of earrings later tonight. And after they are added to the shop, I am afraid I will be taking a bit of a break due to an impending move and vacation. Both are not for a few months, but their proximity to one another and the fact my existence will be upended during the packing and moving phase means I won't have time for much creativity. Regardless, all orders will be shipped on schedule and if I find time to sneak in a pair of earrings or two, I will definitely share!

Canada Day craft fair

The Salmon Festival Craft Fair start off quietly because most of the crowd was outdoors watching the morning parade, but they were soon inside to check out the vendors. This was me showing off my wares just after setting up and you can just make out my face painting (a heart) and the jewellery I was modelling (the Lullia earrings and Tiffany bracelet):


As for the draw, there were many entries throughout the day. The winner is Teri Barr and she gets a $25 gift card! Congratulations!

Gift card draw at Salmon Festival

As Canada Day is almost here, I have been busy preparing for my fourth year at the Salmon Festival Craft Fair. The community event is for the entire family and boasts a parade, a belt sander drag race, a carnival and midway, a famous salmon barbecue, and more...

Once again, I will be holding a $25 gift card draw and everyone is welcome to enter so stop by Steveston Community Centre between 10am and 5pm and fill in one of these!

Jewels for a goddess

Eleven new items will be posted to the shop at aileen.etsy.com soon including this pair of stunning chandelier earrings. Named Lullia, I first wrote about them a month ago. Here is the finished design:

Love for Venetia

I woke up this morning to a message from missPriscillaPomeroy and it said she had chosen my Venetia earrings for her Etsy Treasury listing! I love how the collection she curated has a soft vintage feel:

Clash of titans

Red and pink are often not allowed to play together, but I just couldn't resist the combination for this very special pair of earrings. They have the same sterling silver chandelier components as the Yara earrings, but the change of stones gives the style a whole new look. Here they are in progress:

Flowers and branches

I am excited to announce that ten new items have been posted to the shop at aileen.etsy.com. One of the pieces is the Sakura necklace, a cherry blossom inspired lariat I wrote about previously here and here. The rest are all earrings and one my new favourites is a pair of earrings called Leslie. The design is very simple and consists of faceted pyrite and hematite, both of which are dark metallic stones. From these stones hang a branch-like flourish that shines and shimmers as it moves: