It was a wonderful jewellery week in Las Vegas at JCK and Couture shows. I visited my terrific suppliers and made friends with some new ones. I had a great time with Jaclyn and Anzie Stein from Montreal at the ANZIE booth at Couture. Look out for some great new designs from ANZIE coming soon … Read More
One can’t fail to notice the endless images of who wore what to whichever event. Be it music awards – Beyoncé, film awards – Meryl Streep, TV awards – Reese Witherspoon or just paparazzi shots – Meghan Markle we seem to have a guilty pleasure in seeing celebrities both megawatt and not so well known … Read More
2016 has been a year of many changes both personally and on a worldwide scale, now I look forward to 2017 for more sanity and sensibility in our world. Wars, refugees, births, marriages and deaths; it used to be called “hatches, matches and dispatches” when I was growing up. I hope that 2017 will bring us conflict resolution … Read More
It’s been an exciting couple of months for me and I finally get the keys to my new studio in Kelowna this coming week. Vancouver is a terrific city and I have loved being there for the past 13 years, and when an opportunity arose to move back to Kelowna I jumped at it. My … Read More
A well known bridal magazine “The Knot” thinks it knows what a girl wants: Here are some of the results of their annual survey, do you agree? Almost half of all brides use their mobile devices to browse and research ring styles prior to getting engaged Grooms are more focused on the style of the setting while brides are more … Read More
Before I get to the nub of this post, Pride Jewellery, I want to tell you a little about the main event here in Vancouver this weekend. It’s hot and sunny in Vancouver as I write, isn’t it always like that around Pride (in the name of love) week? Vancouver’s Pride Parade is the 5th largest in the … Read More
I am a member of the Glitterati! “What on earth is that?” I hear you ask. WedLuxe celebrates the design and style elements of luxury weddings within Canada, USA and beyond and has become an irreplaceable guide for stylish brides along with influencers in the luxury wedding industry. In addition to the exquisitely produced print … Read More
When I was planning my wedding I bought a number of bridal magazines and was very impressed with two Canadian magazines: WedLuxe and Weddingbells and I am delighted to advertise in the upcoming editions of these beautiful publications. The beauty of these magazines is in their exquisite photography, superb ideas and 6 month long shelf … Read More
Spring is in the air, nature’s circle of life and love continues! “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote those words in 1835 in a poem about a soldier passing by the place where he spent his childhood. In reading the words of the poem, it still rings … Read More
The wedding publication ‘The Knot’ conducts an annual survey about engagement ring shopping and as I am curious type I have done a bit of my own research to corroborate their findings. I have been speaking with lots of great young men (and not so young!) about what’s important to them when shopping for their … Read More
