What Happened to January?!!

Can it really be February already? What a strange winter so far. It's has been cold but we just realized that we have only shovelled our driveway once this winter. Usually at this point, we have piles of snow surrounding our driveway. In fact, the grass is actually visible under patchy coverings of ice and snow and on a sunny day it appears quite green. I wonder what February and March have in store for us?

In January I started to focus on some new designs. Especially those that involve gem stones. I love the look of wrapped wire and especially against the sparkling facets of a gem stone. Here's a look at what I've been up to.

Tanzanite Blue Chalcedony with Oxidized Sterling Silver.

Carnelian with Oxidized Copper.

Aqua Chalcedony with Copper Swirl ear wires.

In the Studio

Here's one of my latest. I call it Garnet Bloom. It's simple but it's stunning. I just love it and I have to make sure I make one for myself!

I'm so excited because today I've allocated time to be in the studio. (Some might call it a dining room but for now it's also my studio.) It's easy to get away from the creative aspect of selling jewellery and I'm inspired to make some more creations today. I have some new semi-precious beads and silver pieces that are just waiting to be made into something beautiful. So stay tuned and I'll post them.

Thanks to all those that submitted their links for future features. It was great to 'meet' more fellow Etsyians from around the world and even minutes from me. What creative items and beautiful shops. Keep watching as I feature my favourites over the next few weeks.