Who Knew? trunk show

I'm spending a lot of time at the bench lately, and will be for the next couple of weeks. Why? I'm glad you asked! I am participating, along with several other talented local artisans, in a trunk show/ladies night on April 29th. We are calling it "Who Knew"-Who knew there's a whole bunch of talented women in Niagara who make and sell beautiful handmade things you wouldn't find in an ordinary store?



The show will be at the Wildflower Market Restaurant, reknown for using locally grown food.

For more information, check out whoknew.ca

I would love to see you there.

Pink Saturday April 10

Welcome to Pink Saturday!

Last Saturday it was 80 degrees and sunny so my husband and I made the 2 hour drive to my bead suppliers. These are amongst the treasure I came home with.


This is Rhodochrosite.


Rhodochrosite (whose name means rose-colored) is a very attractive mineral with an absolutely one-of-a-kind, beautiful color. The color of a single crystal can just astound the observer with its vivid pink-rose color that seems to be transmitted out of the crystal as if lit from within. Please come back next week to see what I do with these beauties.

Please visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for links to all the Pink lovin' ladies in blogland. I know we are supposed to post a link to a blog we visited for the first time last week, but I am posting the link to LaVoice at Thoughts from Memme's Corner. I love visiting LV a couple times a week, I think it would be fun to have afternoon tea with her. Last week she had something nasty happen to her but she is such a classy lady, she rose above it and set an example for the rest of us. Thank you LV.



Thanks for stopping by. Have a Happy Pink Saturday.

Handmade Sterling Silver Mother Of Pearl Earrings

Mother of pearl is the common name for iridescent nacre, a blend of minerals that are secreted by oysters and other mollusks and deposited inside their shells, coating and protecting their bodies from parasites and foreign objects. Although pearls are popular today, some past cultures regarded colorful pieces of mother of pearl as more desirable decoration for jewellery and other objects.Jewelry made from mother of pearl is in the group called organic jewellery, which includes all jewellery that originates from a living creature, plant or other living organism. Oval Mother of Pearl hang from hand formed argentium sterling silver hand formed rings.  Sterling silver leverbacks.

Mother of Pearl-10mm x14mm oval
Hand formed rings-12mm fused
Total length from top to bottom-51mm (2") 

Gracie Jewellery arrives in it's own storage pouch.

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver. 

Pink Saturday-Easter Weekend

Welcome to Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound. Be sure to visit Beverly's blog for all the links to the rest of the Pink fanatics.

In today's busy life, do you find your mind is going constantly? In my case, family, job, jewellery business, family, laundry.... A friend who does yoga calls it "monkey brain". Your thoughts are swinging everywhere. I found my quiet time with God was turning into a battle of keeping my mind still. So very frustrating. So I decided to make myself a strand of Prayer Beads.



I choose freshwater pearls because pearls symbolize purity, innocence, faith, and honesty. I used Swarovski crystals in Pink because, well if you haven't guessed, pink is my favourite colour.




Using sterling silver wire, I hand formed the Cross. Then I put it in the tumbler for hours to strengthen the wire and make it shine.




I hold the beads in my hand, running my thumb over the pearls. Oh how it has helped to calm me down, to still my mind, to allow me pray, to let me listen.

I want to say thank you to my sister, Rebecca for understanding my vision before I did! Love ya, sis.

Happy Easter everyone. Thank you for visiting.

Sterling Silver Earrings Handmade by Gracie Jewellery

I decided to try something different this week.



These are tiny 3.5mm sterling silver jump rings individually attached to each other to form a mesh-type silver drop. They hang from sterling silver lever-back earrings.



It is called chainmaille or chain mail.



I call it fun to do. These will be in my Etsy store by the end of the week.

Thanks for dropping by.

Handmade Sterling Silver Lapis Lazuli Earrings

Lapis Lazuli- a deep blue with golden inclusions of pyrites which shimmer like little stars, accented with sterling silver hang from handmade argentium sterling silver ear wires.

Lapis Lazuli: 8mm
total length from top to bottom: 46mm (1 3/4")

Gracie Jewellery arrives in its own storage pouch.

*Argentium Sterling Silver is sterling silver with less of the copper alloy. Copper is what makes sterling silver tarnish. Argentium is 92.5% pure silver with the balance a mix of germanium and copper. This makes Argentium silver harder, brighter and more highly tarnish resistant than traditional sterling silver.

Pink Saturday March 27

Welcome! Thank you for stopping by.

I'm in the market for a new handbag. I have been using the same one for the last 3-4 years. I purchased it online on sale from Coldwater Creek and paid $20.00 for it. It has held up well but I'm tired of it and it isn't that convenient to use. Everything hides in the bottom and it is always falling off my shoulder. But I'm really not a shopper and have no idea what I want. Well I do but I certainly can't afford to buy one of these.



Oh but I'd love to have one.



The other day I saw a lady who had a gorgeous black Chanel purse. And then she pulled a black Chanel wallet out. To die for!



Bet I won't find this at the local Sears store



I'll have to sell a lot of these


Before I can buy one of this


"The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!"
~ Coco Chanel"


Thank you Beverley at How Sweet the Sound for hosting these weekly gatherings. Have a Happy Pink Saturday.