A beautiful piece of jewelry that brings more love and luck in to my life. One of my favourite things to do during the holiday season is to support local businesses, artists and independent brands. Getting my friends and family unique, beautiful gifts from independent brands is such a joy. The fact that I can do so from the comfort of my home, with a cup of coffee and sweet treats to keep me going, is just icing on the cake. PinkLion is an online boutique where artists and designers can ...
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My Favourite Ways to Achieve Style on a Budget.
Gold? Silver? Who can choose sometimes? With this necklace, I feel like I always win. Clothing can be really pricey, and so can shoes. True, those are two ways to show your style and personality—but my favourite is actually with accessories like jewelry! A plain outfit can easily and inexpensively be jazzed-up with a necklace and some earrings. O.co has a selection that I love, including the DB Designs Two-tone Rose Gold over Silver Diamond Heart Necklace (ARV $53 CAD). ...
Shiny Holiday Event-Ready Earrings from Jolica
A simple outfit can take you from day (office) to night (party), add these sparkly silver earrings from Jolica, and you're set to go! I can't say that I'm exactly a party-person, in fact I try to avoid most crowded social scenes, but I do get quite a few invitations to store openings, media events and the like—and they are usually after work! Because I don't like to dress up too much to sit at work for 8 hours, I typically just dress up my usual business-casual outfit with some jewelry. ...
MAI Made As Intended – Positivity for the Rest of Us
Confession time - I've never considered myself to be a happy person, I've always been content. . .with being content. I'm trying to make some positive changes in my life in the new year (though December is a big improvement over November already!) so this sort of over-the-top positivity is just what I need in my life. The t-shirt and Blessing Bracelet that I received from Made As Intended will help sail me in to a much more positive year in 2013. You've heard of wearing your heart on your ...
Favourite Handmade Local Design Store Tour—North Vancouver
Was it the bold contrast of bubble gum pink and brown and the fun font used in the store name, or the colourful array of gifts in the store front window that lured me in to handmade local design store favourite? Whatever it was, I was happy to be inside perusing the myriad handmade local goods, perfect for gift-giving. ...
Luck of Liberty Giveaway Hop $45 Value US/Canada {Closed}
Welcome to the For The Luck of Liberty Giveaway Hop! There are about 90 blogs participating in this event in order to celebrate the 4th of July/Independence Day! This event is hosted by BloggerPR and will run from July 2-8, 2012. Each giveaway prize is valued over $25.00, so you'll for sure find something fun to enter to win! Help us celebrate July 4th and win some prizes too— good luck! ...
IDS West One of a Kind District Handmade Preview
IDS West—Interior Design Show West in Vancouver—is an event that takes place in September in Vancouver. The majority of the exhibition grounds cover interior and industrial design, as well as housewares—as well as a section for handmade products and works by local artists. I'm really looking forward to this year's show and checking out some of the new things in the One of a Kind District. ...
Jolica Fair Trade Jewelry Review & #Giveaway $75 Gift Card US/Canada 05/21— Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Far from ordinary, the Jolica Earrings I received to review are made of silver, are elegant and fun at the same time. While many mothers may have a fair sized collection of jewelry already, the pieces from Jolica are much more unique than the average jewelry items you find in department stores. I received the JE892 earrings, made in Peru. These earrings are simply styled, yet really beautiful. I'm really impressed with the weight of these—I like to know I'm wearing my earrings or else I keep ...
ABE 3.0 A Shiny New Year Handmade Jewelry Prize Package(Closed)
Welcome to ABE 3.0! This is an event with over 50 bloggers joined up to offer you giveaways to enter. Each giveaway has a minimum value of $100. The giveaway event takes place January 23rd to January 28th at midnight EST. My giveaway is for a jewelry package: 1 pair of earrings from Casalinda Studio and 1 handmade necklace. The total value is approximately $115. To make them, we took a baby rose leaf from our garden, made a wax mold of it and had them cast. Handmade gemstone ...
Handmade Eco-Friendly Jewelry by Casalinda Studio
Inspired by California native flowers, mudcracks, and other natural elements, Casalinda Studio draws inspiration from the mountains, deserts, and ocean of Southern California. The handmade jewelry from Casalinda Studio comes highly recommended by me. Read my review of the Mud Cracks Necklace. I love knowing the personal story of the artists behind the jewelry. When someone comments on the beautiful necklace, I am able to tell them how a mother/daughter team Linda DaPra and Jennifer ...