Rose Bronze: A Romantic Interlude ... Spring and Summer Collection Part II

We turn to colour to add life and spirit to our day. Shades of red have always been associated with passion, love, and sweetness. We are all passionate about something; sometimes we know what it is, sometimes it is is something to be discovered.

My Rose Bronze Collection is about passion, love and all that is sweet. The soft shades of my handcrafted rose bronze pieces is a perfect complement to my handcrafted sterling & fine silver pieces and Hill Tribe rose gold. A match made in heaven.

Enjoy xoxo

Caste Away - Spring/Summer Collection - Part 1

This past summer was filled with honing my silversmithing skills. I knew that I wanted to caste bits of nature; something that I love to be around all of the time. These branches were collected while watching my kids in their cross country running races in Gold Bar Park in Edmonton. I had bundles of branches in my hands waving and cheering my kids on in their races. I will look at these casted silver branches and they will remind me when my kids were in grade 7 and 9 ...running their hearts out.

It is mesmerizing watching your silver turn into molten silver and carefully pouring it into your caste. This traditional process, although centuries old, remains the same in its steps. And with a little help of modern technology each piece turns out unique, but perfect in composition. These branches are made out of sterling and fine silver (99.9% silver) and are simple, stunning and airy pieces of jewelry.

Holiday Collection 2011

I am thankful for many things in my life: my family, my friends and good health. I have been blessed with many choices in my life. One of those choices is the ability to do what I love to do: watch my kids grow up, share special moments with my husband, and reach for the stars. One of those stars is the ability to create jewelry that is an expression of me. My Orange Avocado Jewelry Christmas 2011 line reflects the choices that we have: keys to open doors to places and experiences that life has to offer us.

These elegant necklaces have been composed of genuine Swarovski Crystals with my handcrafted fine silver (99.9% silver) links and Karen Hill Tribe fine silver vintage keys and fine silver faceted nuggets. They are 34" in length with the ability to wear it long or doubled as a shorter necklace. The faceted fine silver nugget necklace is a stunning pure silver necklace with entwined fine silver handcrafted links and a stunning Swarovski Crystal pendant. The matching bracelet represents the love that I feel for family and friends. Wishing all a beautiful holiday season. Enjoy.

Fall and Winter Collection: Cloud Links

Nature inspires most of my creations. My Cloud Link Collection represents really what Orange Avocado Jewelry is all about. It is the element of irregularity, the unusual and alittle bit of edge to my jewelry that makes it different from the rest. My Cloud links have been individually made and entwined with one or more links to create a cascading flow of bronze...perfect for fall and the Christmas season. Mixing it up with black and silver agate semi-precious stones, smokey quartz and charcoal swarovski pearls makes a perfect complement to any outfit. Each piece has been handcrafted by me, fired in my kiln for 5 hours and then composed into little works of art for your wrist and neck. Little clouds of jewels; so light and airy, so perfect for you. Enjoy!

Distracted ... Warm winter cowl necks!

Before I made jewelry, I used to knit. I used to knit ALOT. I loved working with many colors at one time. I would sketch an image on graph paper and transpose those drawings to my sweaters. I would knit everywhere: in the car, in bed, at the movie theatre (crazy I know!). I have dug up my old knitting needles and have started to knit again. My daughter commented to my husband, "mom's knitting again"... as if this were another addiction (well sort of!!).

I am very excited to present to you "Orange Avocado" Accessories. These first pieces are handknit by only me so the quantities will be very limited. I have created beautiful, luxurious and warm winter cowl neck pieces. I have carefully chosen a chunky wool/acrylic blend yarn; wool for warmth and acrylic for body and strength. The yarn is characterized by multiple textures and the pieces are machine washable. The colors are punctuated with little surprise hues and huge funky buttons:

• "Citron yellow" mixed with mustards and pinks,
• "Maui Blues" with autumn oranges,
• "Mocha" with aqua blues, and my favorite
• "Mulberry" with coral and lavender hues.

These are not your typical color combinations, but they go beautifully together and "Orange Avocado" is anything by typical.

Stay warm this winter!!

Bring on the Summer!

I love the natural feel and look of wood. It can take on so many hues and forms. Tiger Ebony Wood is a favorite of mine with its exotic striations; each bead is unique from the next. There is an elegance of this wood that is the new tone of brown for this summer. Alternately, the soft sun-bleached tint of my natural wood jewelry contrasts beautifully against the dark brown of the Tiger Ebony Wood. I wear these pieces with my favorite tank tops and summertime t-shirts. Layer the bracelets; mix the woods. Bring on summer!

Thank you; My friends and My Family

I like to think that my Orange Avocado Jewelry business is a one man show. I design the jewelry, I make the jewelry, and I market the jewelry. However, after each one of my Spring and Christmas shows, I realize that it is far from that. If it weren't for my friends (Sandra), my family (Debbie, Rayna, Roma, Kim (my mom who couldn't make it this year), and my wonderful daughter (Erin) I wouldn't be able to do it. I ask each time for their help and no one hesitates to leave their very busy lives and help me for a day. And it is a very long day. I'm running on adrenaline; they are running on friendship. So thank you.

My Orange Avocado Jewelry Spring was another great success and I welcome each year old and new faces to my show. Thank you to my loyal fans of Orange Avocado Jewelry. You make it fun for me to do this each day and night!