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For weeks I’ve been sharing sneak peeks of my work in developing ombré yarns, and I am delighted to say that I’ve finally achieved a technique that suits my picky personality and allows me to get smooth, lovely, long-run colour changes into the yarn. This Friday, The…

The Blue Brick Ombré Yarns – Rose

March 7, 2016
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I love spring for lots of reasons; the temperatures are comfortable, the novelty of nice weather is fresh, the nights are still cool enough for knitted shawls and scarves. Most of all though, spring is a time of great inspiration for my work because so many beautiful flowers…

A world of inpsiration

June 1, 2015
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Actually, I’ve been up to a great deal more than this – I’m building out an e-commerce site that will allow folks to purchase patterns, books and jewelry from us, without having to bother with Etsy, but it’s not ready for release just yet :)…

What We’ve Been Up To

April 6, 2015
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Tito and I have been a serious production house lately! I’m not planning to put any of it on Etsy at the moment (though there are a few pieces up there still, and I might plan something small just for Mothers Day!) but I still…

Preparing for Summer – Hydrangea Jewellery

March 20, 2015
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I thought I might take a break from photos of Newfoundland to show off some of my latest resin work. I harvested a lot of Queen Anne’s lace before their season was over, and kept them preserved. Last weekend Tito made a few bezels for me,…

Queen Anne’s Lace in Handmade Bezels

November 24, 2014
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’Tis the season for all kinds of great things, if you happen to be a resin artist.  Autumn leaves, for a start. Queen Anne’s Lace, Chicory, New England Astor, Goldenrod, and all those gorgeous flowers that grow in the scrubby bits on the side of…

Harvesting Kit

October 3, 2014
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September in Toronto has had more beautiful days than both July and August this year. To take advantage of this gorgeous weather, Tito and I went hiking in Caledon over the weekend. We left home at 6:30 and were rewarded by arriving at the park just as the…

Morning Dew – A Study in the Credit River Valley

September 29, 2014
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I’m finally working through some gorgeous flowers for a new batch of resin jewellery. Before I started preserving my flowers though, I decided to have a little fun with my macro lens :)

Tulip and resin season

March 31, 2014
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A few weeks ago I tried my hand at polyester resin, and it was a complete disaster. I thought that scrubbing off the mold (and my skin) with acetone would be fine, but on my next experiment I found out I was wrong. The stress…

Oh My Mold!

December 3, 2013

I got back from Italy with epic jet lag. Luckily Tito was on a weird work schedule too, so we were both awake at 5 am the next morning and we decided to suit up and take the cameras to the brickworks, see if we…

The Brickworks pt 1

November 19, 2013
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