What I Got For Christmas
My sister gave me the ultrasonic Schildkraut Jewelry Cleaner pictured above. When I was taking silver smithing classes, we used one of these a lot. The actual cleaning is performed by the cleaning… Continue reading
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The Fall and Rise of Dennis’ House of Vintage
Do you remember Dennis’ House of Vintage? It was that cool shop at Queen & Portland with an very nice collection of high-end vintage clothing. You know, stuff like Pierre Balmain shirt dresses,… Continue reading
My First Auction
Tonight I participated in my first ever, non-online auction at Waddington’s. I prepared by doing tons of research. Waddington’s has a page of advice for noobs on how to bid and set price… Continue reading
Rattle and Hum
If I had a baby, I would turn it into a magical woodland creature with Holly Handmade’s wood print bibs and mushroom baby rattles. If I was a baby, I would like to… Continue reading
Find of the Month: The Greatest Necklace Ever!
It’s a little early for find of the month, I know, but I finally found my Anna Wintour necklace! Mind you, mine is silver set with glass stones, not gold and coloured gems.… Continue reading
Weekend Update: Mystery Solved!
Remember these guys? They are called Twee Trees and I met their makers, AT.AW., at City of Craft. I told Eric of AT.AW. that we took a picture but that they were all… Continue reading
Mysterious Blue Light Special: Norwegian Good
Yesterday, I purchased some fantastic 1940s and 50s-era guilloche enamel jewellery from Norway. Yesterday, a strange spiraling blue light was spotted in the Norwegian sky. Yesterday, Barack Obama picked up his Nobel Peace… Continue reading
That’s So Sherman!
I’ve written about influential Canadian Studio jewellers such as Robert Larin and De Passillé-Sylvestre before. But The Great White North was also home to many great costume jewellery designers. Probably the best-known and… Continue reading
A Magical Jewelry Story
I have been going through some of my favourite jewels because I need to raise some cash to pay for my broken tooth. I was fixing up the locket above (the stone had… Continue reading
What I’m Getting For Christmas
I wish I could report that it was something this fanciful, but in fact I’m getting a crown for broken molar. I had a temporary crown put on yesterday. It looks like a… Continue reading