Bloom?

Spring is coming.... finally!

The last few weeks of winter have been depressing and tiring, full of rainy days and kids being sick.... But now it's time to think of the new season, sunny days, fresh and happy colors!

I must say that I needed a bit of a kick in the butt to get my creativity going as I had been quite uninspired since January... The fact that I didn't have any sales on my Etsy site in February obviously did not give me a boost but I guess it was partly my fault as I didn't feel like playing the game of the daily listings and frequent Treasury-making anymore...

Anyway, it's always good to take a little break when things get too tedious and repetitive... and, in my case, it looks like it was beneficial as I've been super inspired and productive since last week : )


Oh, and by the way, the "kick is the butt" was the Bloom Art, Craft and Design Market where I'll be on Sunday, March 20th... right on time for Spring!

Tea time in an English garden....

... that's the name I wanted to give to this collection but it might be a bit too long! Maybe it will only be "Tea time"... or "English garden"... I'm still thinking...


Jade flowers, soochow jade beads, peach Swarovski crystals... and Vintaj natural brass for the earrings... perfect for tea in the garden, right?

Early Spring?

Isn't it ironic? We are just 6 days away from the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the olympic torch is getting closer and closer to my house (coming by on Thursday at noon... the kids are excited!), the city center is buzzing with tourists, journalists and policemen (lots of them!), I am receiving emails from my friends in France telling me that they are stuck in the snow and I say : snow? what snow???

Yes, here in Vancouver, it's SPRING!


As you can see, the lilac tree in front of my house is already budding... The weather and temperature have been really mild lately and we haven't seen any snowflakes since December : ) What sucks for the Vancouver Olympic Committee is actually great for me as I hate snow and I am always much happier when I have flowers around me...

So here's a new version of my "Papillon" bracelets to celebrate an early Spring : this one features a purple felt butterfly with a pink and copper lampwork glass bead, purple crazy lace agate coin beads mounted on an elastic and finished with a burgundy picot satin ribbon.

And here's a nice bouquet of felt flower brooches that I bought from one of my favorite Etsy sellers : Vaivanat. I absolutely adore these flower brooches and I could have them in all the colors of the rainbow! I actually bought another two but I intend to give them as presents to some of my friends so I don't want to show them here ; )

Vaiva is from Lithuania and she is the sweetest Etsy seller I have "met" so far.... You can visit her shop at : www.vaivanat.etsy.com

(but be careful, these flower brooches are addictive!).

Flowers and Butterflies

My husband makes fun of me : "Let's see your blog! Is there something new?"... and of course, he knows I haven't really posted anything yet : (

I'm actually a little bit intimidated - what should I write about?

Mmmm.... what about posting a nice picture of a bouquet I made the other day to celebrate Spring? I like this picture because I love flowers, I love bright colors and also, I love these paper butterflies I made a few months ago with pretty papers!

Flowers, colors, butterflies, paper : the core inspiration for *olala* design...