Tea time

I was really pleased to see that my "Afternoon Tea" Treasury made it to the Front Page yesterday!

This list was inspired by the fact that I am organizing a "Tea and Jewelry Party" at my house this weekend to introduce my new pieces to some lovely ladies who live in Vancouver and are members of the unofficial Olala design fan club : )

Sand garden

After the excitement of our trip to France, my husband decided to take the boys and me to Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island, for a few relaxing days of playing in the sand, beachcombing, bird-watching and snorkeling in the (cold!) Pacific ocean...

The sand and all the drift wood on the beach inspired me and I made these pieces that I find very elegant and natural with their subtle tones :

"Jardin de sable" necklace - white cinnabar, natural mother of pearl, fossil coral, Swarovski crystals

The matching earrings - gold vermeil carved earwires, white cinnabar, Swarovski crystals

I also came up with a "whitish" Treasury today : )

A Front Page day!

Today, Olala design was on Etsy's Front Page twice!

First, it was my newest Treasury "Sweet Nothing" that made the FP and later, it was Rafya's "B.B.O" (blue brown and olive) that featured my "Ronde d'ebene" bracelet... Rafya is a jeweller from Israel and she is one of my favorite sellers : )

http://www.rafya.etsy.com/

You've got Mail!

Oh, I'm so happy! This morning, the postman delivered a little package I was very impatient to receive : it contained 2 pairs of earrings I bought from Suuskeramiek, a Deutsch Etsy seller who makes lovely porcelain earrings... unfortunately, looks like the mail between the Netherlands and Canada is pretty slow and my package took a month to arrive!.... Anyway, it was worth the wait and I'm very happy : )

As I had been checking my mailbox with excitement for the last 2 weeks, it inspired a "You've got Mail!" theme for the Treasury list I made this weekend... Oh, what a pleasure it is to receive a package through the mail!!!

I knew it!

I knew it! I told you Betsy3's Treasury was worth being on the Front Page and sure enough, "Primavera" was proudly showing its lovely colors this afternoon on Etsy's Front Page! Thank you Betsy and Etsy : )

Now, here is my latest list : it's called "Naturally" and I'm pretty happy with it...

Here's also a sneak peak of a necklace I'll be listing this weekend. I've named it "Ma douce" because it has very soft colors. This gorgeous button comes from France, it was part of another "treasury" : one that I received through the mail and that had been curated by my aunt who lives in Paris... She had gone shopping for me in a few of these wonderful craft shops where I would spend all my savings - if I had any!

Blossoms

I really enjoy making lists for the Treasury on Etsy : every Etsy user can become a "curator" by choosing 12 items featured in her "favorites" and arrange them according to colors or themes. Then, the big game is to look at each other's lists and comment : "oh, this is so lovely!", "what a stunner!", "I really love this color palette!", etc... and avidly scroll down the Treasury to see if your own items are featured somewhere... Ultimately, your talents as a curator might be recognized by the Etsy administration who will put your list on the Front Page of the web site for up to an hour! This is very rewarding for the "curator" and a fantastic promotional tool for the sellers.

Anyway, I just wanted to show you a list created by Betsy3, a seller from Italy, who featured my "Blossoms" earrings in her latest Treasury. I really like this list and I hope it will make the Front Page : )