I'm busy!

Two big shows in the same month is a lot of work! I didn't realize that when I said "yes!" to the Greek Festival that is taking place this Sunday (June 27th) in Vancouver, hardly 3 weeks after the two-day Fab Fair... I'm a bit freaked out because the organizers of the Festival are expecting 90,000 visitors during the day!!! Is it possible? That sounds like a lot... I will never have enough jewelry, I should make moooooore..... Au secours!!!

Greek Day, Sunday June 27th, West Broadway Street (@McDonald) in Vancouver, from 11.00am to 9.00pm.

Multicolor

The Spring Fab Fair? It went well, very well, thank you! I had a good time, I met lots of nice people, saw some friends, couldn't resist to buy a few things (look at this beauties by Eikcam) and I had a very emotional moment the first time I used my new Visa card machine and saw the little "Olala design" receipt coming out : )

Now, I am preparing for another fair that will take place next Sunday (June 27th) in Vancouver. Here's the info if you live in the area. I am working on summery items using different shades of blue (turquoise, aquamarine, lapis), white (rock crystals, freshwater pearls, mother of pearl) and some fresh greens, pinks and purples like in these quartz nuggets bracelets :

"Weekend napolitain", a bracelet made of multicolor quartz nuggets, one golden Venetian bead, 2 lepidolite beads and light peach Swarovski crystals.

A very summery version of "Fleurs des bois".

One of my personal favorite color combination for "Frou-frou de fleurs".

Now, let's hope for summer to finally come, it's been so grey and chilly lately... Brrrr...

Bientôt l'été!

I almost fell off my chair this morning when I saw the date on my computer : June 1st... June 1st?... It means that the Spring Fab Fair is at the end of this week, summer is just to follow (we NEED sunshine here... badly!) and school is going to be finished soon... so the kids are going to be on holidays... so it's going to be chaos here every day...

After a few minutes of total panic and a cup of strong tea, I decided that everything was fine and I "regrouped " (as hockey players say on TV... yes, I am becoming more and more Canadian!) while taking a few pictures of my newest creations, some long and funky necklaces called "Guirlandes estivales" (summer garlands).



I must say that I am really excited to present these necklaces at the Fair this weekend because I think that they absolutely ROCK! I love the cheerfulness of the bright jade flowers, the warmth of the wood beads, the elegance of the Swarovski crystals, the softness of the silk string around the neck and the whimsicality of the little charms : )



And if I don't sell them this weekend, it's ok, I'll wear them all at the same time this summer and I'll look super cool : )

Pretty things...

A few months ago, I was looking at Gennine's blog and I saw that she had carved a doily stamp in a rubber block... This was so pretty that I immediately decided that I needed a doily stamp too!... but there was no way I was going to carve it myself, of course! Searching on Etsy, I found my treasure : a box of cute stamps including 2 doilies, a bird cage, an antique key and some other goodies... I also bought some Japanese washi tape with a brown lace print that I'm now using when I gift wrap my jewelry. This is much prettier than regular tape!


Et voilà!

"Cristalline" earrings - ice flake crystal quartz nuggets and rock crystal faceted coin beads on silver earwires

Here are my "Cristalline" earrings presented on a doily stamped card : )

Check out this shop for pretty stuff : www.PrettyTape.etsy.com

Midnight Garden

I went to drop off some new pieces at Eclektica Art Gallery* this week and one of them was my chef d'oeuvre, the mesmerizing "Midnight Garden" necklace... I love this piece, I hope it finds a proud owner : )


"Midnight Garden", a necklace featuring a suede butterfly fluttering among gorgeous dark blue azurite beads (the night) and grey freshwater pearls (the stars).

And talking about gardens, I have to show you the poster for the Spring Fab Fair that will be held on June 5th and 6th at the Heritage Hall, in Vancouver. This dreamy picture was done by my friend Grace, the talented designer and ceramist from Eikcam. We will both attend the Fab Fair as well as Shibang designs who makes colorful felted accessories and whom I am very impatient to meet!



* Eclektica Art Gallery
#102 - 1118 Homer Street, Vancouver (Yaletown)

A Jar of Love...

Here's an original watercolor I bought a few weeks ago from the artist Golly Bard. I am very fond of her art that I find colorful and refreshing.
I thought I would share my "Jar of Love" with you to say Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there : )

Summer mood...

Last Sunday, I hosted my annual "Mother's Day Tea and Jewelry Party" at my house.

This year again, it was very pleasant to receive some friends and some Olala fans, being able to chat with everyone while drinking tea and trying on jewelry : )
Unfortunately, I was so busy being a good host that I totally forgot to take pictures...

I was also happy to see that some of my Summer 2010 creations were well received and I got some enthusiastic "ooohs" and "aaahs" with these pieces :

"Chant du désert", a necklace featuring a beautiful 45mm turquoise donut pendant that has the shape of a flower, honey bayong oval beads spaced with topaz Swarovski crystals, and two turquoise oval beads embellished with copper filigree caps.


I made a "Chant du désert" matching bracelet and also some earrings with honey bayong oval beads, turquoise and topaz Swarovski crystals...


I am personally very fond of these pieces because I love the warm tones of the wood and the bright color of the stones... It's so summery!