Happy birthday to the Blue Brick!
It’s been a year since I started this blog – I want to thank everyone who’s been by, subscribed, stumbled here or linked to my work. Thanks to you the blog just passed 38,000 hits. Not bad for 1 year old :) I had a…
It’s official, I’m a Ninja.
I passed my Nidan grading :o) For my crafty cohorts who aren’t familiar with the term, I have been training in Goju Ryu Karate for 14 years, and this past Saturday I tested and passed for my 2nd degree black belt. This grading was very…
I’m getting better at this… more glasswork
I’m getting better at this :) This is the front view of my latest bracelet. And a side/clasp view. With this one I used the same colour scheme for all beads but experimented with different forms and shapes. I discovered that flattened beads sit more…
The Triumph of Ollie
This is the face that will make me empty my savings account, give up sleep, renounce atheism and just about anything else that will make him be alive and healthy and happy. Ollie (Oliver) came to me 4 years ago this summer, from a lovely…
I am officially a Condo Owner!
It’s official =o) And this is my new view! It’s a lovely one plus den at Spadina and Queens Quay, on a high floor with a full on south view of Lake Ontario from the living room and bedroom. It’s got beautiful finishes, hardwood floors…
Christmas crafting goodies
Here are a few shots of presents that I made over the holidays, I love giving stuff away – but whew! My hands are ready for a break ;o) The Serenity prayer is very dear to many of our friends. Instead of cards this year…
Inspira – Kiluea Necklace
Today I wanted to share pics of the birthday gift I made for my friend Kris – For my birthday gift this year, and also to celebrate 20 years of friendship we went to Hawaii, and thanks to her being willing to drive out (at…
Etsy at last!
I have begun getting my Etsy site back on track, the site will grow to contain samples of (hopefully) everything I do; jewellery, ceramics, photography and knitted goods. I’ve started out featuring just a few things – the leaf jewellery so popular at the show…
Inspira – The Leslie Street Spit
The Leslie Street Spit in Toronto is one of my favourite places – it was originally the dumping ground for the construction refuse during a period of rapid growth in the 60’s. The land created was colonized over time by over 400 species of plant…
Blog Blog Blog
So here we go, I’ve decided to get a craft blog. What was that quote on despair.com? Oh yeah… BLOGGING Never before have so many people, with so little to say, said so much, to so few.