La Jolla

I spent this past weekend in La Jolla, San Diego. It was a wonderful trip with my family to see my daughter compete in the San Diego Crew Classic. I don't know how those girls do it, rowing is one of the hardest sports! It was also a chance to get away from the Bay Area for a little bit.

While I was there I ate fantastic food during the day and walked along the pristine beaches of La Jolla in the evening. My favorite restaurant was a fantastic little place called Barbarella. Classy and delicious. I highly recommend it if you are visiting San Diego.  

All together the perfect weekend get away! 

Japan Relief

White Elephant Sale Extraveganza!

If you haven't heard about the White Elephant Sale (WES) in Oakland, it's time to get on board and look forward to next years rummage sale.

WES is the largest rummage sale in northern California. Hosted in a 96,000 sq. ft. warehouse filled to the brim with anything and everything you could possibly imagine. On the advice of a friend I went to check out the vintage jewelry for some inspiration.

Though there was plenty of cheap little necklaces and bracelets lining the countertops, the good stuff was tucked away behind glass. There was amber, turquoise, ruby and even a few diamond necklaces, broaches, and rings. What really caught my eye was the authentic Native American jewelry with engraved silver and large turquoise stones. Each of these pieces took such care and focus to create and they are still coveted decades later. So this week I'm going to focus on putting a little extra love and long-lasting quality and design into each of my pieces.

The Elephant the started it all (or maybe not, but they have an amazing collection of White Elephants!)

For the Music Lovers out there...

Last week my husband and I went to the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco to see Rafal Blechacz, a Polish pianist who won the annual International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2005.

The Theatre was beautiful and the every seat was filled. Rafal truly has a gift and talent for music and has been traveling the world playing everywhere from Morocco to Germany to France and winning awards all along the way.

It was such a treat to see him play and I want to bring that musical spirit to my jewelry as well. I'll be working on incorporating a melody into my pieces... so keep an eye (and ear) out for my harmonious works!

The Show Program

Trunk Show Success!

The trunk show last week at Alina B. was quite a learning experience.

I found that because I had a Thursday afternoon deadline to present my Spring Collection, it forced me to dedicate all my time and effort to creating new pieces. Forced to be hunched over my jewelry table for 15 hours a day was an unexpected way to really get me excited about my Spring Collection and start pushing more pieces out.

The trunk show was not only a success for selling pieces and getting more people interested in my jewelry, but worked as a way to catapult me into spring. And now that it will be raining all week, I'm sure I'll have a few more extra long dates with my table of gems.

Fantastic Trunk Show this Thursday & Friday!

Look out! Valentine's Day is fast approaching and it's a perfect holiday to celebrate the people you love - even if you're single.

My jewelry will be hosted at Alina B. in Walnut Creek on Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th from 4 - 7 pm.

There will be champagne and cupcakes from the delicious Kara's Cupcakes!

Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity to share the love this Valentines!

Alina B. is located at 1378 N. Main St in Walnut Creek

If you can't make it to the trunk show, there's still time to find that perfect gift... See more options on my Etsy page!

Hope to see you all there! 

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