I'm on Vacation!

As many of you already know, I'm off from my day job this week, but before you get too excited for me, this year is more of a staycation, albeit one with lots of flea marketing and antiquing involved! But this got me to thinking that I still haven't shared many of my photos from last fall's trip to Paris, so I figured now was as good a time as any...



Today I thought I show you one of my favourite features in the Louvre museum,


a tour of Napoleon's apartments!


Here rooms have been re-created to emulate their original opulence.


Crystal chandeliers, red velvet damask furnishings, and floor-to-celing murals say, 'come on in and take your shoes off!' Ha, ha! Well, I for one wouldn't mind living in a place like this! ;)



And just look at this dining table! I lost count of how many chairs there were!



Meanwhile, back at home I've been up to a little opulence of my own...


This double-layer necklace features a St. Christopher medal, Victorian cameo mounted on a silver shield, and lots of rhinestones and rosary chains!




This simple yet striking necklace featuring a Virgin Mary medal, garnets and wooden rosary beads, is easy enough to wear every day, or layered with another special piece.




I call these earrings 'cameo glamour' because they are just a little over-the-top with lots of dangly rhinestones!




Finally, I took a leap of faith with this piece by using unconventional materials -white celluloid floral links accented with sleeping beauty turquoise - to recreate the feeling of shabby-painted garden furniture in this 'angelic garden' necklace.





Fortunately, one of my favourite customers snatched her right up! ;)

Please stay tuned later in the week for more 'vacation' designs... I've been working on prayer card bangles and a few custom orders! Have a very Happy 4th of July! <3