giving away my heart. earrings.

 

valentine's day has to be my most favorite holiday.  not that anything super-ass spectacular has ever happened to me on valentine's day, but the idea of a day set apart to remember to acknowledge the ones you love?  nice.  i know some of you will argue that it's a money grab (it probably is) and an overhyped excuse to get all dolled up and be with someone (more than likely) but it still holds a special place in my heart.

 

speaking of hearts, in honour of valentine's day, i've been working on some new heart hoop designs like the ones above.  and i'm giving a pair away on the daily dose of handmade blog!  they're not even in my shop yet - but you can win them for yourself or to give to someone special.  you can click HERE to see the details and to enter.  and you thought valentine's day was just another term for consumerism.  *wink*  go.  enter.  NOW.

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pretty as a princess.

 

just fooling around with some amazing gallery wire - the sort of wire you use to make bezels with.  not that i am setting any gemstones anytime soon, but i am itching to make a new stack of rings and this one is the crowning glory.  i sort of feel like i am cheating because i have no hand in the fabrication of the wire, but i am loving the delicacy of it. 

 

 

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anymore of this.

thank you, matthew perryman jones, for sending me emails (okay, its a form email but so what) letting me know that you've written another song that will make me cry.

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walk off the earth.

yes. guilty as charged. i haven't been keeping up with the blog much lately, mostly because every day has started to blend into the next and chasing after a toddler and a newborn is pretty time consuming. however, in my never ending quest for new music, i stumbled upon an article on twitter about a local canadian band called Walk Off the Earth, who's cover of Goyte's somebody that i used to know was the 2nd most viewed video on youtube in canada - second only to the vapid, tongue-in-cheek "gangnam style".  (m - i am not even going to link it here because i know you've already seen in a million times)

being a sucker for cover versions, i have to admit that i'm loving these guys - AND they are talented to boot.  not everyone can make maroon5 seem edgy and cool. 

and here i thought nothing good could come out of burlington. 

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