Juicy Gemstones

Oh hey, hai you guys!  

I just wanted to share a bit of a sneak peek.  I have decided to add a lot more colour to my jewellery, 

so I picked up a few pieces of rough gemstone this week.

Getting stones custom-cut isn't necessarily cheap, but it adds so much to the design and value of the piece.  Plus, I love getting EXACTLY what I want.  You know?

Take a look at these beauties:

Rainbow obsidian, rhodochrosite, amazonite, chrysoprase, ruby, larimar, lapis, and orange calcite.

Can you tell which is which?!

Stay tuned, I will definitely update with the finished products within the next few weeks.  Yay!

xx sash.

PS - I want a million dollars to spend on more gemstones!

The Next Jewellery Social!

The Jewellery Social was originally an event created to get the jewellers in Toronto all excited about SNAG the jewellery conference that took place in May of 2013. It was an effective way to get us together and acting as a group to help put on this extensive conference but post SNAG it did not seem to have a purpose anymore. 

It took a few months but we realized it was an event the jewellery community was crying out for so we made some tweaks to the format and relaunched it at Jewel Envy in October. 

This new format has rotating venues and themes to make it exciting and inclusive to jewellers, students, industry suppliers and jewellery lovers alike. 

For the next little while it will be four times a year but maybe will become a monthly fixture again in the future. We have big plans for this little event so be sure to sign up for the emails here. or ask to join the Jewellery Social -Toronto group on Facebook. 

The next social is called "SHOP Studio" which is an art jewellery show and sale. This event will represent the work of six artists including Ivanne Binetruy, Shao-Pin Chu, Charles Funnell, Emily Gill, Heba Kandil and Elizabete Ludviks.

The opening reception will be on Saturday, December 7th, from 6pm to 10pm.
What is really exciting about this event is the artist's talk with Charles Funnell at 7pm so be sure to drop in early so you do not miss it!

The exhibition will run from the opening date until December 24th.
Location: Shao Design Studio, 35 Golden Avenue, Toronto. (416)777-1313. 

Please call Shao Design Studio for opening hours during the scheduled event.