Have you been spending time in nature these days? Any time I have available to be outside I’ll take it. I don’t care if it’s plus or minus 40. I’ve always felt like the outdoors were calling my name. I still have a couple of weekends to enjoy the family cottage before my hubby and… Read more »
Posts Tagged: hand made jewellery
How my pain led me to my purpose…
So happy to be back in the blogging game. It’s been a long time and I’ve had my reasons. Building the website has probably been one of the most soul searching experiences I’ve ever had. Isn’t that crazy? Apart from my adorable dog Miss Boink… this business, these julz and this website are all my… Read more »
Keeping Organized
What is it about being dis-organized that makes us all so frantic? Some people seem to manage with piles on their desks, garages and basements packed with miscellaneous items but most of us simply can’t handle it. Sometimes I think it’s my all or nothing personality that makes it challenging for me to compartmentalize different… Read more »
The How’s Don’t Matter
Do you ever over-analyze EVERYTHING???? I sure do! I think it’s what makes us the smart, intelligent, powerful women that we are! But when is enough? Enough? Dawn and I sat down a while ago and talked about how we were working the business and whether or not our “jobs” were in line with what… Read more »
Movin’ on up!
Wooo Hoooo!!!!! We did it!!! Due to a lot of hard work and devoted fans, friends and family, we have been able to BUY our very own Studio Space. Over the last 12 years we have moved from a Bedroom Office to leasing various Garage/Basement/Office/Studio spaces, it’s so crazy to look back and see where… Read more »
What’s inside my jewelry box?
Hmmmmmm……a jewellery box you say? Well I do have one but I can never find anything in it! It gets messy fast! Since is all about colour, I need to make sure that every morning when I get dressed I am perfectly accessorized in matching julz! That means they need to be in clear view…. Read more »
The Hummingbird Ball
Every year in May Hamilton Health Sciences has their annual Hummingbird Ball! I have had the pleasure of participating for 2 years in a row now. I am there to launch the latest and greatest Hummingbird piece of jewelry to help raise money for the CIBC Breast Assessment Centre. Many of you have purchased the… Read more »
Montreal
Let’s go back about a month……..so it’s one week before the One of A Kind Show…there is lot’s to do and I find myself hovering….”Wayne is the website up to date?…..what are you doing about our booth lighting?” “Dawn do we have enough julz?….have you made enough earrings to match all our necklaces?”……geeeezzzz even I’m… Read more »
Jeff Bartels
Well let me introduce you to another famous brother! This is Dawn’s brother Jeff Bartels. Many of you know how talented Dawn is with all of the beautiful julz she creates here at , well apparently that talent runs in the family. We had the pleasure of seeing Jeff at Studio 561 in Toronto where… Read more »
Gobsmact
I am so excited to be writing this blog that I don’t quite know where to start. I suppose I should start by saying that I am a VERY proud big sister!!!! Even though my brother is going to be 40 this year…..is it wrong for me to say that I am still a proud… Read more »
