Posts By: Monica Graves

Friends for Life!

Check out these two hot girls that just turned 40 within 5 months of eachother?  That’s right, me and Dawn!  Getting ready for a night on the town in Burlington!  That evening began with all you can eat sushi!  Mmmmmm!!!! Dawn and I have been friends since before we were even born!  Our Mom’s and… Read more »

Family Time up North!

This picture makes me feel so peaceful inside.  This is the front of my Mom and Dad’s Cottage.  We are so lucky to have this place.  My Dad bought it in the late 50’s and it feels like the set of “Little House on the Prarie”, we even have an old school house down the… Read more »

The Gulf of Mexico

Okay, I”ll admit this picture is far from perfect but the day meant so much to me. Imagine, there I was just this past March  in my little blue Hyundai accent rental car, driving all the way down the west coast of sunny Florida selling my julz!  My heart was racing and palms were sweating,… Read more »

Mother’s Day Open House

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that attended our Open House for Mother’s Day shopping last Thursday!  It was a big success and we really appreciate you sparkling up your Mom’s wardrobe’s with our julz! I feel so honoured to have so many wonderful people around me that support my business and… Read more »

Massey Hall

Last night my hubby and I went to see Craig Ferguson at Massey Hall!  What a fantastic night!  We laughed until our bellies ached, although we kinda do that everyday anyway!  We are all about the humour. It was so fantastic to be there last night, it was a beautiful spring evening and we arrived… Read more »

Spring One of A Kind Show!

I want to thank all of the fans, family and friends that came out to the Spring One of A Kind Show!  We had a great time seeing you all and a few of you even left your cottage weekend early to come and support your Canadian Artisans!  That’s so amazing! Usually after I am… Read more »

Meeting with a Bride in the Florida Keys!

Talk about fun!  Here I am meeting with a bride to be.  Rachel, owner of the White Sands Inn in Marathon, Florida.  Right in the heart of the Florida Keys. We are creating a beautiful multi-strand crystal a pearl necklace for Rachel and then we are leaving space on the necklace where she is going… Read more »

Southern Most Corner Office

Hey what do you think of this?  My brand new corner office on the most southern point of North America!  That’s right!  Key West.  Okay so this is a slight exaggeration……not really my new corner office but I could not resist taking a picture.  I have been in glorious Florida for over a week now. … Read more »

Old Friends

There is nothing quite like an old friend.  The ones that you have known since you were a child.  Here I am with two of my oldest friends up in the Muskoka’s.  Katherine in the middle and Dawn on the far right.  I am so fortunate to have these two special girls in my life. … Read more »

Thank goodness for Yoga!

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope that you are all inspired and ready to hit 2010 with a bang!  I love this time of year….making my resolutions and feeling the power that I have to achieve the goals that I set for myself.  It’s quite amazing. I have noticed in the last year, turning 40… Read more »