Cool Hunting: Chan Luu

Happy Tuesday! Sorry I have been a little mia lately, life has gotten a little crazy!
Chan Luu is jewelry designer that I have been obsessed with for some time now, and I realized I have never featured her on my blog before. She is well known for her beautiful wrap bracelets which come in an array of hand cut semi-precious stones, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver, gold vermeil, and custom dyed leathers. Prices range from $100 for a single wrap and go as high as $400. I absolutely love how she uses organic materials and semi precious stones to create something so beautiful and contemporary.

I plan on investing in a blue or dark grey one!

Coming soon! A DIY tutorial on how to make these beauties! 

Cool Hunting: Beso Beso

I absolutely love Beso Beso Jewelry! Their rings, necklaces and bracelets have a cool effortless yet chic vibe that I love. They also use a lot of natural stone such as amethyst, quartz, onyx and jade. I absolutely must have the 'Barbie' ring in the Amethyst!

Beso Beso Aphrodite Ring $209.00, Barbie Ring $209.00

Orange Beauties

I apologize I didn't post much this week, I had a pretty hectic week. However, I still found time to make a few new pieces of jewelry and do a bit of shopping. Don't you just love my new orange heels? I also learnt to knit and I am beginning to make my first scarf! I would absolutely love to be able to make my own chunky scarves and sweaters. This weekend I celebrated my friend Danielle's birthday. We went out for drinks and headed to a new club called the 'Hoxton' downtown Toronto.

Aldo - $90.00

Aldo - $60.00

 

Here is a picture of a few of the girls and I waiting for the go train to head to Toronto. 

I wore a leather skirt and shirt from Aritzia, a Michael Kors belt, my new Aldo shoes and a Marc Jacobs clutch.

Jewelry Creations

This weekend I headed up to my cottage on Friday for the Labour Day long weekend. Since the weather was for the most part rainy and chilly, I was able to squeeze in some shopping and beading. It is sad to see the summer go so quickly, but I am also extremely excited for fall fashion - scarves, boots and knits are definitely my favourites!



Above is a gift my brother was thoughtful enough to bring back for me when he stopped at Mexico on a cruise. He knows how much I love skulls so he knew right away he had to buy one for my sister and I. I am in love with it and have decided to use it to keep some of my jewelry in.

Weekend Beading

We went to the cottage this weekend to relax, unwind and to celebrate our one year anniversary. We haven't been able to go up the last few weekends so it was really nice to get away. While I was up there I managed to find some time to do some beading and make some jewelry pieces tailored for the fall. 

 Below are the pieces that I made this weekend:

As you can probably tell I love skulls and bright vibrant colours. I am really loving burgundy and hunter green for the fall. I was also really excited to find rose gold beads so I could make a wrap bracelet to match all of my rose gold jewelry. 

I also managed to do a little bit of shopping! I made my first fall purchase and got these shoes from Town Shoes. I love the colour and also the eclectic take on the classic loafer.

Cool Hunting: Mr.Kate

I absolutely LOVE Mr.Kate jewelry! If you haven't noticed I am a bit of a jewelry junky, and this collection is really hard to resist. I have loved rose gold for a long time so I am ecstatic that so many designers are incorporating it into their collections. I need to have the rose gold Mr.Kate logo rosary!

Outside the Jewelry Box...

I love the idea of finding new ways to organize jewelry rather than just a simple jewelry box. Jewelry is a work of art so I love the idea of displaying it for people to see.

Below are a few ideas I have come across...

Via Because I'm addicted

Cool Hunting: Catbird

Recently, I stumbled across this fabulous jewlery Designer called Cat Bird. They are based out of Brooklyn and make lovely delicate jewelry. After browsing through their website their Alphabet rings were definitely my favourite. I absolutely love how you can stack them and make something meaningful and uniqe to just you. The prices are great, ranging from $52.00 for the silver up to $88.00 for the gold. I am very tempted to go crazy and order a bunch of pieces but I must resist the urge!!

Cool Hunting: A Peace Treaty

 I recently came across this amazing jewelry/scarf designer A Peace Treaty through a few of my fellow bloggers, and I have to say I love their style aesthetic. They create ethnically produced artisan handmade pieces, which are actually produced based on ancient traditions learnt from cultures all over the world. A portion of their sales are also donated to aid such developing countries. Prices range from $50 -200. I love coming across such unique designers and spreading the word especially when it is for a good cause! I am currently debating on whether or not to place an order!

Beading Frenzy

Since it was a pretty rainy weekend I spent the majority of it making jewelry with my mom at the cottage. I took friday off work so we did a some shopping and ended up stopping at a bead store in town. I was ecstatic when I saw a table with bead peace signs, skulls, crosses and even owls made of stone. I have made a few pieces of jewelry in the past but this definitely sparked my interest in jewelry making! I decided I was first going to make two black beaded bracelets one with a cross and one with a skull and peace sign. However, two trips to the bead store later and I made four bracelets and two necklaces.

Below are the pieces that I made:

Please let me know if you would like to buy a piece and I can give you colour options and pricing so I can make your own unique piece!

Cool Hunting: Vanessa Mooney

I recently stumbled upon Vanessa Mooney an extremely talented jewelry designer, and I love her jewelry so much I wanted to share her work. Vanessa grew up in a family of artists: filmmakers, writers, painters and actors. She is also the great-granddaughter of Harry Warner, one of the Warner Bros. In 2008, Vanessa began making pieces after a decade of love for vintage and contemporary fashion. What makes her jewelry her own is her unique take on textures, colors, and the blending of different materials. She makes necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings. I absolutely love the bohemian and ethnic feel to her pieces, and I definitely intend on placing an order on her website.



pic via VM

pic via 5 inch and up

Leather Wrapped Bracelets

My mom has always been an extremely creative person and it's something I have always admired. She has been knitting and sewing for as long as I can remember but more recently she began making handmade jewelry - beaded necklaces, bracelets, earrings etc. She has made many pieces for me but her latest creation is definitely my favourite. They are bracelets woven together with leather, beads and silk thread, she also doubled them for a more modern look. This weekend armed with the proper materials she showed me how to make them and I am happy to report I finished my first one last night! 

Below are some pictures I took of the ones she made:

Here I am wearing the purple, cognac and gold one that she made me a few days ago. Ever since she finished it I have not gone anywhere without it!