New Spring 2011 Jewelry Affaire Magazine

So excited to say that I have several pieces of jewelry in the new Jewelry Affaire Magazine that is hitting newstands now!  I love this magazine as well as its editor and staff!  Delightful! 

Here is a sneek peek at the new cover, love the earrings!

 One of my featured projects in the magazine, Vintage Rose necklace below is created from some wonderful vintage vintage beads and pendant from my huge vintage stash of goodies in the studio and some sparkling Swarovski Elements crystals of course! 

 One of the things that I found with this necklace was that a clean & simple design was actually better compared to a busy, more complicated design.  Sometimes, we can "over-design" so keep that in mind as will I when working on future jewelry projects.

I get so excited when the newest issue of a magazine that I love comes out and some of my jewelry is featured......it make for an extra-special sparkling day when it arrives and I can finally share with everyone!  Can't wait to see all of the other projects in this issue of Jewelry Affaire!

Sparkles!

June

A Sparkling Good Time

So I just spent a few days with some of the most talented and amazing men & women you could ever hope to meet or gather in one room......The SWAROVKSI ELEMENTS Ambassdors!  The Ambassadors were invited to the North American Swarovski Headquarters in Cranston, RI recently but before we invaded the offices quite a large group of us made a splash at fellow ambassador Debra Saucier's store The Bead & Wire Shop for a SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Ambassador's Meet & Greet. What a sparkling turnout!!!! We had a blast with the customers as well as had some time to talk and enjoy being together! A huge thanks to Deb & her family for hosting all of us!!!!!

Here is myself, Tammy Honaman, Sandra Lupo, Stephanie Dixion (The Dixon Chick) and Lilian Chen on the bus heading to meet the rest of the SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Ambassador gang

 at The Bead & Wire Shop

Tammy with a few of her fans!!!

The talented Diane Whiting holding a copy of Jewelry Affaire Magazine with my necklace on the cover!!!

 Deb Saucier, Owner of The Bead & Wire Shop and I taking pictures of each other taking pictures of the festivities at her store during the event

Stephanie Dixion was doing demo's in the front of The Bead & Wire Shop.  Everyone loved her demo's!!!  She was later teaching all of us a few beady & sparkling tips, love the Dixon Chick!!

We got to the offices, mingled, talked, brainstormed, saw the new innovations and showroom in person, trained on products that we love even more now after Nick Regine shared a bit of his knowledge and expertise with us, a fabulous dinner and well to say that we had a sparkling time is a bit of an understatement! a big thank you Nicole, Nick, Barbara,Rebecca, Kim and everyone else at Swarovski for your time it was greatly appreciated!!!

Two super talents!  Jamie North & Leslee Frumin at the Swarovksi North American Headquarters

 Me and Jamie North, love this gal!

 We have invaded the offices!  Let the games begin!

Dinner was fabulous but the company was even more sparkling!  Here are Monica Han, Brenda Schweder, Lilian Chen , Debbie Simon and Jamie North, seriously it doesn't get much better than this!

 It was totally dark other than all of the cell phone lights, everyone was busy texting and facebooking about everything we were doing!  Such fun!!

 Love these ladies!!  Laura Timmons (this lady never takes a bad picture), Jamie North and Stephanie Dixon

Nick Regine, our guru!  We definitely paid attention when he talked!

Stephanie Dixion & Katie Hacker ( truly one of the most talented yet gracious people I know)

Our group of Ambassadors is an amazingly talented group whose talents are as varied and diverse as the cities and country's that we are all from. You have those that make stitching a bracelet or amazing necklace look so easy that you shake your head with wonder, others that can wire crochet a necklace, meet new friends and still be the life of the party all at the same time, some that are already so well known in our industry that they will amaze you with their graciousness, kind words and talent to the point that you are speechless. There are Ambassadors that are so talented that I have no doubt you will be hearing their names even more and more as time goes on........truly a wonderfully giving, talented and totally amazing group of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Ambassadors that I am delighted to call my friends!

Sparkles!

June



exciting times

Wow!!! Good friends, good times, great beads, great classes and much more!

Saw some amazing new innovations from Crystallized Swarovski Elements (really did you expect me to say anything else??LOL), despite how much I love my Crystallized Swarovski Elements, they really have some amazing new designs coming to all of us in the near future! Some pieces that I am truly chomping at the bits to get my hands on and create some new sparkling jewelry.....very exciting and very innovative! Looking forward to sharing more info in the near future. Their trend presentations are really like no other! Each piece is truly a piece of art......be still my sparkling heart!

Got to spend some time with all of my fellow ambassadors and I can truly say that I although I have found such kinship in some like Jamie North (love my Canadian friend and truly the best!) , Laura Timmons (talented, fashionable and a good Texas girl at heart...what is not to love!), Diane Whiting(my talented sparkle sister), Kristal Wick (just the cutest and yet amazingly, super talented), Linda Hartung ( this lady is so down to earth, amazing and gracious that I am in awe) ,

Linda & Kristal playing around at the Ambassador Reception!

Deb Saucier ( love this lady, what a hoot to be around!), Brenda Schweder ( so talented, seriously), Fernando Dasilvia ( he is well beyond.....fabulous, darling!), Val Hirata ( oozes talent and sparkles.....amazing, this bouquet is just a very tiny bit of her work.......), Sandra Lupo ( adore, I took some of my first bead classes from years ago from this talented lady) and Lillian Chen ( amazing, unique and totally original) just to name a few.....

I took a class with Jamie.....if you ever have the chance to take her Oh So Gorgeous bracelet class, well....jump at the chance( pssstt.....she is teaching it at Bead & Button in June)! She is fabulous and the bracelet is beyond beautiful when finished, take a peek at the pic below!!

Course our guys ( Ben & Kevin) totally connected while we were getting beady & sparkly happy with all of the fabulous goodies that were everywhere in Tucson!My classes & Demo went great! We had tons of fun and everyone finished their Vintage Tassled Rose necklaces! Love when that happens!! See smiling faces.......

A few of my sparkle sisters at the Swarovski Party!

What a way to end an amazing week...even though to be honest, I was truly sick the whole week and was working on numerous projects yet I loved getting inspired by all of these amazing creative designers! So many new ideas and designs sparkling in my head....can't wait to show you what I am dreaming about these days!

Lillian, Kristal, Laura and yours truly! Love, love, love these talented ladies!

Val, Diane, me, Deb & Lillian

Cheers and looking forward to a fabulously sparkling year! Can't wait to share all the new sparkling inspiration with you in the coming months! To my fellow ambassadors....you are all the best of the best and I am delighted to be in your inspired and totaly sparkling company......

Sparkles!!!

June

Happy Sparkling New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!!

Wishing you a fabulously blessed & sparkling 2010!

Time for new starts, new classes & new sparkles!

I will be kicking off the new year with a little bit of travel with stops at

the CHA Super Show in sunny Anaheim, CA

to teach a workshop & do a couple of make & takes January 22 and 23, 1020!

Then off to Tucson in February to be an instructor at the Create Your Style with Crystallized Swarovski Elements showroom. My class & demo are both on February 2, 2010. Come take a class, check out the demo and have some sparkling fun!

What a great way to start the new year, don't you agree????

Looking forward to seeing you in California & Tucson!

Sparkles!

June

Vintage Tassled Rose Class in Tucson

I know that this will not come as a big surprise to most of you as you know how I feel about all things that sparkle & shine as well as my love for Crystallized Swarovski Elements. So it took me all of 2 seconds to respond with a resounding YES that I would be delighted to teach again at the Create Your Style Event in Tucson for 2010 when they invited me back this year to teach a class. Just tell me when & where and I am there!!!

So, I am happy to say that I will be at the

Crystallized Swarovski Elements-Create Your Style Event in Tucson

on February 2, 2010!

This year, I am teaching a class called Vintage Tassled Rose in Tucson at the Create Your Style Showroom and would love to have you join me while we create a beautiful necklace I am sure that you will love when completed. We will create a necklace is full of modern vintage with a touch of old world romance and charm. Using various wire wrapping techniques, we will create an eye catching necklace that is full of beautiful crystal pearls and sparkling crystals with a tassled flair that you are sure to love for a lifetime.

Although the class is level is listed at intermediate, those that are beginners are certainly welcome to join in the fun as well!

Learning various techniques is always a good thing!

I know that I am looking forward to taking some classes myself. I love to be challenged and learn new techniques to use and adapt into my own designs. Don't you???

Honestly, I can't think of a better place to take fabulous classes as well as have the opportunity to be inspired as well as see a wide range of fun demos at the Create Your Style showroom hosted some amazing instructors & Create Your Style Ambassadors like myself. Hint, Hint: I will be showing you how to create a fun, colorful and of course, sparkling watch bracelet using wire wrapping techniques during my free demo in the showroom on February 2nd in the afternoon, please come by say hi & join in the fun. You won't be disappointed!

Sparkles!!! Can't wait to see you in Tucson!!!!

5328 Xilion Inspiration Design

You never know when or where inspiration will strike. For me, it was a combination of things, not just one specific moment.

First, I heard that Crystallized Swarovski Elements was phasing out one of my favorite crystals the 5301 Bicone and was replacing it with the new 5328 Xilion.

To say that I was curious as to why they would bringing out a new element would be an understatment but I have to say I LOVE the new & improved crystal which is still in my favorite bicone shape but has more facets to it and since I love wirework the old 5301 would sometimes be a little crunchy at the edges and the new 5328 Xilion was smooth and fabulous. I think, no I know, that I am in serious like with this new crystal!

Course I love any Crystallized Swarovski Element so I am a bit of an easy sell but when it sparkles more and is actually easier to use in a variety of designs then it is a huge win in my book!

So, I was challenged as a Create Your Style with Crystallized Swarovski Elements Ambassador to come up with a inspirational design and try out the new 5328 Xilion crystal........I thought, I pondered.......I wanted to do something that was sometime fun, yet would make a statement of sorts.

I have been working on improving my Adobe Illustrator skill set as I have been working as a Jewelry Product Designer in addition to my normal wife, mom, jewelry designer & Create Your Style Ambassador life, designing components (pendants, connectors, beads, clasps, etc....) so I thought it would be natural to design my piece using some of my new learnings with Illustrator.

Course sometimes what is designed on paper is well.....very different in how it looks when you actually have to make it, right???? Add to it that I love creating jewelry that looks relatively simple to create but is stilll a bit more complicated than it first appears. But here it is!

I was pleasantly surprised not only with the new crystal but also with how the design came out and looked pretty darn close to my drawing.

This necklace was fun to create and definitely makes statement when worn! I hope that you love it and are inspired to try the new 5328 Xillon crystal and create a statement of your own!

Sparkles!

June

Crystallized Swarovski Elements Ambassadors

Course I told you all about this a while back that I was more than honored to be a part of the new Ambassador program for Crystallized Swarovski Elements and the designers that I am in the company of.......well...Amazing!!!

So it is all up and live on the Create Your Style website so that you can go and check out my fellow ambassadors, read all about them, check out ambassador blogs and articles, designs, etc......( I will be posting in the months to come). Also, there is a great forum for those of us that love Crystallized Swarovski Elements in our home, apparel and jewelry. Check it out!!!

Enjoy reading about all the sparkling Ambassadors and I encourage you to join the Create Your Style community....you will love it!

Ambassador Sparkles to you!!!

June

I'm Back.....

I'm back....no really!!!! It has been a whirlwind spring and so far summer.......lots of changes but still working on new designs, just have to get them uploaded to the site, etc..... Promise to share some here soon!!!

Have lots to tell and catch up on but most will have to wait till later but one thing I am excited about is that I am happy to report that I will be back at the Crystallized Swarovski Elements- Create Your Style Showroom in Tucson, AZ this coming February to teach a fabulous class called Vintage Tassled Rose Necklace! It will be full of yummy Crystallized Swarovski Elements pearls, vintage brass chain and of course those sparkling Crystallized Swarovski Elements crystals. Can't wait to share pictures with you soon!

Made a bracelet today that is full of fun design

that I will hopefully get some good pictures of and share soon with everyone!!

So for now, I am happy to be back at Sparkles from Beach Haus Designs and can't wait to start showing you all the things that are brewing here at the Beach Studios!!!

Sparkles!!!

June

Working, Working & Celebrating

Let's get to the celebrating first don't you think.......

First off, Happy Earth Day a day late. Course is there ever a time to not celebrate Mother Earth and all of the beautiful things that we sometime take for granted to be thankful for everyday? Everyday should be Earth Day, don't you think?

Second, well.....I finally got my official Create Your Style™Crystallized™-Swarovski Elements Ambassador bag filled with lots of fabulous goodies including my official sparkling certificate and much more! Included was the book "Design Expressions From Brail & Russia" that featured some amazing designs from several of my fellow ambassadors
Margot Potter, Fernando DaSilva and Lisa Pavelka!So excited about this new role that I am sparkling here & there and everywhere these days.......Course how can you not love to sparkle?

So now on to the working.........been in the studio creating lots of new goodies,some I will be posting shortly and others well......I just can't yet because they are for some magazine submissions as well as possibilities for classes for 2010 that I just can't share until given the good word, ya know? But when the time is right, I promise I will share! Course, I will let you in on a little secret......they are LOTS of Crystallized™ Swarovski Elements in all of my designs!! Bet you are surprised by that admission! Course those of you who know me well......well, you already know how much I love my sparkles!

I have also been hard at work on our new collection of the June Beach Collection of jewelry
and it will be rolling out very very soon to stores. If you are interested in carrying the line in your fabulous store just contact us and we can get you some information. I honestly can't wait to share these new goodies....and yes, again lots of Crystallized™Swarovski Elements in this sparkling necklaces, bracelets & earrings too!

So off to get busy!

Have a Sparkling Day!!!

June

Sparkling Goodies

I always like when I have the chance to add some new goodies to the website!

So, here are a few new little sparkles that I thought you might like......this is only the beginning of what is we are about to start loading onto the Beach Haus Designs website.

I love this 3-pc set. I don't offer these as a set very often but I thought the pieces just really compliment each other so well I hated to separate them!

This is a beautiful necklace full of Citrine and Crystallized Swarovski Elements Crystals! Stunning!

For those purple loving people, here is a great necklace full of sparkling Crystallized with Swarovski Elements crystals and Amethyst.

Doesn't this necklace just bring a smile to your face due to the happy colors? We all need a little happy in our lives don't you agree?

Love this necklace, the colors remind me a the beautiful waters on
Lake Michigan during the summer.....summer is coming soon,right?

This is another set that we are offering again it just goes together so nicely......Girly Girl!

I have lots of new vintage coming you way shortly and some beautiful new authentic beach glass! Can't wait to share some of those new pieces starting next week.

Till then....

Have a sparkling day!

June

Sparkles with Crystallized Swarovski Elements

Well, I have sent in my all paperwork and now I am waiting on my box with lots of sparkling goodies inside as part of my becoming a Crystallized Swarovski Elements Ambassador along with 19 other fabulous designers........what an honor! Truly! I will share more soon but to be able to help promote a brand that I personally love so much well ......it's thrilling!

Here I am finishing my demonstration of my Sassy Sparkling Watch Bracelet that I did in the Tucson showroom and my friend another Crystallized Swarovski Ambassador, Jamie North.

This is an exciting time for Beach Haus Designs & myself as I am embarking on new design techniques that I will be telling you more about later as well as teaching more which I am really excited about......working on new class submissions as we speak . I also have some other fun things in the works that I can't talk about yet but promise to tell when I can.

Beach Haus Designs is also on

and we would be thrilled if you wanted to join our page as a fan!

New Jewelry

So I am trying to get back in the groove of things and to start off my to-do list today I am posting some new jewelry that I finally got photographed and ready to put on the website and blog! YIPPEE!
I love this double strand cool necklace! Full of wood coco beads, freshwater pearls & Crystallized Swarovski elements crystals it is perfect to go with everything! Don't you agree!


Just Beachy is one of a kind and my return to my roots with our authentic beach glass (or some people love to call it sea glass) jewelry. I love the color of this beach glass is a a beautiful shade of aqua that we have wrapped and embellished with Crystallized Swarovski Elements crystals and sterling silver. Fabulous.........
Golden Venice is a classic, elegant necklace of sterling silver, vermeil, Crystallized Swarovski Elements crystals and a fabulous Murano glass pendant. Stunning!Circle of Blue is just fun & cute!! Dress it up, dress it down......
I love the swing factor in the tassel don't you?

All of these pieces are available on the website with some more being added shortly!

Have a Sparkling Day!
June