Summer Lovin 2011- 3's company and 4's a PARTY! Origami Earrings

These babies actually seem longer then they really are. I have a shorter neck and they do not even come close to my shoulders. These earrings are made of of 16 carefully folded peices of origami (2 per square!). The origami peices themselves measure a little less than 0.5 inches wide and are 3 inches long including the earring itself.

Each peice is varnished and is water resistant!

Sterling silver, 18$

Summer Lovin 2011- 3's a crowd and 4's a PARTY!

These babies actually seem longer then they really are. I have a shorter neck and they do not even come close to my shoulders. These earrings are made of of 16 carefully folded peices of origami (2 per square!). The origami peices themselves measure a little less than 0.5 inches wide and are 3 inches long including the earring itself.

Each peice is varnished and is water resistant!

Sterling silver, 18$

Summer Lovin 2011- 3's a crowd, and 4's a PARTY!

These babies actually seem longer then they really are. I have a shorter neck and they do not even come close to my shoulders. These earrings are made of of 16 carefully folded peices of origami (2 per square!). The origami peices themselves measure a little less than 0.5 inches wide and are 3 inches long including the earring itself.

Each peice is varnished and is water resistant!

Sterling silver, 18$

Red Kotozome Swirls

Black and white batik

Gold graphics

Blue filagree

Blondie

OLD SKOOL CRAFTS VALENTINE'S DAY ARTISANS FAIR!

OLD SKOOL CRAFTS VALENTINE'S DAY ARTISANS FAIR!

Valentine’s Day Artisans fair going on in the mile end this weekend!  

Come and show local Montreal artists some LOVE in honor of this special day.

 There will also be Sweets (yummy cupcakes, and other treats) available for sale as well as the Old Skool Crafts Café - (Ukrainian food (pirogis, sausages, etc)). The Cafe is open on Saturday all day and Sunday after 1pm. (The Butcher for the church is there Sunday morning- also worth the trip)

There will also be a Kids Crafts room both days and Artistic Face painting for kids on both days.

For more information and to see what kind of artists will be there please visit: 

http://oldskoolcrafts.webs.com/artisans.htm

Updates

Hello Everyone! Happy (belated) Chanuka to those celebrating last week, Christmas is fast approaching and the city is bustling with holiday bazaars and shoppers. Now if only the snow can stay on the ground it would feel a lot more like Christmas!

T-love has been doing a couple of bazaars this past month and was a great success! I've been hustling like crazy and my dining room table has seen more beads than food this month! However, now that the bazaars and events have died down I have some more time to post all of these new creations. Please come back and visit this week and new photos will be coming up.

If you're having trouble finding that something for a hard to buy for person, custom creations are ALWAYS my pleasure!

Also, watch out for my Etsy store coming up soon.

Lady Love's Holiday Ornaments are going quickly so be sure to email MJ and I with color preferences to see if we have any left in stock!


PEACE AND MUCH LOVE,

Tara

LOVE this special time of year!!!

The holiday season is all about peace and LOVE! And there are many reasons to love the new hand-made ornaments that my very talented friend MJ of lady Jane's treasure trove and I have made in honor of love. We have aptly named it Lady Loves Holiday and you can visit our special blog here; http://ladylovesholiday.blogspot.com/

Reasons to LOVE these ornaments:

- For the love of the earth we re-purposed vintage jewelry and samples of vintage wall paper to make the ornaments.

- Show your Mom how much you love her by getting her an one of a kind, hand made ornament instead of something generic from a big box store.

- Bring one of these ornaments as a Hostess gift and make them feel really loved by taking the time to get something original.


You can purchase these ornaments at Lady Love's Holiday Blog, Fait Ici, and at Old Skool Crafts Holiday Bazaar coming up next weekend (Dec 11-12).

HOLIDAY BAZAAR THIS WEEKEND!

Come see T-love and many other fabulous local designers selling their creations! The good thing about this Bazaar is that it's happening over two week-ends, so if you can't make it this week-end or would rather do some "window" shopping before you make the plunge and buy a gift please stop buy!

This is a great opportunity to buy friends, family or lover a very special locally made one-of-a-kind gift! You will NOT be disappointed.

PLUS T-love will also have some Awesome hand made Christmas ornaments made from folded vintage wall paper and jewelry. Perfect for a Hostess or Mom gift! (stay tuned as this week Lady-Love holiday will be launching our blog for these ornaments)

Peace and LOVE!

Tara

Coming Soon...Holiday fun with Lady Love!

MJ of Lady Jane's Treasure Trove and I are combining efforts this holiday season to bring you some LADY LOVE holiday creations. Stay tuned for some pictures this week! She is coming over tonight to do some brainstorming and crafting...

Oh the possibilities... Vintage jewelry and origami...

OooooOOooooOo... AaaaAAAaaaaAAa

Montréal's Annual Gem and Mineral Show

Get ready all you rock collectors, Montreal's Annual Gem and Mineral show is this weekend at Place Bonaventure! More than 90 dealers selling precious and semi-precious stones, jewelery, amber, pearls, stone carvings, unique crystal specimens, fossils, beads, sculptures and tools.

The Club was founded in 1957, incorporated in 1964, and has served the gem and mineral hobbyists in Montreal ever since.

They have a workshop/clubhouse in the Montreal area, where members gather to practice their crafts, or socialize and exchange information. .

Every year in the fall, they host their annual gem and mineral show where the public is invited to
visit dealers from many parts of Canada, as well as other parts of the world.

Any one else as excited about this as I am??

Nov 5-7th (Friday, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

Price: $7

Fairy Origami Earrings ***SOLD***

These fairies came all the way from Switzerland, and some of my very first origami paper that came in an assorted package; they are therefore one of a kind and cannot be made again. A t-love one and only, and the first item of T-love's Soulmate line.

I hope these fairies bring you many happy returns!

23$

Olive and Fuchsia Bib Necklace

Olive, fuchsia and varying shades there of a really popular this season, long live the colors of summer flowers to brighten up a typically gray winter day of February! Why not spread a around some of that inner sunshine?

Necklace measures 19.5 ".

Sterling silver, olive green shell discs with complimentary pieces of origami about 1 " wide.

35$

Layered chain Origami Necklace **SOLD**

This necklace has a small gold filled chain, a medium sterling silver chain, and one super funky gold toned polyester chain, all to be brought to together by a cobalt blue piece of origami.

Necklace measures 18.5 " at it's shortest and 20 " at it's longest.

28$

Healing Crystal Necklace - 3 color combos

Rock crystal has been used as a healing tool for thousands of years. It is said to stimulate mental clarity, emotional stability and to facilitate and focus meditative states. It is also said to stimulate positive thoughts and feelings, and to amplify psychic abilities.

This necklace will have you feeling AND looking good! :)

Measures 18.5 " long

1-Sterling silver, gray freshwater pearls, antique gold polyester chain.
2- Sterling silver, cream fresh water pearls, Grey polyester chain. (sold, but possibility to make again)
3- Sterling silver, silver fresh water pearls, black polyester chain



30$

Double Happinness Earrings

Chinese ceramic ware is an art form that has been developing since the dynastic periods. China is richly endowed with the raw materials needed for making ceramics. The first types of ceramics were made about 11,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era. Chinese Ceramics range from construction materials such as bricks and tiles, to hand-built pottery vessels fired in bonfires or kilns, to the sophisticated porcelain wares made for the imperial court.

Although probably not from the Tang Dynasty these double happiness beads are very popularly seen in most popular Chinese ceramics and jewelry, I even bought myself a full necklace of these beads while I was in Hong Kong !

Sterling silver.

15$

China Town Necklace

The hand painted Chinese porcelain bead and to the crisp royal blue of the agate stone, and polyester chain seen so often on traditional Chinese porcelain items, give this funky necklace a definitely classy Asian feel.

It measures 27 1/2 " long. Sterling silver

40$ (50$ with matching earrings)

Hello all... I will be away on a much needed vacation for two weeks to gorgeous Switzerland with my lovely Swiss man. I'll be able to check e-mails from time to time, but no posts until the end of October. Hold tight plenty of new jewels to come...

T-LOVE now @ FAIT ICI!!!!

I am soo excited as I just dropped off my first retail display at this awesome little shop in St.Henri. Fait Ici is it's name and local products are the game. It has a great vibe, great products (like the non carcinogenic nail polish I just bought sans formaldehyde!) and a wonderful owner who is so enthusiastic about getting back to our roots and supporting locally made food, produce, household goods, and a whole lot more! They even have a blog with lots of interesting topics to read about.


Here's a little blurb about Fait Ici!

Fait ici is an eco-conscious general store that showcases high quality products primarily made in Quebec.

Fait ici promises to provide you with an option that delivers on quality and sustainability. We’ve done our homework about the products on our shelves. We know who makes them, where they’re made, and how their produced.

It is also a throwback to the days when shopping was an experience. We aim to provide our clientele with a thoroughly modern twist on an old concept, the general store.

Fait ici is located at:

2519, Notre-Dame O corner Charlevoix
Montreal, Québec, H3J 1N6

Uke Fest

Dobriy den! (Good day!)

The Ukrainian Festival was a blast! I got to share my table with a wonderful person I met at Marché La Récré, Zuemy of Es Pera! it was really nice to have a partner there as it made set up go a lot faster, bathroom breaks easier, and Perogi runs possible. :) I was really glad to have some one to chat with and share in the wonderful cultural experience.

I just want to say that the Ukrainian people are very kind, and friendly and welcomed us (non-Ukrainians) very warmly which was very refreshing. So many different people came out to the festival, young, old, Ukrainian, and non, people from the church and the neighborhood; you really felt like you were part of a community. Not to mention the beer garden, dancers and singers, perogis, and sausages (if you eat meat) it was one of the better festivals that I've been to in Montreal.

I would definitely do it again next year. See below for some pics from this year's festival.

UKRANIAN FESTIVAL THIS WEEK-END!!!

For all the culture lovers living in Montreal this weekend's Ukrainian festival promises to be a blast. With everything from a Beer Garden, singers, dancers, local artists, and yummy food, you are sure to have a GREAT time, and learn a little bit more about Ukranian culture while you're at it! The festival schedule and details are below...

T-Love will be there with many other artists, so come and visit for your chance to see the new fall collection, with fringe necklaces with funky chain and all new earrings to bring some pizazz to your wardrobe.

Friday	September 10th 2010	6pm - 10pm (BEER GARDEN)
Saturday	September 11th 2010	10am - 10pm
Sunday	September 12th 2010	10am - 5pm

The Montreal Ukrainian Festival will showcase performances by various Ukrainian, Canadian and Quebec artists, singers, dancers, comedians and choirs.

Throughout the day, festival-goers will be able to browse through many kiosks featuring Ukrainian cuisine, folk art and crafts, local businesses and information booths.

To keep the young ones entertained, the Montreal Ukrainian Festival will offer a supervised children’s area with games, face painting and other fun activities.

Directions via Public Transport (STM)

• Joliette Metro station (green line)
  Take the 67 bus (St-Michel) north until Bellechasse. Walk 1 block east.
• St-Michel Metro station (blue line)
  Take the 67 bus (St-Michel) south until Bellechasse. Walk 1 block east.
• Beaubien Metro station (orange line)
  Take the 18 bus (Beaubien) east until St-Michel Blvd. Walk 1 block south to rue de l'Ukraine, then 1 block east.
• Rosemont Metro station (orange line)
  Take the 197 bus (Rosemont) east until St-Michel Blvd. Walk 1 block north to Bellechasse, then 1 block east.

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Three's Company Origami Earrings

Two pieces of origami and rock quartz crystal beads make this number a great accompaniment to any jewelery lovers collection. These are the mini origami pieces, so the earrings itself are not too big or long, about 1.5 inches. Sterling silver

18$

Or choose any 2 for 30$