Start the week with a Treasury!

How do you feel on a Monday morning? I know it's my least favourite time and day of the week, so I was thrilled to see that I've been included in an Etsy Treasury that my friend Meghann managed to snag!

It's the second one in quite a short space of time - I'm not sure what she's doing, but it's working!  Thank you so much for including my Once In A Blue Moon bead Meghann!

Here's the treasury, you can click through to see more details, it is full of artists and crafters from the Capital Crafters Etsy team and Etsy For Animals.

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Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary - October Donation

I am excited and happy to be able to show this bracelet and brooch set.  Meghann Gervais and I have collaborated on these pieces for a donation to the November fundraiser in aid of the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary.

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This local sanctuary helps sick and orphaned wildlife and is the perfect place for my very first donation as an artist.  Meghann has used my beads to create this bracelet and brooch along with beautiful crystals and filled gold.

I recently became a member of Etsy For Animals, it's an Etsy team that encourages members to help raise funds for all kinds of animal charities.  If you are shopping on Etsy, be sure to do a search for 'team efa' - you'll be sure to find quality arts and crafts and at the same time you'll be supporting a wonderful cause.

Another beautiful collaboration of beads and silver!

Meghann of Little Studio Jewels has created this wonderful bracelet with beads she purchased from me. I love the way it has turned out, it's a credit to her talented way with wire.  You can find this bracelet in Meghann's Etsy Shop!

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Ugly Ducklings No More!

Yesterday I went to visit Meghann of Little Studio near Merrickville. Armed with bags of my 'ugly' beads, I was hoping that she might want just a few of them to use in her key chains.

To my delight she took a bunch of them! AND better still, in return is making me some earring wires which I'm pretty darned excited about!

Imagine my surprise when I checked my email this morning and found this beautiful bracelet sitting in my inbox - my ugly ducklings have become Swans! Thank you Meghann! I didn't think it was possible ;o)

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