open house changed..again

due to the flu the open house moved to Dec 12..saturday only from 12-6 pm.

people watching at starbucks

I was at starbucks this am having a much needed coffee...ran out of my morning nectar at home...so I decided to sit and people watch for a bit. It is a pleasant pastime and many times it provides inspiration for designs.

No inspiration today...but I was surprised at the well-dressed lady with her starbucks coffee in hand, go through the raw sugar packets and pocket the lot of them! Did she really need 10 sugar packets to go? Did she think that because they are set out in the "help yourself area", that it means "help your self to all of them"? Is she a kleptomaniac and the small sugar packets were too "sweet" of a tempation to pass up?

Spoiled my small window of me time today..curse you well-dress lady with the sticky fingers...curse you.....

Hope you have great Halloween...

Annette

I will be at st. norbert this sat oct 3rd!

I know mother nature has decided to send in autumn weather and it is pretty chilly setting up at 7 am on saturday mornings now. But I have pulled out my cold weather gear...gloves, hats,sweaters and even a poncho to kep me warm as I display my wares.

Hope to see you there!

Keep warm and toasty...
Annette

hollow beady...hugh and lovely!

Thought I would add a few pictures of my new "star" bead..a lovely BIG hollow in medium aqua, ivory and turquoise.

This baby is really BIG...but surprisingly light-weight....not unlike myself.. ;>P

All kidding aside, Mom took a really nice artistic shot of it here...all reflective and dreamy...

Love how the light looks all swirly and magical! Imagine how it will look on you! Go ahead ...close your eyes....nothing better than day-dreaming...especially about such a pretty piece of adornment!

Happy thoughts!

Annette

new studio calendar

Well it's Sunday evening and I have just installed my Google Calendar to my blog. Listed are the events that caledonea studio will be attending so far for the upcoming season. We will try this calendar to see if it fits my needs...if not...to the chopping block! (I like to change things all the time anyway...that old ADD again!)

If you want to be on my mailing list for my 5th Annual Holiday Open House...( dates to be confirmed shortly)...please drop me an email with "add me to your mailing list" in the title. Then in the body of the email, your name, where you have seen caledonea studios before and any of my designs you have purchased or have been gifted in the past...it helps refresh my memory!
email is annette(at)caledonea.com...substitute the @ sign for (at)...trying to fool those spybots if I can!

Hope to hear from you soon!
ciao!
Annette

another market day come and gone...sigh..

Summer is finally here???

Wonderful weather, wonderful busy day! I really enjoy getting out to the market to sell my "little wares". It gives me great satisfaction to talk to the people in our community and witness their enthusiasm about having the St. Norbert Farmers' Market to go to and experience all the fantastic produce, food and creations from their fellow Manitobans.

This is a pic of my crocheted pure silver, copper and gold plated wire earrings. They have become my caledonea studio "signature designs".

Just a reminder...

If I do not have the style you desire at the market on Saturdays, drop into the Manitoba Museum Gift Shop...they may have a pair for you!

Until next week...

Cheers!

Annette

funky, sassy and BIG!

No I am not talking about me... ;>D ..., I am talking about RINGS! Nice...big...and chunky...not me again...!

I figure go bold or go home and these are BOLD indeed! I make new ones every week..they are adjustable and FANTASTIC!

Also check out the fused glass pendants...made from the same great Spectrum, Uroboros, and Bullseye glass as my fused funky chunky rings.

Time to head out to the studio and cut, grind and clean glass...must keep all your fingers happily adorned!

Ciao.... until the market on Saturday...

one of a kind...just like me!

Blue chalcedony, hand forged sterling links and large crocheted pure silver chain.....I love how this one turned out.

Tomorrow is another market day and I am trying to get myself out to the studio to cut more links...have a bunch of new flame worked beads to make into the designs I see forming in my mind...just procrastinating today. Think I will clean the kitchen ... and then stop my dawdling!!

See you at the market tomorrow!

Cheers!

it's about time......

Yes, I am alive and well as all those who attended the opening day for the st. norbert farmer's market can verify!

I had taken a break from the blog for a while as with working and raising 2 teenage boys and trying to design and create all my fabulous designs..;>)...had taken a bit of a toll on my health and sanity.

So on to the first market day for 2009! It was wonderful to see so many of my friends and fellow marketers from the past 9 years, yes 9 years! It is hard to believe that amount of time has past...I don't look a day older! ;>D

And wonderful weather to boot!
Thank you to all of my treasured friends that came out to support me yesterday and get their "caledonea fix" and to all of the new acquaintances that stopped to chat and comment so positively about my designs...that makes getting up at 5 am and setting up in minus 2 degree weather all worth while!

As you can see, I am still working on the re-branding of my website...lots of tricky links to verify! I am hoping to squeeze the time in for that somewhere amoungst the boys and margo and the rest of life!

Here is a pic of a new design I am particularily proud of and was a hot topic of conversation on Saturday at the market....

Cheers!

new look...new site...new designs

Well a few days into a new year and it is time for new....new look, new website, new caledonea studio designs!

If you have come here from the new temporary home page of caledonea.com then you know a new website is coming.

There is also a new look to to caledonea studio, my favorite color combo that I previewed at scattered seeds....aqua, lime and chocolate...or turquoise, jade and brown....whatever you want to call it... it is my fave!

As for new designs...they are on the way...

• "New" designs exclusively for sew dandee in Osbourne Village are to come as well.
• In the development stage is the "new" online shop for caledonea studio...yes!...so designs that will be available in small quantities are in the works
• And as always, I will be exploring "new" materials in the creation of my caledonea studio designs...."new" tools, "new" techniques..all "new"!

Happy New Year!