How can you not absolutely adore Etsy with its wealth gorgeous wares at amazing prices? I mean, look at this jewellery by A Merry Mishap and tell me you don’t want to buy up their entire stock.  So pritttyyyy!

One of my favourite jewellery designers lately is Chan Luu. I love my own wrap bracelet, pictured top left, which includes light blue Swarovski crystals… It’s casual but pretty, and perfect for summer. I’ve also got my eye on the gold vermeil on white leather, which is light and classy.

Jelly bracelets! Sure bring me back to being a kid. You can grab your own vintage set on Etsy. (found via Tara Cadenelli on Pinterest)

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be youthful.  Perhaps a typical reflection set off by a recent birthday? Some adult steps have been taken recently. Such as owning my own business. With a real live office space that I was responsible for finding and setting up. And then there’s trying to woo potential clients and convincing them and feeling truly accountable for the work we put out. And there’s also learning about financials and feeling like I really understand how a business works. It’s funny how such “grown-up” events have made me feel: that anything is possible. That’s how I felt when I was a kid.  The feeling you could do anything, remember it? It’s back. And wow, I had missed it.

The new collection by Charlotte Hosten, Montreal jewellery-designer extraordinaire, has hit stores. Called Tea at Rosemary’s, the collection is meant to evoke “a ladies get together on a warm summer day in the lovely garden of their friend. Porcelain cups, women’s secrets and dreams, travel memories, carnations and daisies bouquets – true friendships between inspiring women.”

Doesn’t that description make you so happy? And the creations are such eye candy, so beautifully assembled from a lovely mix of materials.  ♥