sunset sail...

...we were having a late dinner with family on our deck at the lake as the sun was setting last evening when this beautiful boat sailed by... it was so pretty I ran for my camera!

ahhhhhhh...it's still summer!

Countdown to 1000 Sales 'Thank You' Give Away!

I know it's just a number... but for me, in my Etsy shop, it has more than a bit of magic!

With the 1000th sale approaching, it's time to celebrate and say THANK YOU to all my fabulous customers and online friends! I'm very excited and grateful to all who have purchased pieces, dropped by, sent notes and supported me and my shop!

To show my appreciation and to mark the occasion, I am hosting a give away~ you can WIN a pair of Monet's Garden Earrings!

How to Enter to Win:

(no purchase is necessary...)

1. The new owner of each item purchased from my shop, Wild Woman Jewelry on Etsy from #981 up to and including item #1000 will have their name entered three (3) times.

2. Follow this blog and let me know in the comments below to be entered one time.

3. Comment below and leave your email for contact to be entered one time.

4. Tweet this contest and let me know below to be entered one time.

5. Sign up for Wild Woman Newsletter (here on this blog) and let me know below to be entered one time.

6. Post this giveaway on your blog and link it to this post (don't forget to let me know!) to be entered one time.

Contest will be closed with my 1000th sale. A draw will be made from all entries and the winner will be notified promptly.

Thanks again to everyone and good luck!

xo karon

Joe's Diner

I'm a retro-mod kinda girl (today, anyway). What little amount of time I've devoted to creating designs in the last few weeks has resulted in several new pieces with a definite trend.

On an early July vacation in Maine, I visited the sweetest little vintage shops. The back room in the old house where one of them was located had been entirely 'decorated' with displays of 50's finds~ chome legged tables, vinyl chairs, colorful tableware and a wonderful collection of dial telephones in turquoise, red and other mod colors. I must say, my squeal of delight at the sight of them brought my husband running (I've been known to knock over entire displays poking among the bits and he was coming to my rescue...)

but, I digress... these phones and that time period are the inspiration for this latest 'bunch' of turquoise and reds. Enjoy!

Vespa Necklace


Joe's Diner

What's blooming today?

Early July is my favorite time in the garden~ everything is still fresh, full of fabulous color and simply gorgeous! Enjoy!

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~ sweet honeysuckle blooms by Esmerelda's house (she's our garden fairy!)

~pretty pale pink dahlias in the porch window boxes

~ deep pink Asiatic lilies that are at least 15 years old- I transplanted them this spring and thought they may need a year to recover, but, here they are!

~ wild orange daylilies are throughout my garden

~ the snow-on-the-mountain is past blooming, but I love the seed head left behind!

~ old fashioned pale yellow single hollyhocks, the perfect flower for a cottage garden

~ Brown-eyed Susans sew themselves everywhere!

Happy Canada Day!

Come celebrate Canada's 143rd Birthday with these talented Canadian Artists!

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Have a wonderful holiday!

Canada Day Wool Acorns by SewnNatural

Little Flared Dress by JRoseAtelier

Blossom Ring by saralagace

KnitKnot Bag by EveldasNeverland

Cowboy Booties by TwentySecondStreet

*** Click here or on the Canadian Flag above to visit my Happy Canada Day treasury featuring these and many other Canadian artists.

A Summer Wedding

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Tiger lilies...

an early summer wedding...

SIX bridesmaids...

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A few weeks ago, I received a note from the sweetest bride asking if I would design and create the wedding jewelry for her beautiful bridesmaids. She sent me photos of her sister and closest friends, with arms linked and laughing, clearly a gaggle of gorgeous girls!

It's been my pleasure to create pieces for weddings in the past, but this was the largest wedding party I've worked with~ each piece had to be similar yet suited to each bridesmaid~ an honor and a challenge to be sure. It had to be right!

After lots of notes and photos back and forth, consideration of her wedding style, colors and theme, descriptions of the bridesmaids' personalities and taste (the bride hoped they would be able to wear them after the wedding as well), we arrived at six variations of a similar design.

I mixed metals, finishes, earring length and detail to appeal to each girl and then created the bracelets with dangles that matched each pair of earrings.

I had such fun packaging everything for each bridesmaid~ and I received word this morning they have all arrived safely in plenty of time for the big day! The bride has been an absolute pleasure to work with~ I hope her wedding is everything she wishes it to be!

At the moment, I can't believe I didn't photograph all the finished pieces together but here is a sampling of the designs...I had alot of fun too!

The Garden Path...

A quiet spot in a wee woodsy corner of the garden~

I've neglected almost all my 'normal' online activities for a few weeks now (including my poor blog) and been up to my nose in the garden...have a look!

views of the main garden and shed...I love seeing the lake in the distance!
We had an huge oak tree that had to be cut down a couple of years ago (we counted 122 rings in the trunk!) which left a huge spot in the yard that got full sun~ well of course I couldn't resist and a new garden was born. Most of the plants were moved from several older beds that were all overgrown...lots of them needed to be divided and honestly, I had just walked right on by for more summers than I care to remember. They've established themselves and filled in nicely in just it's second year! And the flower boxes are overflowing~ I love it!