And the winners are.....

The two winners of the door prize draw are:

Jessie Yee - winner of a pair of earrings from EllJay Design

Sarah Durr - winner of a pair of earrings from Prairie Sky Creations

Congratulations!!

Harvest Hues, Great Show, Great Day!

Another successful show! Over 150 people were treated to a huge variety of jewellery. Thanks to all of our artists! We had a great time!

And a HUGE Thank You to Debb Parent of D & D Treasures: Jewellery (and Beadplus!) for ALL of her help!

pinkfire designs

Sub Rosa Design

STONEWENCH

joni originals

Marni LuHu Designs

 The Finishing Touch

 Carelebeads

EllJay Design

 D.P. Creations

 Prairie Sky Creations

D & D Treasures: Jewellery 

Our Eleventh Artist is Prairie Sky Creations

I love colours and rocks and things that are different! I try to create pieces that bring out the best of the materials I use. I find the prairie sky so inspiring because it can be so colourful and HUGE.

I am an artist who currently specializes handmade jewelry, silverwork, lampwork beads, and other accessories. The materials I use are Sterling silver, copper, my own lampwork glass beads, semi-precious stones, crystals and other metals. I am also a member of JewelleryWon.

My lampwork beads are available at Beadplus and my jewellery can be viewed at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14973363743&v=photos&ref=ts

Our Tenth Artist is STONEWENCH

Maria Hendrika, Regina


I’ve always enjoyed making things. I used to sew all of my clothes - often to go with favourite pieces of jewellery. Now I choose my clothes as a backdrop for the jewellery I make.

I started making necklaces 4 years ago after winning beads and leather at a fundraising event. Since then, I have taken numerous classes at the Neil Balkwill Arts Centre. I work mostly in sterling silver and copper and I love working with rocks. Semi-precious stones inspire me - I love the colours, the patterns and the weight of stone.

I have always enjoyed wearing unique jewellery items and I’m delighted to be able to provide one of a kind pieces for my customers.

I work under the name STONEWENCH and hope to see you at the Harvest Hues sale.

Our Ninth Artist is EllJay Design

EllJay Design by Laura Steadman

I have been involved in arts and crafts of all sorts for most of my life.  I love working with my hands and have done cross stitch, Hardanger embroidery, crochet, Origami, designed and made teddy bears, painting, and other things too.

Years ago, my step-father took a jewellery class and I was impressed by the things he made.  I wanted to take the class too but put it off for a long long time.  When I finally took the class I was instantly hooked!  I am continually fascinated by the way a piece of metal can be transformed through many different techniques into something beautiful and wearable.  I have spent the last two years setting up my own studio and taking classes.  I work primarily with Sterling silver but will sometimes use copper and semi-precious stones and beads.  I have recently begun teaching a small class that involves fusing fine (.999) silver into a ring.  I was born and raised in Regina where I will continue to take classes and work on designing and creating new and unique pieces of jewellery.

Our Eighth Artist is Pinkfire Designs

Keri White

Pinkfire Designs

I am a very lucky girl making a handmade life! My name is Keri White and I live in Swift Current, Saskatchewan with my husband and three daughters.

I am a jewelry designer with a passion (obsession) for gemstones, vintage finds, exotic woods, metal and any other materials I can get my hands on! I love fashion and find that jewelry adds such personality to dressing. I like most styles depending on my mood. It may be chunky and funky one day and delicate and feminine the next. I guess that explains my huge assortment of beads!! Currently I have a real thing for vintage. I think it is because there is such unique shapes and detail in them. Plus, it is fun hunting for something unique and rare and re-creating a modern piece out of it.

You can see my work on Facebook under my page "pinkfiredesigns" and I am working on a website www.pinkfiredesigns.ca

I sell my work at various shops across Saskatchewan and recently in British Columbia. Through my Etsy shop I have had the joy of working with customers across the globe!

Come visit me on Twitter and/or Facebook for sneak peeks, shop updates, and secret sales!

Our Seventh Artist Is Sub Rosa Designs

My love of creating things probably stemmed from watching Mr. Dressup's crafts on television when I was only a few years old. All though my childhood, I was flitting from one craft to another, until I stumbled on chainmaille shortly after high school. I was immediately hooked and have been weaving tiny rings ever since.
Originating thousands of years ago, chainmaille has evolved from primarily a protective use, to having many decorative and useful applications. I use both ancient and modern patterns (called weaves) to create fluid and intricate pieces of art and jewelry. With the pleasing weight of solid metal, but the slinkiness of silk, chainmaille makes wonderfully tactile pieces of jewelry that will last a lifetime.
I work with a variety of metals, from the hypoallergenic and vividly coloured niobium, to the traditional sterling and goldfill. I also love to incorporate various precious and semi-precious stones.
I am one of this month's featured artists at Art Central, a visual arts complex that aspires to be the axis of the visual art scene in Calgary.
Link:
http://www.artcentral.ca/events/576-new-works-by-jim-etzkorn-hayley-erza-and-phaedra-vandenbrun

My pieces can be found at Mysteria Gallery in Regina (http://www.mysteria.ca/)

Collage Gallery in Calgary (http://www.collagegallery.ca)

and G&G's Gallery in Watrous.

www.subrosadesigns.ca

Our Sixth Artist is joni originals

Joan Pederson

Owner, joni originals--Creative Jewellery
Regina, Saskatchewan

I’ve always loved stones and used to collect them as a child. I started designing jewellery as a therapy about five years ago after my parents had passed away. Through self-teaching and help from friends I learned
more about semi-precious stones and sterling silver. After I lost my job, I started spending more time on my jewellery, attending Bead Shows for wholesalers in Tucson, Arizona, and looking for opportunities to sell--
beyond my network of friends and relatives!

I’m always looking for unique stones, different colors and shapes. I also look for other metals as an alternative to sterling silver. My goal is to make each jewellery piece unique … no two the same. I may use
similar stones but the designs are all different. I look for stones that are not common to Saskatchewan.

Although I use semi-precious stones, I strive to keep my costs down and my prices reasonable so that they are affordable for everyone.

Our Fifth Artist is Carelebeads

My name is Caroline Betker. I come from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where I make my glass beads in my husband's shop. My husband had started glass blowing not too long before I discovered a book on lampworking. I gave it a try and was hooked.

Now I incorporate my glass beads into all of my jewelry products.

I am inspired by everything around me- sights, smells, feelings...nature, people objects - inspiration is everywhere.

See more of Caroline's creations at http://www.carelebeads.etsy.com

Our Fourth Artist is The Finishing Touch

Roxanne Brown was born and raised in Regina growing up in a family of creative people. Roxanne has been an accomplished seamstress for her adult life with an eye, and enthusiasm for tasteful embellishment and accessories. Over the past 7 years Roxanne has also applied her accumulated skill and artistry to creating jewellery. Through artistically combining handcrafted Lampwork beads of other independent artists from around the world, semi-precious stones, Swarovski Crystals and other high quality components Roxanne creates original pieces that surprise and inspire! Roxanne also applies her skills to creating one-of-a-kind accent purses and scarves. Roxanne’s creations come together under the label of The Finishing Touch. Over the past 6 years she has worked as lead seamstress with Dean Renwick Design Studio. Roxanne will continue to refine her skills and look for new directions to express her imagination.


Take a look at Roxanne’s jewellery at

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=104101224632

Our Third Artist is D & D Treasures: Jewellery

D & D Treasures: Jewellery, Debb Parent, has been creating a line of hand crafted jewellery for approximately ten years. She creates her works using Swarovski Crystal, sterling silver and semi-precious stones. Debb firmly believes in the holistic properties that stones possess lending not only to their natural beauty, but also to their properties that lend to healthier lifestyles. Ms. Parent’s D & D Treasures: Jewellery line can be found at her BeadsPlus location, or by contacting Debb personally.

D & D Treasures: Jewellery can be viewed at

http://www.beadplus.ca/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=1&Itemid=23

Our Second Artist is Marni LuHu Designs

Marni LuHu Designs
Marla Fehr-Sinclair

Marla took a Jewellery Level 1 class almost 2 ½ years ago and it changed her life! It was a new beginning and “recovery” from a life threatening Cancer diagnosis and 5 months of intensive chemotherapy. For Marla, working with metal, particularly sterling and copper has become a passion and now a full time job. Her work is showcased in many stores across the prairies. Through her on-line store Marla’s jewellery has reached customers from Vancouver to Newfoundland, North Carolina, Colorado and Scotland! Her jewelry is unique and trendy with an organic flare.

Check out Marla's on-line store at http://marniluhu.com/

Our First Artist is David Peters of D.P. Creations Jewellery and Design

My name is David Peters and I am the artist behind D.P. Creations Jewellery and Design. I was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan but now live in Grand Coulee just 8 minutes outside of Regina.

As I grew up my mom was a great inspiration to my affinity for jewellery because, as I always say, "her hands made Liberace's look bare".

My love of jewellery led me to work in retail jewellery stores such as Birks, Paris Jewellers, and Ben Moss. Over these years I began to explore silver smithing and produced simple pieces for family and friends. After being in the retail industry I longed for more unique jewellery, rather than just cookie cutter designs, so I decided to explore my own designs believing that other people might feel the same.

I do find that my jewellery designs still have a classic style, mimicking the type of pieces I knew from the retail industry, but I am more readily exploring my artistic side as my confidence and knowledge of working with jewellery grows. My favourite type of jewellery I create is "Melts" - molten metals flowed of sterling or gold which create one-off designs and patterns. My favourite melt to date, I have dubbed "Ode to the Grinch" due to the old man's face I see in the sterling. I accented the "Grinch" with 14K yellow gold bezels and almandine garnets to create a lovely pendant. I love big heavy pieces but as of late, I find myself experimenting more with finer pieces such as filigree designs and forever my daunting nemesis - earrings!

I have always believed that education is fundamental to any endeavor, so I started with a few courses at the Neil Balkwill Centre. I went on to complete a certificate of Jewellery Design and Repair from Ashworth College (with Honours). Now I am happily venturing out into the Art Festival scene as D.P. Creations to explore and share my love of jewellery with others.

I find inspiration for my jewellery designs both in the past and modern trends. I try to weave the old and new together to create pieces that hold a classic edge yet be fashionable enough for today's consumer.

Harvest Hues - Saskatchewan Jewellery Artist Show

Harvest Hues will be featuring 12 Saskatchewan jewellery artists and we will be introducing them here on our blog. Stay tuned!