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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Wedding keepsakes

24 Friday Apr 2015

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One of the joys of my job is seeing how my pieces become keepsakes.

Brides looking for long-lasting mementoes of the big day often find their way to my workshop, so every year I do a wide range of pearl statement necklaces ideal for finishing a strapless gown on the day or elevating a boring business suit later.

Jewellery really is the one part of your wedding day outfit that you can wear again and again. And freshwater pearls, semi-precious stones, and sterling silver never lose their beauty, so these necklaces will give joy to the next generation of brides too.

Here are a few pieces from my portfolio that graced the necks of bridal parties.

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Freshwater pearl-and-chain necklace with a baroque pearl and vintage coin accents

Pink

Pale pink freshwater pearls mixed with sterling silver beads, a rose quartz accent stone and a marcasite clasp.

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Blush pink pearls and white meringue pearls mixed with silver and rose quartz.

ACD-Ear-WhitePear&Qrtz

Faceted white quartz tear drops with a frill of freshwater pearls.

ACD-NK-MeringuePearls

White meringue pearls mixed with silver and moonstone accent.

ACD-NK-GreyPearlsMarcasiteClasp

Grey pearls mixed with lilac amethysts, silver beads, and a marcasite toggle.

ACD-ChokerPearl

Ivory pearls mixed with silver beads, moonstones, and a marcasite toggle.

ACD-ear-GiftPinkPearl

Pale blush pink pears with a silver bead.

ACD-ear-PearlMeringuePink

Pink meringue pearls and rose quartz accented with sterling silver.

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Blink and it’s gone

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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New customers tell me my jewellery newsletter should come with a warning: “blink and it’s gone.”

So I’m happy to report that I have a few of these heavyweight sterling silver bracelets accented with an antique Roman coin and a phantom quartz, at $325.

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But it’s true that many of my pieces are one-of-kind. Like these two necklaces, layered: Baroque pearls with lilac amethyst accent stone and a marcasite toggle clasp, $545. Sterling silver chain with baroque pearl accents and an antique silver coin, $435.

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I feel awful having to say something is sold out. While I can sometimes create a variation on the piece in the photograph, the truth is that I can only lay my hands on so many matched amethysts or aquamarines. Often that means making just one fabulous piece.

That’s why only a handful of my designs find their way to the online store. I need to have enough stones to make more than one, which is why this gorgeous collar of sea green chalcedony, $310, is available in the shop. I can still fill these orders.

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Even with earrings, I often do only three or four pairs of one design, because I need to have identically matched stones. Since I deal in natural gems and pearls it means that within every strand of turquoise or garnets I buy I can find only a few twins.

For example, there are so few of these delicate, green-hued prehnite and matrix earrings with a silver bead accent, $110, that they will probably be gone before my May 1 trunk show at the Granville Island Hotel. But I can never resist the subtle green stones.

ACD-E-Prehnite&Matrix

I know it’s frustrating for new customers to hesitate over making a purchase and then decide, only to find the piece they had their hearts set on is gone. But that is exactly why clients come to Anne Carson Design instead of a mass-producer like Tiffany’s. They want to wear something no one else has.

You might find these pieces in the May 1 trunk show. But if you want to snag them before they go for sale at the show or the shop, drop me a note at info@annecarsondesign.com

And please come by my trunk show for a glass of wine and to peruse my latest one-of-kind pieces. You never know what you’ll find.

Trunk Show – Friday May 1, 2015

2 PM – 7 PM

Granville Island Hotel

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Trunk Show on May 1, 2015

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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Announcing my spring trunk show

Friday, May 1, 2015

2 p.m – 7 p.m.

Granville Island Hotel

You know you won’t feel like working on a Friday afternoon… So come by for wine and nibbles and to have a look at what I’ve been up to for the last four months.

Lots of aquamarine and turquoise pieces, and other stones in spring’s fashionable blue and green shades, as well as lots of pearls in a range of colours.

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And I have plenty of silver chains in different sizes and weights. Those big, bold links are the ideal statement necklaces in summer – eye-catching, without adding a lot of weight. They give a dressed look to even the lightest linen shift or a bare summer frock.

ACD-N-Garnets&Chains

A few of my new creations have found their way to the online shop. But most of the one-of-a-kind pieces will at the show.

Hope to see you there.

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