Bon anniversaire Olivier!

This past weekend we celebrated Oliver's 3rd bday. It was quite the gourmet, 2-course affair, complete with a tropical luau theme. The pigs even broke out the fancy dress.

How do I plan such a successful pig party of my own, you ask? Well, if you must know:

First, prepare the entree.

1. Go to the local farmer's market and pick up fresh veggies and fruits.

2. Weave some ong-choy (Chinese water spinach) into a lattice work base.

3. Vertically stack carrot "confetti" on the lattice, using a cookie cutter.

4. Place yellow pear tomatoes stuffed with dandelion greens around the carrots.

5. Top with 3 bell pepper "candles."

Next, set up the dessert platter.

1. Dice up some organic yellow nectarines and strawberries into pig bite-sized pieces.

2. Arrange in a pleasing pattern.

3. Get your straight jacket ready, someone is going to have you committed soon.

My etsy shop is open for bizness!

Yes! I am finally up on etsy. Ok, so I only have two items up, but I did it. It's a funny feeling, putting yourself out there. Exhilaration. Relief. Fear. Accomplishment.

For those who don't know, etsy is a great online venue to sell/buy handmade goods. There's even some vintage on there, but most items are handcrafted by the seller. You can even shop locally and support your fellow local artists. Trolling etsy.com sucks up waaay too much of my work day, to be honest. Hopefully some jewelry-lovin' people out there will stumble upon my little shop. More items to come soon. Keep checking back!

Go to SugarCube Jewelry's etsy shop.

Droplet earrings

As promised, new jewelry pix! I have to confess tho. These aren't really "new"--I made them months ago. What I really need to do is get more pictures up on the SugarCube web site. It's been ages since that site has been updated. Who's responsible for running this outfit anyway? In true CEO fashion, I'm going to lay the blame elsewhere: my IT department (aka. the BF). It's gotta be his fault, right? Because it can't possibly be me and my non-motivated self. Oh no. The only other options are Oliver and Russ and, well, the pigs are just too cute. And they aren't very savvy in DreamWeaver...


1. Amethyst briolette droplets; 2. Different colors of faceted tourmaline; 3. Cherry, champagne, and smokey quartz; 4. Pale pink freshwater pearls on Sterling silver.