Dead Letter Chorus

These gorgeous people are my friends.
This is their latest video.
You really should have a listen....

TREATS

I have just had a lovely friend over for afternoon tea. I have been drinking black English Breakfast and eating macaroons. I am a sucker for treats!

This is one of the latest from our barton&bell collection.

The 'Treats Bangle' (named so because the beautiful colours of the pink opal and amazonite remind me of the boiled lollies my Great Aunt used to bring us every time she visited).

Bon appetite!

barton&bell New Collection

I have been quiet on the blog of late, largely due to the fact that I have been designing away ready to launch a new collection.
Designing to my heart's content - I am so pleased with it!

Here is a little preview from our latest shoot.
I hope you love it as much as we do.

From the 'Fallen Feather' range.

From the 'Myra' range.

The new collection will be in stores from mid March.
I will keep posting some new pictures over the next few weeks.
Make sure you visit your nearest barton&bell stockist to view the collection.

x barton&bell

Jill Barber

Last Sunday was a very special day for me. One of my very favorite female musicians Jill Barber was out touring Australia from Canada and I was going to get to see her perform live so I was feeling pretty fortunate.

Jill Barber is a double Juno-nominated and multi-East Coast Award Winning singer songwriter from Canada. Her music is just about the prettiest thing you could ever hear.
I admire Jill's music, the feeling of being transported back in time by it and the romantic sentiment but I also love her sense of style and class. These are all things I am inspired by when I create my jewellery.
I decided that day that it would be a dream come true to have Jill Barber one day wear my jewellery.

And so off I went to her show...with a gift box of jewellery, and fingers tightly crossed...

A few hours later and to my absolute joy Jill enters the venue, having unpacked my box, wearing barton&bell earrings!

Jill wearing barton&bell carved bone heart earrings.

It was such a thrill to see someone I admire so much wearing my jewellery.

Jill told me how much she loved the jewellery and it just made my day.

On stage performing.

And the icing on the cake...

Yesterday I received an email from Jill thanking me for the jewellery and telling me again how much she loved it...

"I love your work... it is so intricate and beautiful... and totally my style!"

Now, treat your ears....

www.jillbarber.com

Little White Lie

One of the pieces I love this season and just can't seem to stop wearing is this double heart necklace.

Apart from the fact that I think it just looks beautiful, I have a few extra reasons for loving it...
1. I will forever be a romantic!
2. Every time I have worn it someone has asked me about it.
*No matter how many times I get asked about my jewellery I still can't help but blush when a complete stranger tells me how much they love it and asks where it is from.
3. The range that this necklace is from is named after my favourite man in the world - my Grandpa. It is named after a song he used to sing to my sisters and I when we were babies.
"Be sure it's true when you say "I love you"
It's a sin to tell a lie
Millions of heart have been broken
Just because these words were spoken

I love you, yes I do, I love you
If you break my heart I'll die
So be sure it's true when you say "I love you"
It's a sin to tell a lie"

Well cross my heart and hope to die
I'll never, never tell another white lie
Took a little doll out on a date last night
Next to Gravel Gertie would have looked all right
I'm between the devil and the deep blue sea
I said baby you look good to me
I told her I love her, but oh how I lied
Now she's set to be my blushing bride
If she gets me to the altar I'm sunk
Because I can't tell the preacher I was drunk
So Lord have mercy on a no-account sinner
Give me one more chance to let another guy win her
Cross my heart and hope to die
I'll never, never tell another white lie"

'Little White Lie Bracelets'

A worthy cause...

If you are interested in donating to The Cancer Council, or winning some great prizes, or even better again....both at once, below is the site to visit.
www.pagevinedesign.com/cancercouncil

One of the prizes is a selection of barton&bell jewellery to the value of $200.
Tickets are only $2 but you have to be quick the competition ends in 10 days.

As Seen In... Nine To Five

Our beautiful wooden heart necklace with sterling silver clovers has been featured in this week's Nine To Five Magazine.
As posted in an earlier blog post this series comes in a range of different symbols representing Love, Strength, Wisdom, Protection, Faith & Romance.
(It just so happens I am a Capricorn so perhaps a little Love is coming my way!)