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Photo Shoot

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Dear Sunday Readers,

Last Monday April 23rd we had a photo shoot at
the studio.
The photos and group shots will be used on the update J.E. website.
The photographer and his assistant created a mood-board that
guided us through the entire shoot process, keeping us on track. In a studio
and a jewelry place, that was easy. The location that is one of the most
important parts of a successful photo shot could not be better, Jewel Envy has
a great layout, it is full of light and the great pieces that are display made
such a beautiful background for the photo shoot.  
It was a fun day; we all have new photos for our websites.
Have a nice Sunday.
Helena

What is this magic?!

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Recently while browsing Instagram looking at gems (as one does) I came across something that sent me down a mini google rabbit hole. On Tatum Gems feed I stopped scrolling to oogle at a unique gem (Inner dialogue: “What is this magic?!”) I initially thought that it was maybe human-made material but after reading the comment I was excited to have come across a gem that I had never heard of before: Rainbow Lattice Sunstone.

Found in a remote area of Australia, gemmologists researching the gem have found the gems are a rare combination of phenomena including aventurescence (as seen in
sunstone), adularescence (as seen in moonstone) and a distinctive
lattice pattern created by its inclusions. Read more here!

What do you think about the gem? Let me know in comments!


– Alexis


   

Hello Patrick!

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It’s a very happy SUNday indeed!🌝 Everyone is in need of that good vitamin D, hope you are likewise out there getting a whole long winter’s worth!
Here’s something else to make you smile – a small selection of the amazing work by Patrick Missodey of Bijoux Missodey.
Such beautiful details and quality in each and every piece – lots of pattern, and texture, and depth with gemstones for that perfect pop of colour – some of my favourite things:)
 
The artist himself, hard at work in the studio. 
 
 Dangling teardrop filigree earrings with little flowers in sterling silver – $320/pair
 Three delicate filigree rings in sterling silver – $350 each

 Textured bangle bracelet in sterling silver – $730
 Filigree necklace with large centre ruby and black diamond accents, hanging on a handmade rattail chain – $3,000

Here’s a closeup because, come on it’s stunning.
Patrick has more work on display here at Jewel Envy – I highly encourage you to come and see his work in person, you will not be disappointed!

Spring! Yes Spring

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The weather has been playing lots of tricks to us this year. It’s mid-April and
it’s a big white out today, and it feels a lot more like Christmas than spring really!

But that’s outside only, inside the studio all the goldsmiths have been busy as bees preparing for spring and spring has definitely sprung!

We have a collections of Flower rings, earrings and necklaces waiting for you to try them on! Also super cute bees cufflinks. Also why not have your own flower jewellery piece designed for you!

Check these out currently in the shop and come and experience spring here at Jewel Envy,

Have a great Sunday,

Ivane,

#jewelenvy #springintoronto #handmadeintoronto #customadejewelry #springjewelery

What would you like to learn?

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Spring is coming (can’t you feel it?!) even if the weather hasn’t been the greatest indicator. With spring my mind tends to go into overdrive with organizing, clean, taking inventory of things. I started brainstorming to come up with some new class ideas – I think I might have one or two that might have potential – usually after writing the notes and figuring out the pacing we know if it is good enough to add into our rotation.

I’m thinking specifically for 1 Day Workshops; please let us know – what class would you like to see us teach?  –Alexis

TOOLS!

Crystal Palace

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Crystal
Palace
Dear Sunday
readers,
Our time
and thoughts at Jewel Envy are always on you, and how we can improve our work
every day, you are a very important part of our journey and among a great deal
of renovations we have held this last couples of months a new meeting room is
just ready for you all.

We had a
fun friendly competition to name our new meeting room (pictured above). This
January and February we invited you to come into Jewel Envy to take a selfie in
the new room, and post that picture to any of these social media platforms: Facebook,
Instagram, or Twitter. The collective goldsmiths at Jewel Envy voted, and CRYSTAL PALACE is the winner! The creative genius behind it; she was
gifted with a $150 gift certificate for jewellery in the store.
We invite
you to come see the great Crystal Palace in person. This room is so amazing that we at Jewel Envy
and our customers always walk out feeling inspired!
  

Drop by
during store hours, or make an appointment, to see it in person and discuss custom jewellery!

Have a
nice Sunday!
Helena
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New display in our three windows on Roncy.
Dear Sunday Readers,
Jewel Envy is located on 151 Marion Street, in the Polish neighborhood.
After more than five years downtown the studio/classroom/retail has been doing a successful and
exiting work in this location, in and old and charming house from 1904.
Among the many lovely features, the building has three windows on Roncy.
We can appreciate a new display this month in our three windows. This initiative gives the 
opportunity to the group of goldsmiths at jewel Envy, to show up their work. The work of 
Parul Shrivastava of Paruli Design it’s in display, you are welcome to come inside the store
and enjoy them in person!
Parul studied jewellery at George Brown College in Toronto and has taken her passion and life-long 
dream of being a goldsmith and jeweller, to the next level by launching her brand.

                             

I encourage you to stop in anytime for a tour of the studio and a look and what our incredibly talented
jewellers do here.
Have a nice Sunday.
Helena

Xin

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Hello, everyone! I’m Xin, I’m a Intern at Jewel Envy. Today is my 6th week being here! I am very lucky enough to have the internship change at Jewel envy and meet all the cool goldsmiths! Especially Gillian and Alexis give me the precious chance to be here and help me to growing up in a studio environment. Currently  I am a 3 year Jewellery Arts student at George Brown College. So I would like to show some of my Jewellery pieces here!

 

Upcoming Classes

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Upcoming Classes




Hello Sunday Readers,

All classes are taught
by our trained resident jewellers. Whether you want to learn how to
make jewellery as a hobby, use it as a delightful departure from your
day job, or want to transition to a career in the arts we can help steer
you in the right direction with support along the way. Many of our
students go onto study jewellery full time at school and continue on
with highly successful careers.

We teach eight week evening classes at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. The classes run one evening a week Monday to Thursday. We also teach half day, and two day workshops on Saturday and Sundays at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels.

The evening classes are from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm

One day classes are from 10 am to 6 pm 

1/2 Day class times are specified for the class


 

Our upcoming classes are:

Wednesday March 14th, 2018 (Open Class)

Thursday March 22nd, 2018 (Introductory Fabrication)


 

Our next 2 day workshop:

April 14th and 28th, 2018, 2pm to 6pm (2 days Wedding Band Workshop)


 

Our next 1/2 day workshop:

Saturday March 17th, 2018 (Goldsmithing for Beaders Workshop) 

Sunday, March 25th, 2018 (Enamelling Workshop)

Saturday April 7th, 2018 (Stacking ring Workshop)

Sunday April 22th, 2018 (Band Ring) 


Jewel Envy looks forward to see you in one or more of our classes, the fun, good time, sharing knowledge,  learning of new things, they are just the beginning of a great experience.

Have a nice Sunday

Helena

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SHOP SATURDAY

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Saturday has come and brought the sunshine. What a lovely day out there!
But if you prefer to stay indoors and look at pretty things online, here are a few things for you😙
These are from a collection by Judith Noldin, of IN Jewellery. Her pieces are bold and eclectic, and the unique stones and accent colours she uses in her work definitely stand out from the crowd.
Here are some of my favourites:
Each stone is so unique, and the irregular shapes and colours really catch the eye. These pieces are stunning on their own, but they also look so great together – not too matchy matchy, but not not matching, you know??

 These three rings contain stones found along Lake Ontario, and are set in sterling silver with either 14k or 18k gold accents. Left to right: $410 – $380 – $410

This pendant is set in sterling silver on a long snake chain. The stone is opalized wood with a small dangling citrine $540
Stop by shop this weekend and take a look at the rest of Judith’s collection on display. She is happy to do custom work as well!
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