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JEWELLERY, NATURALLY

June 18, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Hi all! Hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather these days – it sure took its sweet time getting here! If you’re anything like me, then you love getting outdoors this time of year. Enjoying nature without the confines of parkas and mitts and hats and scarves (etc…) is just the best. There is so much beauty to be found once the snow melts!

There is also so much inspiration to be found in nature, especially for designers like us. These pieces are just a few examples of the jewellery that use nature as their muse, and of course they are all available here at the studio:)

Perfect little sterling fish, standing guard over an oceanic turquoise.

Pendant by Glaciale by Alexis Kostuk $250

Sweet little golden hummingbirds, with blue diamond eyes.

Stud earrings by Pash by Gillian Batcher $775

If leaves can’t be green, let them be silver and gold!

Gold-filled drop-chain earrings $90 and sterling pendant $75, both by Ivane Thiebaut

Wear nature on your sleeve (or your lapel, collar, etc…)

Sterling silver leaf brooches by Jerell Reichert, $180 each

Roncy Rocks!

June 17, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Hello Saturday Readers,

Today is the annual Roncesvalles neighborhood street festival known as Roncy Rocks. There are special events, artisans, performers, and sidewalk sales all taking place along Roncy and the blocked off side streets.

I love a good festival and hope to catch the tail end of events after I close the store later today. I have to say this street and neighborhood “rock” all year round so if you have time today head on down for the festival but if not today don’t worry we rock every day of the year out here in the west end of downtown Toronto!

Celebrate Canada 150 with One-of-a-Kind Canadian Jewellery!

June 11, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Oh Canada! You have never looked so good!

Custom Sterling Silver Maple Leaf Brooch by atelier J-Micheline Roi

This July 1 Canada celebrates the 150 anniversary of our confederation. And there has never been a better time to support our Canadian goldsmiths and designers. We all get inspiration from where we live and what we see unfold around us.

One such designer is Anneke van Bommel of Touch the Dutch. Anneke’s work is original, beautifully made, and the design of her Canadiana line is executed with a small wink to all of us in Canada.


Anneke van Bommel’s iconic Canadian beaver brooch.


Anneke van Bommel’s sound advice given by Canada’s very own Mounties

My favourite of all Anneke’s Canadiana pieces harkens back to when Trudeau was our Prime Minister–Pierre Elliot, the father of Justin! It perfectly encapsulates the Canadian attitude of following tradition yet moving forward into the future and features Trudeau’s iconic pirouette behind the back of Queen Elizabeth II.

Happy Shopping!

June 10, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Happy Shopping!

Dear Saturday Readers,

Don’t miss out!

Make things easier for yourself and pop into Jewel Envy which has a huge selection of wonderful and unique gits ideas! Did I mention its all local artists and all handmade?

All this incredible pieces in Sterling Silver are $160 and under!

From left to right, Ivane Thiebaot, pendant. Judith Noldin, pendant and Amanda Herdenson, earrings.

Alexis Kostuk, www.glacialegoldsmith.com

The necklace on the right can be yours for $65, or you can splurge on the left hand for $120.

Micheline Roi/AtelierJ

The pendant on the right can be a great present for yourself for $100, or you can splurge on the left hand for $200

To tell the truth, the great prices probably means that you can buy one of each and consider the whole purchase the best of your Saturday shopping!

If you ever consider having jewellery custom-made for you or for a loved one, now it’s a great time to get started. We love working one-on-one with you to create something special and unique; whatever your vision, we can help you make it reality.

All you need is an idea, and we can take care of the rest!.

Helena Perez Lafaurie, www.hplafaurie.ca Ring, Sterling Silver and pearl

Stop by the studio, or call to make an appointment, Jewel Envy is always ready to serve you!

Have a Happy Shopping!

Helena

Father’s Day is coming up!

June 4, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Dear Sunday Readers,

In Canada, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.

Father’s Day is a great day to show to fathers or the father figures in one’s life how much he means to you.
Small family
gatherings and the giving of gifts may be part of the festivities to celebrated one of the most important person in our life’s.

We want you to count on Jewel Envy to made this incredible day, a day to remember!
Jewel Envy still taken the last customs orders for Father’s day and we have a great choice of gifts too!

The cuff-links you see in the picture are part of the great ones Jewel Envy has in display.

Judith Noldin, IN

A key-chain in Sterling Silver it’s another option, you can have in mind, as a gift!

Helena Perez Lafaurie, h.p.lafaurie

Lovely bands in gold or Sterling Silver are available in different shapes and designs.
From left to right,

Gold plated band, Sasha Oda, Archerade. Yellow-White gold, Alexis Kostuk,Glaciale.
Sterling Silver band, Amanda Herdeson, Jewelust.

For all the fathers, grandfathers, and great big brothers!
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Have a nice Sunday!

Helena

Asscher vs. Radiant Cut Gemstones

June 3, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

These gemstone cuts work well in both modern and antique inspired designs. If this gem
shape catches your fancy we would love the chance to search for the
perfect colour and type of gem and work with you to create a one of a
kind design.

Which cut do you like? Let us know!

-Alexis

Asscher cut sapphire

Asscher cut diamond

Radiant cut

Radiant cut pink diamond

Radiant cut sapphire

PRISMATIC GEMSTONES – TOURMALINE

May 28, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Hello friends! If you are a lover of gemstones, then you might be familiar with tourmaline. Oh, beautiful tourmaline. It is a semi-precious gemstone with elongated prismatic crystals, and depending on the elements present, it comes in a multitude of different colours. The most common colours are shades of pink and green – my favourite tourmaline is of the watermelon variety, which is a beautiful combination of the two.

Here are some tourmaline crystals.

Some beautiful watermelon tourmaline crystals. I especially love the deep pink colour of the stone second from the right. Sooo pretty!

A stunning watermelon tourmaline ring in gold, with diamond accents

We love doing custom work here, and it is even more exciting when we get to work with beautiful stones! It’s probably time to start thinking about your new tourmaline jewellery collection:)

Spring Special Event Sunday!

May 21, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Jewel Envy LOVES Special Events!

We at Jewel Envy are always looking for special ways to make our customers happy–from learning how to make your own jewellery in our classes, to redesigning that special heirloom piece into your very own special jewellery, to repairing your most cherished, favourite piece so you can wear it again, to offering you unique one-of-a-kind, handmade jewellery!

This spring we wanted to offer you even more! Now you can shop our select collections online! Each month we will be offering our customers a different featured collection to purchase online. Just point your browser to the “Shop” on our website, and voila! Shop the featured collection!!

This month, we are featuring the “Branch Collection” by Micheline Roi of atelier J contemporary jewelry (that’s me!).

Sterling silver and coral bead branch- $175 plus HST. Illustration by Alexis Kostuk with photo by Paul Ambtman.

Developing the branch line was a wonderful AND NEW process for me. The design developed organically without a lot of mediation. By nature I am a planner, I like to think, analyze, critique and then start work. But in this branch series, I let the material lead the creative process.

Powder-coated sterling silver with a white cultured pearl- $200 plus HST. Illustration and photography by Alexis Kostuk.

The design started with the gemstone on the uppermost curved silver rod. This original section was left alone for a couple of weeks and in the interim, smaller, curved pieces of silver rod from another piece I was working on were floating around my jewellery bench. On a whim, I started playing with arranging these pieces with the original section–hoping some pleasing form would present itself. And it did! Suddenly the branch form was there. Who knows where these ideas come from–maybe from all those hours staring out of my studio window at my branches of my garden’s tress?

24k-gold-plated sterling silver with a turquoise gemstone- $200 plus HST. Illustration by Alexis Kostuk with photo by Paul Ambtman.

What better time than Spring to add a nature-inspired piece to your own collection? AND you don’t even have to leave your house to do it! 😉 Just point your browser to the “Shop” on our website, and voila! You can make one of these wonderful nature-inspired branches your very own!

Want to be sure not to miss out on all our special events? Make sure to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter. Point your browser to our “Contact Us” on our website and fill in your e-mail address!

Happy shopping!

-Micheline

Make an old collectable into jewellery

May 20, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

I was just struck with a fabulous idea after coming across the beautiful estate piece pictured below. If you have any small collectable figurines we could work with you to create a truly unique piece of jewellery with them! Imagine your own wooden figurine bedazzled and redesigned into something you can wear.

I love browsing through online estate pieces, I find they often spark inspiration and today was no exception! – Alexis

Hand carved walnut
wood, eyes set with blue sapphire cabochons, body
speckled with 18 karat gold pyramids and bezel set citrines.

Ribbit.

Ribbit, ribbit.

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 14, 2017August 7, 2019Jewel EnvyGeneral

Alexis (our very own Glaciale Goldsmith), Rhonda (her mom), and Marusha (her sister) creating jewellery.

This is from one of my first years at Jewel Envy in the old space on Spadina Ave. We invited our moms to a half day class to create cuttlefish pendants. My sister is hard at work with my mom in the background, beaming. I seem very focused on keeping an eye on my sister’s progress ;o)

Happy Mother’s Day – thank you mom for always supporting my drive to be creative. – Alexis