Fall and Winter Collections 2010

For this upcoming season, I have been inspired by the designs and styles of the 1950's and 1960's era. I am working on two distinctive collections.  The first style, I call Retro Funk, and is everyday casual costume jewelry, with a 1960's Mod  look. I am incorporating  fun and unusual vintage lucite beads, with chunky brass and copper and silver beads and chain. The second one is Vintage Glam....... quite glitzy,  Hollywood inspired  but with a modern edge. Think of your Grandmothers sparkly, rhinestone jewels that have seen better days, and imagine creating a similar  new design that will work with todays fashions!  I have used rhinestones, crystals, and pearls, with some fabulous, rare, vintage findings to create some fabulous contemporary pieces that will look great over the Christmas Holiday season....and even look wonderful when worn casually with jeans. Mix it up!! 

 So once again I hope to post photos for you soon, however I still cannot upload pictures to this blog. I believe that it is due to the MAJOR trouble we are having with our  satellite internet service provider, and our speeds currently being very slow. My husband has spent countless hours talking to these people, and service does not seem to be in their vocabulary!  What happened to the good old days, when someone would come out to your home and fix your problem??? Anyhow...who knows when that will be back to normal, it is a very SLOW process! So keep checking my  Hotrocks Facebook page  for photos, as I seem to have better luck uploading images there. Pin It

Art Gallery and New Tags and MORE computer problems !!!

Some of my Hot Rocks creations are going to be for sale in a new gallery opening this Fall in Olds, Alberta. I am quite excited to be featured  along with other Alberta artists in this new venue! I have also been busy revamping my  merchandise tags and earring cards, as I was not completely satisfied with the design that I had been using over the past couple of years. I wanted to portray a bit more of a feminine edge, while still conveying a vintage feeling, due to the fact that I incorporate vintage beads and findings into my designs. As well there are also my gals,  mannequins, Betty and Lucy that attend shows with me...and they have that vintage retro look as well! So as soon as I am able to post photos on my blog again, which for some unknown reason I am unable to do so........I will let you in on the new look! Pin It