Portobello West Video

I just discovered this cool little youtube video of the Portobello West March market. If you look closely for the splash of purple you'll see me giggling!

Craft Show Display Setup

A few months ago was my first arts and fashion market at Portobello West here in Vancouver. I wanted to come up with a display that left everyone with a fantastic first impression of Aroha Silhouettes and ere's what I came up with for the show ...

A giant sign that matches my business cards + a tall standing easel

Custom displays I designed and had made from white acrylic to make the jewellery stand out

I can't imagine doing a craft show without my handsome helper Mark!

And here's the final result - I went to five different fabric stores in Vancouver in search of the perfect purple fabric for the table, it was totally worth the hunt
It was so much fun doing the show and actually meeting the customers, a rare treat since I mainly sell my jewellery over the internet and never actually see people in person.

Outblush Love

Outblush is a blog for girls who love to shop! So naturally I was one excited cookie to discover the Red Perception Necklace featured!

Much Music Canada

I lurrrrrve Much Music Canada, so to be featured on their blog is super duper!

Lucid Contrast In Colour

Lucid Contrast is now available in deep sapphire blue, emerald green and fire engine red!

Each design is made from a vibrant coloured reclaimed 12" vinyl record. When you look closely at each piece you can see the unique grooves that hold the music, creating a one of a kind design.

I can't stop wearing my new pair of emerald green Contour Earrings ...

ECOLS And Starfire Studio

I'm so excited to announce two new retailers for Aroha Silhouettes!

The first store is ECOLS in Hong Kong, a fabulous store dedicated to the eco lifestyle. They also have a super cool ECOLS rating system to illustrate why products they sell are ECO and are selected or designed for the ECOLS store. The rating system considers four main criteria - materials, manufacturing process, creativity and stylishness. I'm so thrilled that they chose Aroha Silhouettes jewellery to be a part of their store.

The second store is Starfire Studios in West Vancouver, set in the picturesque Village of Horseshoe Bay. At Starfire Studio you will find the unique and unusual, attracting the attention of discerning collectors. These objets d'art stimulate the five senses and appeal to those who have that sixth sense.

Sweetspot Canada

Setting up a facebook page for Aroha Silhouettes has been on my to do list for a while now, so I dedicated my Saturday to getting it all setup. I'm so happy with how it turned out!

I would love, love, love it if you would join me on facebook and become a fan! It's where I'll be posting news, events and photos.


Last week also brought some incredible press from Sweetspot, Canada's first online trend spotting lifestyle guide. It was the cherry on top to find out the feature wasn't just on their website, but it also went out to inboxes all over Canada. Eeeeee!

Another awesome surprise of the week was an article on TreeHugger by the brilliant Cara Smusiak. I'm a massive fan of TreeHugger, it's a media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability into the mainstream. It's so exciting to be featured on my favourite websites!

New Collection - Lucid Contrast

I'm so thrilled to release my second collection, Lucid Contrast, a collection of eight modern designs now available at Aroha Silhouettes.

Each eco friendly piece is made from reclaimed vinyl records and is one of a kind due to the nature of the unique grooves present in the record prior to cutting. The lightweight earrings and necklaces create striking contrasts with their simplistic designs that go with everything.

Contour necklace - $35

Peephole earrings - $25

Vapour necklace - $35

Portobello West

I've been going full steam ahead over the last couple of weeks putting together everything for my first show.

I absolutely love craft shows, I've been going to them as far back as I can remember. I never even imagined for a second that I would be lucky enough to take part in Portobello West.

If you're in Vancouver this weekend, come on by and check out the season launch and some amazing local designers and artists with the talent and the dedication to produce truly original and desirable clothes, jewelry, accessories and art.

It's only five days away and I'm a little nervous!

Packaging Jewellery For Canada Post

When selling jewellery online, finding an attractive yet practical packaging solution isn't easy. It needs to be sleek, protective, lightweight and most importantly, it needs to fit through the 2cm plastic slot of doom at the post office (and that's after it's been put inside a bubble mailer!) to get the most affordable shipping rate.

I've searched high and low for the perfect packaging and I think I've found it!


A rectangular CD tin is only 1 cm deep, lightweight, protective and I think it looks pretty sleek and snazzy. They also come in adorable mini sizes for smaller pieces. Add a simple printed insert and it's ready to go.

Now all Aroha Silhouettes purchases come dressed up!

New Deep Blue, Emerald Green And Bright Red Designs

I've been collecting rare damaged coloured vinyl records for a while now, and after using solely black records so far, it's amazing to inject some colour into the Phantasmal Collection!




Deep sapphire blue, emerald green and fire engine red designs are now for sale in the Aroha Silhouettes online store now.

Icing givaway!

One of my all time favourite blogs is Icing which is written by my friend and all time favourite blogger, Miss Gala Darling. So it's my super duper pleasure to announce that the very first Aroha Silhouettes giveaway is happening over at Icing right now!


You gotta be in to win!

Eclipse Necklace Featured In The Georgia Straight

I hadn't been living in Vancouver long before I discovered The Georgia Straight, Vancouver's lifestyle and entertainment weekly.

Thanks to the amazingly talented fashion stylist Amy Lu, the Eclipse Necklace was featured in the style watch section of the magazine.


What a fantastic start to the New Year!

Spontaneous Travel

A few weeks ago some unbelievably cheap flights to New Zealand appeared on the Air New Zealand website and took me totally by surprise. The dates to fly and return were very specific, but amazingly the dates perfectly fit in with everything.

So I got to leave behind the 50cm of snow in Vancouver for 23 spontaneous Summer days in the sunshine back home. It's been totally amazing being able to spend the holidays with family and friends!

Along with all my usual travelling luggage I packed up all the supplies I would need to keep Aroha Silhouettes running while on holiday. It's been a great test to see how mobile a jewellery business can be, and so far things couldn't be working out better. As long as there's an internet connection and a post office, I can still fulfil orders to anywhere in the world!

Aroha Silhouettes Now Available In Portland, Oregon

Aroha Silhouettes is now available in Portland, Oregon at Artful Goods - a contemporary gallery and gift shop with lots of unique merchandise not found elsewhere in Portland. It's nestled in the heart of the Cultural District of Portland. I can't wait to be able to go down there and visit!