Blogging Break

Lately I've been working on lots of really fun behind the scenes work, making big decisions and taking a little break from all kinds of promotion. But I'll be back soon!

2010 - Onwards And Upwards!

2010 started off so fantastic, I think it's set the stage for the whole year! Spotting the Aggregate Necklace on TV on the 1st of January was definitely a sign for an onwards and upwards year to come. I have some big goals for Aroha Silhouettes this year and have already started working on them!

Beautiful photo thanks to Erin!

Much much love to Megnificient Made, Quediseno, Threadbared, Burried in Betsy's Closet and Indie Fixx for their much appreciated features at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010!

Aroha Silhouettes TV Debut

Last night the most crazy and surreal thing ever happened!

Being the 1st of January I was naturally a little dazed and half watching Peak Season on TV. Out the corner of my eye I saw a girl wearing the Aggregate Necklace! I proceeded to start screaming and pointing at the TV. Further stalking of the episode online proved me right!

Peak Season is a 'reality' show based in Whistler, BC and episode 10 featured a Fashion Exposed fashion show. How Aroha Silhouettes ended up in that fashion show is a total mystery, no idea how it happened.

BEST start to the New Year!

Vinyl Record Jewellery Lookbook

The Aroha Silhouettes Vinyl Record Jewellery Lookbook has been a long time in the making. It's been on my 'to do' list for what seems like forever and I'm stoked to have it finished up.

The full look book is available for download here

New Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Record Necklaces

Available in the Aroha Silhouettes online store here.

Aroha Silhouettes Now Available At The Library Of Congress Gift Store

I'm ecstatic to have another stockist of Aroha Silhouettes jewellery, the Library of Congress Gift Store in Washington, DC. It holds the largest number of books over any library in the world! And it's the perfect fit for the Stainless Phantasmal Hardcover necklaces, earrings and brooches which the store will be carrying. And just in time for Christmas!


Big thank you thank yous to Paper Mango, The View From Here, Geekreative and Ffffound for their internet loving recently!

Holiday Time 2009

After a solid year filled to the brim with hard work, it was definitely time for a holiday! Mark and I took a complete (well, almost) break from work of all kinds and headed down to America to visit somewhere I've wanted to go all my life ...

Disneyland! It really is 110% the most happy place on earth - I thought that was just their marketing thing, but it honestly truly is! Don't remember the last time I was happy for 10 hours straight. I want to live there! The music that plays throughout the park, the castle, the food, the themed everything everywhere, the amazing rides, parades, fireworks and teacups! It was amazing in every way. We also managed to cram in a short road trip to Las Vegas for a few days of crazy good times before returning to reality back in Vancouver.

A quick side note: a big thank you to Etsy for featuring Aroha Silhouettes in their 'The Space Between' storque article this week!

Happy Birthday Aroha Silhouettes

Today it's been exactly one year since Aroha Silhouettes was born! And I couldn't have dreamed of a better first year in business. I'm addicted!

The learning curve has been huge and a year ago I had absolutely no idea what I was in for. Thankfully I'm happy being a workaholic! I kind of assumed that it would be all designing and glamorous selling, and didn't really think too much about the endless photos to take, constant emails, accounting, writing, marketing and constant self promotion online. BUT all that aside, I love Aroha Silhouettes to bits! It gets me bouncing of bed on a Sunday morning because I can't wait to get started on working on it, and it keeps me up until the wee hours every night of the week.

And Aroha Silhouettes 1st birthday delight - an article in Granville Magazine!



A big enormous thank you to Janet Gyenes, the assistant editor of Granville Magazine for taking the time to write such a incredible article about Aroha Silhouettes.

Also big props to Notcouture, This Little City, Design Catwalk and Kathryn at Like Gold Dust for being super stunning and featuring Aroha Silhouettes jewellery on their sites!

Aroha Silhouettes - Stainless Phantasmal Lookbook

The Stainless Phantasmal Lookbook is now available for download!







A huge amount of work went into putting this Lookbook together and it makes me so happy to see everything put together so beautifully!

Stainless Phantasmal Is Out Now!

Optical illusions disorient the visual perceptual system with their eye-catching impossible lines.

Illusions can be based on an individuals ability to see in three dimensions, even though the image hitting the retina is only two dimensional. The brain tries to find some kind of continuity in what our eyes see, and when our perception does not match with the physical dimensions of the object, an optical illusion is born.

The semi-gloss stainless steel that each piece is etched from catches the light and provides a strong yet lightweight material for the delicate geometric designs. The Stainless Phantasmal collection by Aroha Silhouettes is made up of miniature pieces of unique art that can be worn as three-dimensional eye candy everyday.

Earrings - $46

Necklaces - $52

A Sneak Peek

Recently I teamed up with the fabulous Andrea and Kaveh of Nardeboon Photography and Emma Garland hair and makeup extraordinaire for a studio photo shoot to get some new images. Our model Siri was absolutely gorgeous and did a fabulous job of modeling the pieces.


I've been wanting to get the Phantasmal Collection designs smaller for such a long time and I'm so happy with how they have turned out! Stainless steel is the perfect lightweight yet strong material for these tiny designs.

They will be available in the Aroha Silhouettes online store on the 22 August 2009, I can't wait!

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!