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Pandora releases their Cinderella 70th Anniversary Capsule Collection | Disney x Pandora

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the Autumn season! Today, an enchanting new capsule collection released from Pandora:

As Disney Cinderella celebrates her 70th birthday this year, Pandora and Disney partnered to create a new, sparkling ten-piece capsule collection inspired by the iconic princess.

– Pandora

I am excited to share this capsule collection with you, as well as celebrate Disney Cinderella’s 70th Anniversary! So, make sure to grab a delicious cup of tea and let’s begin!

* Disney x Pandora Cinderella Capsule Collection Photos are provided by Pandora *

The Capsule Collection:

Pandora’s design team worked with a Disney Princess Specialist to ensure every piece of jewellery perfectly reflects the beloved fairytale. Each hand-finished pieces are inspired by Disney Cinderella’s journey and feature beloved characters and themes from the film.

Tapping into beloved characters and themes from the film, the designers carefully created pieces inspired by Disney Cinderella’s enchanting journey.

It is very hard for me to pick a favourite from this collection. As many of you know, I am a huge Disney Cinderella lover. In fact, my miniature poodle name (Ella) was inspired by Cinderella herself!

I have two Cinderella themed Pandora Bracelets already and I think it is safe to say that I will be starting a third! I love every single one of these charms! I also love the new earrings, necklace and ring. They have such intricate and whimsical details.

The Bracelet:

I love that Pandora made the Pumpkin Coach into a clasp! I am currently debating if I should change my Ella themed bracelet from my Disney Parks Pandora Moments Bracelet for this one! It is so beautiful.

The Charms:

This dangle reminds me of my guinea pigs and Ella. I am currently debating whether it should go on my Ella themed Pandora Bracelet or add it to a new bracelet design. I will keep you guys posted!

I love openwork charms and this one has the clock tower on the back!

It is so lovely to see little Suzy and a sewing themed charm from Pandora. I have wanted a sewing charm for YEARS! As many of you know, my background is in Fashion Design and I have always been sad that Pandora never released a sewing charm into their Hobby charms. It is finally here and it could not be more adorable or magical! I love this scene from the movie.

The scene where the Fairy-Godmother transforms Cinderella’s torn dress into an enchanting ballgown is iconic and a beloved magical moment! I love how Pandora added blue cubic zirconia’s to represent the Fairy-Godmother’s magic!

If I had to pick a favourite Disney character, it would have to be Gus (Gus Gus). He is so funny and sweet. I love how Pandora added his hat with green enamel detailing. He also has the cutest little expression on his face!

Pandora updated the two-tone 14 ct. gold version of the Carriage charm into an enchanting Pandora Rose version! It looks so feminine and romantic. It will pair beautifully with the Disney Parks Cinderella Coach Charm.

The Earrings, Necklace and Ring:

And that concludes this blog post! I would like to thank Pandora for sharing these photos with me! I am so excited to shop this collection! I currently have a few pieces on hold at my local Pandora store. Will you be purchasing anything from this enchanting collection? Please let me know, down below!

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you have a wonderful day.

Our Autumn Pandora Bracelets | Collab with MySparklingJoy

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the Autumn season. I hope this blog post adds a smile to your day!

In today’s blog post, I am sharing a collaboration video I did with Federica @MySparklingJoy on her YouTube channel. It truly was a collaboration project, as we both came up with ideas and had a wonderful time creating content and editing the footage.

The video is about our Autumn themed Pandora bracelets! If you would like to see it, you can watch it HERE or down below:

https://youtu.be/W05GzphpwEY

This video will be premiering at 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone.

A look at my Enchanted Forest Bracelet:

A look at Federica‘s Magical Forest Bracelet:

We hope you enjoy watching the video, as much as we enjoyed creating it together! Have a wonderful week ahead, xo!

Halloween Bracelet | Ogerbeads & Corner 35

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the Autumn season. I hope this blog post adds a smile to your day!

In today’s blog post, I am sharing a look at another Halloween themed bracelet. This bracelet is primarily Ogerbeads, but has a spooky touch of Corner 35. I really love how this bracelet design turned out, but I do have a sad story: I lost this bracelet just over a week ago. But more on that later!

If you would like to see what beads and bangle I used to create this design…make sure to grab a delicious cup of tea and let’s get started!

This post contains gifted items.

The Beads:

The first three beads I have to share with you are some of my favourite Murano glass beads from Ogerbeads. As my centrepiece bead, I have Snowdust Confetti. I love the dotted details and golden sparkle. It reminds me of a cold Halloween Night! Snowdust Confetti is included in the 3=2 promotion from Ogerbeads.

Further spread out from Snowdust Confetti, I have two Snowdust Baroque Festival beads. Both the small core and retiring universal core (3=2 deal) size options are on sale. I love the golden swirls on this bead. It adds a hint of magic and chilling breeze!

To the left of Snowdust Confetti, I have my favourite sterling silver bead from Ogerbeads: Bewitched. You may remember me featuring this bead on last year’s Halloween bracelets YouTube video:

The Bewitched bead is part of Ogerbeads 5PlusDeal (receive a 6th bead free when you order 5). It has so many “spooktacular” details including a menacing grin, witches hat, cobwebs and a spider.

To the right of Snowdust Confetti, we have the cutest spooky friend: Wannabe Ghost by Corner 35.

I love designer Wendy’s description of him:

It looks like a ghost and it acts like one. But if you look closely, you can see his tiny feet sticking out! His arms are ready to grab and terrify you. Aren’t you scared?

– Wendy Verkooijen

Isn’t he so cute and fun? Those feet on the bottom are so adorable!

This sterling silver bead is compatible with all major interchangeable bracelet systems.

Moving along, I also have two sterling silver beads from Ogerbeads. They are opposite sides of the bangle. They are Perspective and Universe. They are also included in the 5PlusDeal.

For bangle stoppers, I added two Black Widow Stoppers from Ogerbeads, also included in the 5PlusDeal.

The Bracelet:

Lastly I added the stoppers and beads onto my Ogerbeads Peacock Bangle. If you would like more information about this bangle, I do have a blog post and a Youtube Video:

As mentioned earlier, I lost this bangle bracelet just over a week ago. I was out for the entire day. It was when I got home that night, that I realized the bracelet was missing. I was shocked and heartbroken!

The next day, I tried to retrace my steps. Unfortunately, I was unsuccessful at finding it.

How did I manage to loose it? I believe the bangle fell off my wrist on my morning walk with my miniature poodle, Ella. I usually put the handle part of her leash, on my wrist. I hold the rest of the leash in my hand.

Since this bangle is quite flexible, I am confident that part pulled onto the open bangle design (as Ella pulled on the leash) and that expanded it. It would only be a matter of minutes before it would fall off. And since I was already wearing an additional bracelet and had the leash on my wrist, I did not notice it falling.

As some of you know, it is so heartbreaking when you loose a jewellery item, but I like to think that someone found it, who needed a smile in their day. It makes me happy to think someone is wearing it and loving it. And the silver lining is that these beads are currently still available. I will be able to replace them, over time.

I will need to be more cautious with open bangle designs, moving forward. I won’t be wearing them on walks with Ella, that is for sure! It was a good lesson learned.

Have you ever lost a bracelet or jewellery piece? Were you able to find it?

And that concludes today’s blog post! If you would like to see my other Halloween bracelet designs, I have Youtube videos of my Pandora Halloween Bracelet, as well as my OHM Beads Halloween Bracelet.

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you have a wonderful day.

Pandora 20 | The Swirl Charm

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the Autumn season. I hope this blog post adds a smile to your day!

This year, Pandora continues to celebrate their 20th Anniversary of the Pandora Moments charm bracelet. This charm bracelet was first released in 2000. To celebrate 20 years of collecting, Pandora is going through their archives and bringing back a vintage charm every month in 2020. All 12 of the charms will be limited-edition. Each charm will be available only until it has sold out, which makes all 12 charms an absolute must for a Pandora collector!

I am so excited to continue celebrating Pandora‘s special milestone! To celebrate Pandora’s anniversary, each month, I share a special story behind a charm in my collection, and reveal what the limited-edition Pandora 20 Charm is!

So, make sure to grab a cup of tea…and let me share this month’s charm.

* All 2020 Limited Edition Swirl charm photos are provided by Pandora *

The 2020 Limited Edition Swirl Charm

It’s October 20th! Today we celebrate the relaunch of the two tone Swirl charm! The original style number of this vintage charm was 790414. It was made in 14 ct. gold and sterling silver. Like the original, the 20th Anniversary Swirl charm is done in 14 ct. gold and sterling silver. The Pandora 20 hallmark is displayed on the front of the charm, near the far left.

Prices from $115 USD and $130 CAD.

Each 2020 Swirl charm comes with a certificate, confirming its authenticity.

The 2020 Limited Edition Swirl Charm is available globally on Pandora’s estore and in selected Pandora stores. Very limited numbers are available, so it’s best to purchase today, October 20th, 2020…if its not already sold out!

Click HERE to shop (EN)
Click HERE to shop (FR)

*please note that these charms are very limited. Until supplies last. 

I am so happy to see another two tone charm has been added to the Pandora 20th Anniversary collection! I am excited to add this charm into my collection, as I do not have the original. I do have a few charms that are similar to the Swirl charm however, including one of my first Pandora charms, the Rose Leaf style 790136. I purchased two of these charms and I can see myself wanting to pair them with the Limited Edition Swirl Charm!

Celebrate #Pandora20 with me:

Each month, I celebrate Pandora’s 20th anniversary by sharing a special charm in my personal Pandora collection. For this month, I am telling the story behind two charms: the Witch and the Hocus Pocus Dangle Charm. I have them on my Halloween themed Pandora Bracelet:

Each charm on my Halloween themed bracelet represents a special childhood memory or favourite halloween tradition or activity. The main colours on this bracelet are oxidized silver, silver, orange and black. It has a mixture of vintage Pandora charms and new charms.

My Story behind the Witch and Hocus Pocus Charms:

Both the Witch and Hocus Pocus dangle charm represent my best friend, Tiara and our favourite Halloween movies: Hocus Pocus and Halloween Town. Each year, we cannot wait to enjoy some delicious Pumpkin Chai lattes and spending an afternoon watching movies together.

I paired these two charms together, since the stories behind them are the same. I also think they look so cute together!

I have created a Youtube video to more personally tell you the story behind these two charms! You can watch it HERE or down below:

The Details…

The Witch Charm

The Witch charm is a sterling silver charm that features a witch in flight, on her broomstick. She has a grinning smile, long pointy nose and adorable witch’s hat. She is now retired and her style number is 790544.

The Hocus Pocus Dangle Charm

The Hocus Pocus Dangle Charm was available in the US. It is a sterling silver dangle charm and has cubic zirconia accents, with orange and black enamel detailing. It features a witch’s hat, bats and the inscription: Hocus Pocus. The style number is ENG792017CZ_10.

Here are photos of other charms on my
Pandora Halloween themed bracelet:

Skeleton Girl Charm is so cute! I have her as the centrepiece on this year’s design. She has heart-shaped eyes and an upside down heart, as her nose. I also love how her lower body dangles, like she is dancing! She came out in this year’s Autumn Collection.

I am a huge fan of the Nightmare Before Christmas and couldn’t resist adding the new Disney Nightmare Before Christmas Double Dangle Charm. He goes perfectly with my Disney Parks Exclusive Jack and Sally charm.

I also have the new Disney Parks Exclusive charm, Halloween Mickey charm. My husband and I love visiting Disneyland during Halloween time! We love taking a photo in-front of the giant pumpkin Mickey. This was a must-have for me!

And that concludes this blog post! I would like to thank Pandora for the opportunity to be a part of their 20th Anniversary celebration! I am so excited to share exclusive Pandora 20 content and moments with you, over the next 2 months! Pandora will be providing me with 3 of the 12 anniversary charms, in this celebration.

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you have a wonderful day.

OHM Beads Halloween Bracelet Designs

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Hello everyone! I hope this blog post finds you and your loved ones safe, healthy and well, during this time. Happy Spooky Season!

In today’s blog and video post, I am sharing two Halloween themed OHM Beads bracelets that I designed. One is on my OHM Snap Closure bracelet and the other is on my OHM Plain bangle bracelet.

So, make sure to grab a delicious cup of tea and let’s get started!

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I love wearing both of these bracelet designs stacked together. I love how they add a fun pop of Halloween fun (and colour) to my outfit.

And don’t they match so nicely with my Colorstreet Nails?

Also, can you spot OHM Ghost Skull? I am wearing him as a pendant, but you can also wear him on your OHM Beads bracelet too.

I have created a YouTube video to better share my designs, as well as show each charm up close, so you can see the OHMazing details. You can watch it HERE or down below:

If you haven’t seen my OHM Beads Blog Preview or Youtube video of the new October 2020 release, I’ll leave it linked down below:

Do you have any special OHM Beads Halloween pieces in your collection? Which ones are your favourites?

Pandora Moments T-Bar Snake Chain Bracelet | Pandora Bracelet Review + Pandora Autumn Collection Haul

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the enchanting season of Autumn.

A few weeks ago, I posted my review video of the Pandora T-Bar Snake Chain Bracelet over on my Youtube Channel. In case you missed seeing it, you can watch it HERE or down below.

During the Pandora Bracelet Event, I ended up picking up the Pandora Rose T-Bar bracelet too! I am so excited to style with it. Stay tuned for another Pandora Haul video, sharing what else I picked up during the promotion.

If you missed seeing my Pandora Autumn Collection Haul, I also have a video about that too:

I hope you are all have a wonderful day. <3

Faunas of the Fall | Lili Tae X Moress Collection

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the enchanting season of Autumn. I hope this blog post adds a smile to your day!

In today’s blog and video post, I am sharing a look at some of the pieces available in Moress‘ new collection: Faunas of the Fall. This is a collaborative project where Moress teamed up with illustrator designer, Lili Tae. Together, they took her 2D illustrations and transformed them into 3D charms.

A special thank you to Moress for sending me these pieces to review, as well to each and every one of you. I do not have these opportunities with your love and support.

So, if you are ready…make sure to grab a cup of tea…and let me share with you this beautiful new collection!

Faunas of the Fall

Faunas of the Fall is a 14 piece collection. 13 of the pieces are charms, made of sterling silver. The other piece is a Japanese Silk Lili Tae Scarf.

I received 4 charms and the scarf to review. You can watch my review video HERE, or down below:

I received the following charms to review: Dewie, Sunny Bunny, Purring Dahlia and Cosmo Canary.

Each charm comes with their own illustration card. On the back of each card, you will find the story of the forest creature.

I decided to style my charms on my Moress Heritage Bangle No. 52 and added my Moress Heritage Bead No. 593 as the centrepiece.

What do you think of this new collection? Please let me know, down below!

Pandora 20 | The Simple Heart Clip Charm

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the end of Summer. I hope this blog post adds a smile to your day!

This year, Pandora continues to celebrate their 20th Anniversary of the Pandora Moments charm bracelet. This charm bracelet was first released in 2000. To celebrate 20 years of collecting, Pandora is going through their archives and bringing back a vintage charm every month in 2020. All 12 of the charms will be limited-edition. Each charm will be available only until it has sold out, which makes all 12 charms an absolute must for a Pandora collector!

I am so excited to continue celebrating Pandora‘s special milestone! To celebrate Pandora’s anniversary, each month, I share a special story behind a charm in my collection, and reveal what the limited-edition Pandora 20 Charm is!

So, make sure to grab a cup of tea…and let me share with you what this month’s charm is!

* All 2020 Limited Edition Simple Heart Clip charm photos are provided by Pandora *

The 2020 Limited Edition 
Simple Heart Clip Charm

It’s September 20th! Today we celebrate the relaunch of the Simple Heart Clip charm! The original style number of this vintage charm was 750243. It was made in 14 ct. gold. The updated Simple Heart Clip charm is available in sterling silver. The Pandora 20 hallmark is displayed on the centre of the heart, closest to the closure.

Prices from $35 USD and $40 CAD.

Each 2020 Simple Heart Clip charm comes with a certificate, confirming its authenticity.

The 2020 Limited Edition Simple Heart Clip Charm is available globally on Pandora’s estore and in selected Pandora stores. Very limited numbers are available, so it’s best to purchase today, September 20th, 2020…if its not already sold out!

Click HERE to shop (EN)
Click HERE to shop (FR)

*please note that these charms are very limited. Until supplies last. 

As per all the anniversary charms, this charm is also limited to one per customer. I love purchasing my clips in pairs, and I am hopeful I will be able to find a second anniversary clip for my 20th themed Pandora Bracelet.

I love that Pandora included a clip charm in the Pandora 20 Anniversary collection. A Pandora Clip is a necessity on all of my Pandora Moments bracelets. They provide function, balance and style!

I love the message behind the Limited Edition Simple Heart Clip Charm representing “firsts”. For me, this charm will represent the first time I discovered Pandora, and how much creativity, community and style it has brought me!

20th Anniversary Gift Box

What could be more perfect than a special gift box to store your Pandora 20 jewellery inside? There is currently an opportunity for Pandora collectors to receive a special 20th Anniversary Gift Box. Spend $110 USD | $125 CAD or more on select jewellery and you will receive this 20th Anniversary Gift Box free. Available online at Pandora’s estore and in select Pandora stores.

Celebrate #Pandora20 with me:

Each month, I celebrate Pandora’s 20th anniversary by sharing a special charm in my personal Pandora collection. For this month, I am telling the story behind my Forest Trinity Charm. I have it on my “Enchanted Forest” themed Pandora Bracelet:

My “Enchanted Forest” bracelet is inspired by my love of forests, hiking and fairytales. The main colours on this bracelet are Pandora Rose, silver, gold and forest green. It has a mixture of vintage Pandora charms, as well as some charms from Pandora 2019 Autumn Collection.

My Forest Trinity Charm can be found on the left section of the bracelet, beside the Mystery Moss two tone Pandora charm.

My Story behind the Forest Trinity Charm:

The Forest Trinity charm represents a special trip my mother took to come visit my husband and I. We moved across the country and it had been a year since we last saw her. During her visit, we had so many adventures! Some of the most memorable adventures were hiking in the mountains, and exploring the beautiful sights and sounds. I had to add the Forest Trinity charm to my collection to represent this special time together.

The charm features three dangles: a bird, leaf and peridot. And since my mother, husband and I were a trio…I couldn’t think of a more perfect charm!

I have created a Youtube video to more personally tell you the story behind the Forest Trinity Charm! You can watch it HERE or down below:

The Details…

The Forest Trinity Charm

The Forest Trinity charm is a sterling silver dangle charm that features a green peridot gemstone paired with a bird and leaf. It is now retired and the style number is 791214PE. It has a thin silver bale.

The Forest Trinity charm is from the Autumn 2013 Pandora collection.

And that concludes this blog post! I would like to thank Pandora for the opportunity to be a part of their 20th Anniversary celebration! I am so excited to share exclusive Pandora 20 content and moments with you, over the next 3 months! Pandora will be providing me with 3 of the 12 anniversary charms, in this celebration.

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you have a wonderful day. Take care, stay healthy and spread love, especially during this time. <3

OHM Beads | October 2020 Release

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Hello everyone! I hope this blog post finds you and your loved ones safe, healthy and well, during this time. 

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In today’s blog, I am sharing a preview of the OHM Beads October 2020 Release. This release is “spooktacular” and contains 30 new pieces! I am excited to share these new beads with you. So, make sure to grab a delicious cup of tea and let’s get started!

The release date is October 1st, 2020.

Stock photos courtesy of OHM Beads.

The Beads:

BOOGILYHEADS COLLECTION

There are 6 Boogily Heads characters in this collection. They were designed by the artist, Gus Fink. If you purchase the limited edition bundle set, you will also get Qually. Qually is only available by purchasing the full set.

TWINKS (non-LE) (US $50)


MILQ (non-LE) (US $50)


FUTORO (non-LE) (US $50)

PHANT (non-LE) (US $50)


GIG (non-LE) (US $50)


BOOGILY HEADS OHM 2020 (Set of 6, LE/111) (US $280)

HALLOWEEN COLLECTION

A spooktacular release!

OHM SILVER:

SNAKE-Y “-Y” Clasp designed for OHM CHUNKY (US $55)


MEDIEVAL BUNNY (An OHMstudio concept) (US $50)


GNOMBRE (US $50)


ZOHMBIE GNOME (US $45)


GHOST SKULL (US $65)


KARAKASA KOZO (US $45)

OHM GLASS:

DEEP FADE (US $45)


FLAKED OFF (US $45)


INFECTED DREAM (US $45)


STICKY TEETH (US $45)


TOSSED ASIDE (US $45)


INTO THE NIGHT (US $45)


NIGHT LINE (US $45)

OHM LAB:

PLAGUE DOCTOR (US $55)
Laboratory Assistant | Elizabeth Palmer


GHOST OF MARLEY 
Laboratory Assistants |
Helena Zaitseva & Nadya Vezeleva

SKULLKINS COLLECTION

The Skullkins characters were designed by the artist Bennett Klein.

POOCHKIN (US $60)


MONKIN (US $60)


DODOKIN (US $60)

STEAMPUNK COLLECTION

TESLA COIL-ISH “ISH” stoppers fit OHM bangles (US $25)


PROMETHEUS-ITY “ITY” locks fit OHM CHUNKY (US $50)

VICTORIARGH (US $130)
Laboratory Assistant | Hanh My Nguyen

CHUNKY LOCKS

STAR-ITY “ITY” locks fit OHM CHUNKY (US $40)


BARE-ITY “ITY” locks fit OHM CHUNKY (US $40)

OHM Exclusives

OHM in Australia

SWAGGIE (US $60)

And that concludes today’s preview! Stay tuned for a review video. Which beads are your favourites from this release?

I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day. Stay safe and spread love.

My Endometriosis Diagnosis Story

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I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, while enjoying the Summer season.

In today’s video post, I am sharing my Endometriosis Diagnosis Story. I published this video on Friday.

In this video, I will be talking about my long journey to diagnosis, some of my symptoms and about my laparoscopic surgery back in March 2020. This journey was one of my inspirations for my bead collaboration: OHM Don’t Give Up. You can watch it HERE or down below:

Please note, I am not a doctor or healthcare professional. Please consult with your doctor if you think you or someone you love may have Endometriosis. For more information about Endometriosis, here are some resources I have found helpful:

http://endometriosis.ca https://www.facebook.com/groups/NancysNookEndoEd/

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