Celebrating One Year as Brilliance Found!

One year ago today, Brilliance Found was introduced to the internet. Although I didn’t technically start filling up my shop until August 12th (September 12th on etsy) I couldn’t pass up the excuse to celebrate today as my official one year. And of course I couldn’t have done it without all of you, the glorious supporters & fashionistas who make my job just so amazing. I am humbled by your strong sense of style & incredible generosity.

But enough being sentimental, let’s celebrate! As I mentioned earlier, each day this week I’ll be announcing a super jewelry special.. valid for the day of only. Items will be limited in stock, so if you see something that catches your eye, you know what to do! Originally I had planned on opening this week with my Summer collection, but my camera had other ideas, so to compromise I’m re-issuing my older favorites at my new price. And instead of limiting the special to one item a day, I’ll continue to sell it at the discounted price until July 18th.

And as an extra treat, all orders placed from July 17th – 24th will receive a FREE pair of mystery earrings. How exciting.

Saturday, July 17: Paw Print ring SALE PRICE: $22; Reg: $32

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow to see what ring is on sale next! Because there’s no time like now to rock some hot new jewelry. And if you haven’t already, find us on facebook to sign up for my Anniversary $50 Giveaway!

Ode to Polymer.

I’ve been developing quite the addiction to polymer clays. Alright, so that sounds horrible and isn’t entirely true… but it’s more than just a habit.

And the thing about polymer clay.. is that you can never just have one colour. And you can definitely never have less than three colours open, ready, waiting.. And as soon as you open one color, you want another, you need a black or a cream or a tint or a shine… to blend & mix & marble & do all the fun things that polymer can.

But it’s never enough just to open the package; the clay must be conditioned: worked, softened, released. After a couple rounds it gets soft enough, and after a couple more it’s so smooth that it combines almost sticky when mixed with another….

And before you know it, it’s been four or five hours, and the skin on your fingers is rough and raw from pulling, twisting, kneading. Half a litre (kidding) of that creepy-pumice-orange soap later and I’m still just barely feeling human. And my hands feel horrible. And as for my manicure? Effectively ruined; I never remember that nailpolish does not prefer polymer.

My kitchen smells like slightly-cooked-polymer & I have three full plates of color & shape &
I’m already wishing I had more.

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In other, unrelated news: look for an introduction to polymer art necklaces in the next week or so.