Artisan profiles
Candida & Andreea
Candida got the arts and crafts “bug” when she was a child and started making her own jewelry from all kinds of natural and recycled materials. She loves nature and colors and transforms them into – not always – small pieces of jewelry. She hopes that people who like and wear her jewelry will carry out a part of her passion for beauty. Recently she expended her Signature Collection (Signature by Candida) adding a number of bracelets using healing crystals. Crystals are thought to help increase and balance your energy fields, eliminate stress, improve focus, create positive energy, and even heal some ailments.
Andreea is a jewelry designer based in Toronto, ON, Canada. She started to design jewelry in 2005, when she realized that there was no affordable designer who made her want to wear their pieces. She combines rocks, minerals, beads and metals to create unique pieces (yes, no one else at that party will be wearing the same necklace) that will make you stand out from the crowd and won’t require you to sell a kidney to afford it! You can pick from what she has made or consult with her for your own design.
Candida and Andrea work under the label AVDB Designs. Each piece of jewelry from their collection is uniquely crafted with quality materials such as semi-precious stones, genuine gemstones, natural pearls, and Swarovski crystals mounted using sterling silver or nickel- and lead-free silver and gold plated metals.
We have been present at a variety of arts and crafts shows including The Gem Expo, Hyatt Hotel Toronto and The Spring Art and Jewelry Sale, J.E.H./Thoreau MacDonald House, Vaughan. (springartsale.wordpress.com)
Our designs can be admired and bought from a private display by request.
“Very true, I am getting many compliments when I am modeling your mastery-artsy-pieces! (Cited from Testimonials)”
There are three strands in our collection:
Nature WondersInspired from the nature, using natural minerals, semiprecious stones, corals, and pearls, this collection is crafted to meet the finest costumers’ tastes. Healing crystals are used to working with the energy centres in the body to remove energy blockages and heal the body, mind, and soul.
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Sparkling Waters
If you want to bright and shine on a night out or just get some compliments at lunch, wear any of this pieces that combine Swarovski Elements and Sterling Silver into unique designs
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Irresistible
A diverse collection of modern, vintage, and chic essentials for any occasion
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