/A\ Channel dedicated today’s show to social media including twitter, online safety and more. They had Andrea Tomkins from the blog A Peek Inside the Fishbowl (@missfish on Twitter) on to talk about blogging. Check out her clip:

(Thanks for wearing our @ twitter necklace on air, Andrea! It’s a nice surprise to see a shout-out on TV :)

The idea to start Metal for Monsters came one Saturday morning, while reading the paper. We were moved by a story about children in other parts of the world who, for whatever reason, lack basic needs such as food, shelter, water and an education.

While we realize how lucky we are, as relatively new parents, we couldn’t imagine having a child facing such harsh realities. We thought about what we could do to give back to the other little monsters of the world, and Metal for Monsters was born.  We’re hoping to raise at least $10,000 for UNICEF as a way of giving back and hopefully give more kids a chance to be the best little monsters they can be.

Listen to The Kelly Alexander Show Interview with Blend Creations (opens in a new window).

I feel much more stylish than I really am, just by being part of this project. Check us out:

If you’re in Ottawa and you see Kym and her camera, you might just be chic this week ;)

Make sure to check out Kym’s other blog, Relishing.ca.

If you get today’s Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa at Home magazine is included as a special insert, or you can take a peek at the feature here:

Our Connection necklaces have been featured as a Lou Lou Deal in the May issue of Lou Lou magazine.

They’re a perfect gift for anyone, but especially at this time of year, since it’s just in time for Mother’s Day.  To get 25% off your Connection Necklace, you’ll have to read this month’s issue of Lou Lou.

Update: Due to the popularity of this item, especially just after all the Mother’s Day gift-giving, we are currently out of stock of all Connection necklaces.  Click here to join our Connection Necklace re-stocking newsletter.

Amy of Purple Pink and Orange was kind enough to include our Red-Brown Bamboo Ring in our Six Quick Picks: Lovely Rings feature today!

Naomi Dunford of Itty Biz posted her annual Gift Guide and kindly mentioned Blend Creations‘ Metal for Monsters line.  Thanks Naomi!

Ottawa blogger, writer/photographer (triple threat anyone?), Andrea Tomkins writes the blog A peek inside the fishbowl, about her life here in our fabulous hometown of Ottawa, ON.  I was introduced to her by way of a mutual friend, and when I read her bio, I realized she was one of the contributors to our local ‘eating bible’, Cheap Eats Ottawa.

In any case, we’ve agreed to do a $100 gift certificate giveaway through her blog, so go enter — it’s open until Thursday December 10th.

If you’ve ever wanted to know just a little more about us, Jen Wallace over at IndieFixx interviewed us yesterday and we’re honoured to be part of her Wednesday Indie Artist Fixx feature.  The interview has a never-before-seen photo of our CNC router in action, cutting a piece of mother of pearl inlay for one of our rings.  I’m sure that’s enough to drive you to go read the interview, right?