Gemstone Creations "From The Vault"

I'm excited to be featuring my extremely talented baby sister and her shop today.  This is Cassie, she is here to tell us a little more about her shop, what inspires her and what's going on in her life right now.

Cassie Favreau-Chung

From The Vault

At From The Vault you will find one of a kind pieces that I handcrafted from my home studio in beautiful Hawaii.  I have an absolute obsession with gemstones, but I work with whatever material that inspires me...everything from sea glass and copper, to glass beads.  I hope you have a chance to browse my collection, and also that my jewelry will inspire and empower you as they do me.

I first started meddling with jewelry in order to make a living whilst in getting my Bachelor of Arts in Creative Media.  With a little one in kindergarten, it just wasn't practical to get a "real" job, and I figured that there had to be an alternative.  I knew about Etsy and had shopped there for a long time, but just never really thought that I could be a seller.  My sister, Salena (who runs this blog), had her shop on Etsy.  Knowing that she knew what she was doing made me feel much more comfortable about starting one myself.

When I'm creating new pieces, I usually just buckle down with music and a cup of Earl Grey tea for several hours.  I lay out different patterns and keep changing it until I am satisfied with the look.  I have to ask myself, "Would I wear this?"  If the answer is no, then I don't sell it.  I take extra care in making sure that the jewerly I make will last for years to come.



To take care of me, my most favorite thing to do for myself is performing and singing onstage.  I do a lot of musical theatre, and it is my release from the stresses of life.  It keeps me sane.  I am currently in the Hawaii premiere of a show called "Spring Awakening", which I am very honored to be in.  When this show was on Broadway, it was nominated for eleven Tony Awards, and won eight of them, including Best Musical.  So needless to say, this is one of my most favorite shows that I have done thus far.

Thank you for sharing about you and your shop here today Cassie!

Please stop by From The Vault facebook page, become a fan to keep up to date on shop happenings and visit the shop and check out her beautiful creations.

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From The Vault

Introducing…

FromThe Vault

Photo credit: Diane Favreau-Chung

My sister Cassie’s new jewelry line and the grand opening of her shop!!

Stunning Indian Agate Gemstone Necklace with Blue Feldspath Marquise Pendant

Beautiful Black Stone Necklace with Rust Orange Carnelian Pendant

Amethyst Gemstone Necklace with Solid Amethyst Pendant

Check out her shop here.  Like her on Facebook here.

Xoxo, Salena s

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Little Shop of Horrors

I went to see "Little Shop of Horrors" at Manoa Valley Theatre for my birthday.

  I have never seen the play or movie so the storyline, other than knowing it had something to do with a plant was all new to me.  It was nice to watch the entire thing not knowing what it was about but me and my cluelessness; I didn't put two and two together till the end.

I was like Ooohhh!!! That's why it's called "Little Shop of Horrors"??!!  He has to kill people to feed the plant?  Hello!  Seriously, I'm usually not that slow but after the day I had with my girls, I was literally on the verge of a nervous breakdown before I left the house so I wasn't thinking straight.

The main reason why I went to see the show is because my baby sister, Cassie is in it.

She plays Crystal, one of the three urchins (the girls who sit and hang out on the steps outside the shop).  Yeah, when I first heard she was an urchin I was thinking something like "The Little Mermaid".  I told you, I'm slow.

My sister Cassie was singing, seriously... to The Little Mermaid score when she was 3 or 5 years old, when it first came out.  Her voice is AMAZING!!!  Every time I watch her perform and hear her voice belt out like there is no tomorrow, I cry.  And I mean, cry.

This time because the show was so funny, the tears that started to well up quickly went away.

There are no video or picture taking allowed during the show so we got nothing.  Nothing to show you at all except these few pictures.  Usually, the cast comes out in full costume to meet the audience outside after the show.  This time, the cast quickly changed and quickly ran off for the rest of their night.

I must brag on my sister so here is the blurb about her in the program for the show

Cassie Favreau-Chung (Crystal) recently moved back from Los Angeles to go back to school.  She has performed as a singer and actor at various venues around "Oahu.  at MVT, she was seen in The Rocky Horror Show and Bat Boy: The Musical.  Her other credits include Honk! at OAC, Once On This Island for One More Productions at Kaimuki Theatre, Jesus Christ Superstar at DHT, Kiss Me, Kate at ACT and The Rimers of Eldritch at Leeward Theatre.  Cassie also performed as a soloist during the UHM Men's Volleyball Finals at the Blaisdell Center and at the UH Women's Luncheon.  She was the lead singer for Island Music Band.  She performed with the Hawai'i All-State High School Choir and was the finalist in the I-94 Radio American Idol competition.

I leave you with this clip of her being featured in "Skid Row".  Enjoy!!

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