The Stella & Dot Opportunity

A quick moment of thanks to all of you who have supported my business over the last 3 years. You have welcomed me into your beautiful homes, introduced me to your lovely friends, and you've walked away with A LOT of jewellery! :) Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to turn a hobby business into a full time career and still be a stay at home Mum.


In the last 3 years I have had the pleasure of working with some incredible women. We all have different reasons why we have joined Stella & Dot and what it has done for us personally. Half of the women that I share a team with are Stay-at-Home Mums like myself and the other half have either part time or full time careers in other fields.

S & D gives me the ability to take my girls to school and volunteer when the opportunity arises, travel, stretch my mind, and unexpectantly gave me the chance to help my husband this summer when he fell temporarily ill for nearly 3 months. I have hugged team mates when Cancer has struck, listened to them cry when parents have been stricken with Alzheimer's, shared in the birth of their children, high fived them when they had their first trunk show, and watched them as they've grown into confident and independant women. It's been quite a journey let me tell you!



If this was a movie, we'd only be in the opening credits for what is still to come!! We're going International!


With that I would be grateful for your referrals for women looking to spread their wings and work with me at Stella & Dot. I have been selected to participate in the Cross Border Sponsoring Pilot Program as I am officially welcomed to build a team in the United States and then Globally. This is not an option for all stylists so I am completed honoured.

I am looking for women of all backgrounds to join me in this business that suits their needs and lifestyle and would be ready to launch with my help in one of our busiest seasons, April! She can be anywhere in the US, including Hawaii where I will be mid-April.

She may want to earn a couple of hundred dollars with one trunk show per month or she may treat this like a full time career and build a real business with a six figure income, or meet somewhere in the middle.

Who do you know that would be great at being a stylist, is fun, fashionable, and wants a little more in her life? I will have an open and honest conversation with your referral to see if this is the right opportunity for HER!

Are you interested yourself? The opportunity in BC and in Canada is endless! Start your own business as an independent jewellery stylist. No glass cases or glass ceilings. Join my successful team now.

How to clean Silver Plated Jewellery/Gold plated/Vermeil

Give your silver a bath. Commercial silver "dips" are available which can dissolve stains without rubbing the silver. Contrary to what the word "dip" implies, professionals rarely actually soak silver in these products, at least not for long. Dips are generally harsh, potentially dangerous chemicals (both to the silver and to yourself), so follow the directions carefully and consult a professional when in doubt. You can, however, make a gentle homemade silver bath that gets rid of stains and tarnish by an electrochemical reaction. Be aware that both dipping and electrochemical baths can potentially damage your silver, and they will remove desirable patina, so they're not recommended for silver with an oxidized or French gray finish.

Many of you have been asking me to post my home remedy for cleaning your silver plated jewellery. This 'recipe' has worked quite well for me in the past but you may want to also consider a proper silver bath. Specially formulated silver polishes are your safest option for polishing silver and may be purchased at stores such as the Bay, Zellers, Holt Renfrew, or your local jeweler.


Heat up an appropriately sized container of water and dissolve a large amount of table salt into the water. Use enough salt such that it takes at least a minute to dissolve in the hot water with constant stirring. Washing Soda (such as Arm and Hammer) works as well.
Shape a liner for the container from aluminum foil and place the foil in the container of hot water (danger--do not touch the hot water!).
Place silver that has been previously cleaned with soap into the bath (inside of the foil) for several minutes. Tarnish should dissolve away.
For stubborn spots, remove and clean with soap and a damp rag before reimmersing in the bath.

Warning: This will remove any tarnish, even the antique-y ones. Dispose of salt water down the drain after cooling. This is a simple reaction between the aluminum metal and the silver sulfide (tarnish). The table salt acts as an electrolyte to allow the reaction to happen.