<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Geneens Gift Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am a jewelry and mixed media artist. I sell my art pieces through Geneen’s Gift Gallery with the hope of bringing a smile to someone. ]]></description><link>https://www.geneensgiftgallery.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:05:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.geneensgiftgallery.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Where Light Goes Quiet: The Story Behind Moss &#38; Metal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story behind Moss &#38; Metal — a new collection of handmade copper jewellery from my studio in Derwent, Alberta, born from family hikes in damp, mossy forests.]]></description><link>https://www.geneensgiftgallery.com/post/where-light-goes-quiet-the-story-behind-moss-metal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1493f9b3f40ff4eee9b3f2</guid><category><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 19:08:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f750c_270555da474e4b8892c80d3681055fbb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geneen Fadden</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Wire-Wrapped Jewellery? A Metalsmith's Guide to the Craft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every piece has its own inspiration. For a metalsmith working in copper and stone, that inspiration ends at a bench, where a length of wire is slowly, deliberately wound around an object until it holds. Wire-wrapped jewellery isn't wire work with stones tacked on. Inside the craft from a rural Alberta metalsmith: cold forge, anneal, solder, wire-wrap.]]></description><link>https://www.geneensgiftgallery.com/post/wire-wrapped-pendant-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f232e4b22b9270c63a30b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Craft Notes]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f750c_5323099747dc4d4f879cbdeef1e8fd57~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geneen Fadden</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handmade in Alberta: How I Turn Nature into Jewellery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every piece has its own inspiration. Every piece is wire-wrapped and forged by hand in my studio in Derwent, Alberta. I live outside a hamlet called Derwent, in rural Alberta. If you've never heard of it, you're in good company — about a hundred people live here, and the nearest traffic light is a thirty-minute drive in either direction. It isn't the most obvious place to run a handmade jewellery business. But it's also exactly the right place. This is the story of Geneen's Gift Gallery — how...]]></description><link>https://www.geneensgiftgallery.com/post/handmade-in-alberta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ebddb7e5d3a4f23fc08fa7</guid><category><![CDATA[Behind The Scenes]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f750c_1eee1929f19349b0bee441562230269b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Geneen Fadden</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to change your life...maybe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't a clue what I am doing...but after years of doing everything but (all in the name of being a responsible adult)... I have...]]></description><link>https://www.geneensgiftgallery.com/post/how-to-change-your-life-maybe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5da78787531b8b00179fd7c9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:04:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Geneen Fadden</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>