Local jewelry designers create buzz with baubles - 24 Hours Vancouver

By CARLY KRUG, 24 HOURS Bug jewelry designer Mikel Lefler shows off her butterfly necklace. She's fond of tracking down and capturing her own critters. (Lisa King, 24 hours) Remember when au natural accessorizing meant tucking a flower behind your ear? Now it's more likely a butterfly-wing broach or a dragonfly necklace as designers get back to nature, literally. Mikel Lefler of Bijoux du monde (www.bijouxdumonde. net) began her career in the entomology lab at Simon Fraser University. "I thought ...