MERRY MERRY

have a lovely and warm holiday!

MANIAMANIA

this cuff is something that is such an amazing statement piece. it's by a jewelry line called mania mania and called the perception bangle. i really like that jewelers are getting into making collections of jewels as to coincide with the fashion seasons. it just makes for such a cohesive grouping of jewelry. i am the type of person where if i like one thing out of a line, i usually love it all ( especially with new jewels). i love that the stone in the center of the eye is aquamarine. i love aquamarine. it's totally underused. i think i also just love the word aquamarine. it brings to mind a specific shampoo that was always in the shower when i was growing up called, aquamarine. it was the loveliest color and had a salty sea smell.
check out the rest of the jewelry HERE.

TOO MUCH

i don't even really know where to begin with how wonderful i think KATE MCCGWIRE'S work is. i will let the images speak for their magical self. i have feathers on the brain lately and this work is more than inspiring.

DREAM DREAM DREAM

another grouping of dream holiday gifts....

CEMENT PEARL EARRINGS, CELINE SUNGLASSES, JEZEBEL PEARLS, HENRIK VIBSKOV SCARF, DREAM COLLECTIVE BANGLE

COME ONE, COME ALL

if you are in the nyc area and looking to do some holiday shopping tomorrow, come on down to the bust holiday craftacular. with over 300 vendors and one of my crafty heroes, amy sedaris, doing a book signing it should be pretty awesome. i will be there with holiday cards, calendars and all the other goodness you've seen me do. info HERE.

2011 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

oh my. i can't believe another year is happening. i just put up my 2011 calendar in the SHOP.

LIGHT AS A FEATHER, HEAVY AS A...

new feather and acorn mobile up in the SHOP

TOO SOON

it's hard to imagine what music would be like if he was still around. but one thing is for sure all he ever seemed to want was peace. i was 1 when he passed, but he and the others were a constant present in my house growing up. my mom had a beatles song book with all the sheet music of their songs and i was teaching myself how to play them on my casio. thank you sir for making golden slumbers happen.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT I FORGOT

holiday cards are now available in the SHOP.

NO SIGNS OF SLOWING

FORESTBOUND BAG, UPPER METAL CLASS RING, CREATURES OF COMFORT CAPE and GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI GLITTER BOOTIES

so, after weeks of cramming out orders and such, i am still finishing up some stuff. for those of you interested, i should be updating my webshop tomorrow! woah! with holiday goods. they should still get to you in time. and other than that i am getting ready for a sale at my friend's studio on saturday and the bust craftacular on sunday! in the meantime, i thought i would post the first of a few dream holiday gift wishlists! enjoy the weekend!

CHUGGING ALONG

as i am desperately trying to get the last of my holiday orders out today and trying to prepare for SECOND STORIE market this weekend, i thought i would just give a little glimpse into the life of the lil lady who keeps me in check. meet ms. josephine. yes, this is how she hangs out most of the time and it's heartbreaking.

MILLIONS OF SEEDS

when i was in london, i really wanted to go to the tate modern. there is currently an exhibit by the chinese artist AI WEIWEI which occupied the turbine hall at the tate. the turbine hall is a massive hall where they commission artists to usually do site specific work. ai weiwei filled it with millions of life size porcelain sunflower seeds. at first glance it looks like they are just run of the mill sunflower seeds, but upon closer inspection they are hand crafted, no two are alike, porcelain objects. porcelain and chinese culture go hand in hand, it used to be the number one trade object for china. and the sun was a major symbolic factor in chinese propaganda art. it would symbolize growth, glory and power. ai weiwei blends these two old chinese standards and makes something exciting, new and overwhelming to look at. when the exhibit first opened you could walk on the seeds and i was most excited about that, but it has since been closed to walking and you can view and touch it from the perimeters. totally amazing and inspiring work!

PARTY PICS PARTY PEOPLE

here are some pictures from the ACCIDENTAL JOKE party times. the party will still be available for viewing enjoyment for the next 2 weeks so if you are in the nyc brooklyn area stop by BY & BY and check it out. you can still pick up a poster HERE and i am also going to have them available in my shop soon!

INQUIRING MINDS...

the second storIe indie market site has put up vendor profiles of everyone who is gonna be there selling their goods. if you'd like to know more about what makes the great lakes tick, then check it out HERE

HOLIDAY, IT'S TIME TO GET AWAY

IMAGES FROM 2009 SECOND STORIE INDIE MARKET

i don't do many craft fairs anymore. selling wholesale has taken over the bulk of my time and business so, when it comes to doing the prep work for fairs i always feel like i am not giving it my all. but, i am happy to say this year i am taking part in the SECOND STORIE INDIE MARKET happening in rochester, ny on november 27th and 28th. it's a small market with a great amount of varied vendors and i am excited to take part in it. it also means that i get to travel upstate to see my dearest FRIEND and my mom! so, if you are in the area come and check it out!