birds birds birds

We've decided to expand one of our new collections--Above the Treetops--with lots and lots of new bird items. Here are a few of the new designs:

New Custom Order

Here's a shot of a new custom necklace order that's going out today--is this the cutest dog or what? Look at that smile!

This Saturday @ TheMarket NYC

This Saturday, 5/26, we'll be exhibiting in Nolita at TheMarket NYC--aka The Young Designers Market--at 268 Mulberry Street, btwn Houston and Prince. The show runs from 11am to 7pm.

This will be our first time there, so fingers and toes are crossed...

Thanks to Blooming Lily!

Many thanks to Laurie Warshawsky for featuring us today on Blooming Lily, her fabulous blog on style, fashion, jewelry and beauty. She picks such wonderful artists to feature, so we're honored to be in their company.

Laurie's an amazing jewelry designer in her own right--be sure to check out her site Elle-A-Belle for some of the most vibrant, lovely beaded designs we've seen.

Carmen, Venus and Pablo

Before I leave, I just had to post some info about Carmen, Venus and Pablo--three Chihuahuas that were recently born without their two front legs. As you may know, my mom and I have out own Chihuahua, Nessarose, with the same affliction--she only has her two back legs.

These three little guys have been getting lots of press lately--probably because they are so flipping adorable--and they're a great reminder of what can happen when breeders get careless and greedy.

I wish I could take all three of these guys. They're currently at the North Shore Animal League in Long Island, but I'm sure with all the attention, they'll be off to a wonderful home soon!

You can see a video of them here. It's eerie for me to watch it, because they look so much like Nessa!

Off To The Cape

This whole week me, my mom and the pups are going to be in Cape Cod for our yearly getaway. There has been so much to do before we can leave--lots of deadlines all at once--that I feel like we are really going to need the break. It will still be kind of a busman's holiday, since I'm planning to get alot of new designs completed while we're there, but it will be a lot less hectic and much, much prettier. :o)

Songbirds

We seem to be really loving birds around here these day, with these new songbird earrings the latest product to show for it.

Stitch Markers

Here are some new stitch markers that we're preparing to send out to Magpie tomorrow:

They're a little different for us, since I used watercolors on them. But I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. :o)

1,000 Jewelry Details

I am so, so, so excited to report that we're going to be in a book! Our bulldog and terrier pendants have been selected for an upcoming book (tentatively) called 1,000 Jewelry Details from Rockport/Quarry Press. Apparently the focus of the book is unusual techniques and materials, so I thought our shrinky-dinks might fit the bill. So now we're sending out the contract and the pieces to be photographed tomorrow!



To give an idea of what the book will be like, here's the first in this series, which was released last month:



I really can't believe what an exciting whirlwind of a month we've been having!

Earrings

We just completed some new earrings that I really like. We're not actively promoting these yet, since we've got a bunch going out wholesale that we're desperately trying to get done. But here's what they look like, at any rate. Available soon.

Thanks to MissMalaprop.Com

I am so happy that MissMalaprop chose to feature our custom pet portrait necklaces on her wonderful site.



If you haven't already seen it, you should check out MissMalaprop. It's run by Mallory, a great clothing and accessories designer from New Orleans. The site is dedicated to promoting indie designers, as well as environmentally sound living and the current state of the Gulf Coast.

Oh, Etsy Treasuries

They are my new addiciton. Well, not that new.

Maybe it's their elusiveness that sucks me in, or the chance to play curator, or just the excuse to distract myself from work searching for cool items, but I whenever I see a chance to snag a treasury, I am on it.

Sometimes I like a nice narrative theme, sometimes an object theme, or, like my brand-spanking-new one, a color theme. This one was inspired by my friend Tori's purple and orange apartment.

Collaboration

I've just started the first stages of my first jewelry collaboration with a really wonderful artist--Jenny Vorwaller of Queensthings. I've really admired her beautiful narrative jewelry collections for some time now, so it's incredibly exciting to be working with her. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

Gen Art

One of the reasons I'm so jazzed about Mintd is because my store there apparently brought us to the attention of Gen Art, an arts organization "dedicated to showcasing emerging fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians and visual artists." They recented featured one of our Octopus necklaces on their blog. So exciting!

Cute Dogs Have Nothing to do with Jewelry

...but I don't care. I volunteered this weekend at the Dog Walk Against Cancer in Riverside Park here in New York, and I found this guy--The Cutest Pug Ever:

Can you stand it? I watched him for a good long time, and that tongue never went back into his mouth!

Mintd

Not to take anything away from Etsy, which is truly peerless, Mintd--the new Australian site whose motto is Shop, Style, Sell--is officially my new obsession. The site is new, with dozens of great new sellers--many coming from Etsy--opening shop every day, so this is an exciting time to be joining them. I haven't had much sales activity, but in the few weeks that I've had my store there, I've made some great connections and garnered more attention than I have in all my time on Etsy. I'm really thrilled with it, and I'd love to spread the word a bit.

Although initially confusing, I'm really enjoying the design and feel of the site, and I'm having a lot of fun with some of their features. I highly recommend checking it out.

Woo hoo!

I am so, so thrilled that we received our first bit of indie blog attention from a site that I really love--...anything indie.com.

This is a wonderful site devoted to promoting indie artists, run by a fabulous indie jewelry maker. Check out her own Mintd store.

Our new blog

I'm hoping third time's the charm--this is the blog that I'm intending to regularly update. This time I mean it! :o)

Welcome!